U.S. Politics
JUNE ELECTIONS
“Blaming Israel for the rise in antisemitism on the political left and in the Democratic Party specifically is classic narcissistic behavior,” Jim Walsh, chair of the state’s Republican Party, told JNS. “It’s what abusive husbands do to battered wives.”
“He’s tried to find that middle ground, where he can give a wink and a nod to those kinds of very violent extremist rhetoric, but without being forced to condemn it,” David May, of FDD, told JNS.
The platform, approved at the party’s May convention, endorses the internationally recognized definition while Minnesota has yet to adopt it into state law.
“I don’t think it’s new,” Ari Berman told JNS. “This is an effort that was there beforehand—there were some wins and some losses, and it’s important to be mindful.”
“The language directed at Sen. Wiener yesterday was targeted, hateful and antisemitic,” stated Daniel Lurie, mayor of San Francisco.
“Those responsible intend to cause fear among Jewish New Yorkers and division among all of us, but we refuse to let antisemitism be normalized,” stated the New York City Council speaker.
Now that the primaries are over, “we hope that everyone will come together and be united,” Christine Quinn, chair of the executive committee of the New York State Democratic Party, told JNS.
The former national security advisor faces up to 60 months in prison for mishandling national defense information.
“I don’t know,” the candidate said when asked if the attacker targeted Jews during the 2025 attack. “I don’t know what his intentions were.”
