From when does anti-Semitism come? If you’re Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s communications director, it emanates squarely from conservatives.
Huh?
On Tuesday, Jeremy Slevin posted the following head-scratcher to Twitter:
“Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-win”
Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-wing force Anti-semitism is a right-win https://t.co/IbISMS7lXU
— Jeremy Slevin (@jeremyslevin) March 26, 2019
In case you didn’t get that, he was saying anti-Semitism is a right-wing force.
If I may, I’d like to offer a retort:
No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not No it’s not
Omar strategist Jeremy is an odd duck to post accusations of anti-Semitism; Ilhan’s become the gold standard for congressional anti-Israel disposition. As I covered in January, she previously prayed Earth would be released from the beleaguered country’s spell (here):
“Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.”
Additionally, as pointed out by The Daily Wire, she’s also:
- Accused her “Jewish colleagues” of “designing” a plan “to end the debate” on Israel by accusing her of being anti-Semitic.
- Accused a Jewish congresswoman of wanting her to have dual loyalties to Israel.
- Claimed that she does not understand why Jewish Americans would find her anti-Semitic comments to be offensive.
- Supported anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaigns against Israel (Alex’s note: See here).
- Compared Israel to Iran, which is the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, and suggested that Israel should not be allowed to exist as a Jewish state.
- Promoted the anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that pro-Israel groups were paying American politicians to have dual loyalties to Israel.
Social media couldn’t help but note the absurdity of Jeremy’s tweet.
Here are some top hits, beginning with a reply from Michael Koplow, director of Washington’s Israel Policy Forum:
The claim that anti-Semitism is only a right-wing force in the United States suggests that your Twitter bio, which posits you to be a communications and strategy professional but an amateur everything else, is unintentionally hilarious https://t.co/dihmYQpyPl
— (((Michael Koplow))) (@mkoplow) March 27, 2019
https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1110921450494541824
This from Ilhan Omar's comms guy is deeply misguided.
I've reported on anti-Semitism for years across continents. It's not a Muslim problem, a Christian problem, a left problem or a right problem. It's a human problem.
Anyone telling you otherwise needs to educate themselves. https://t.co/2QO8zdduFk
— (((Yair Rosenberg))) (@Yair_Rosenberg) March 27, 2019
https://twitter.com/ElliottRHams/status/1110903713806336001
So how does it feel to be on the same side as both David Duke and Louis Farrakhan? pic.twitter.com/6RC706e63E
— (((Emily Schrader))) (@emilykschrader) March 27, 2019
Might start here for a lesson on left wing Jew-hate:https://t.co/P1NR6yEaZz
— Mark Jacobs (@mr_markjacobs) March 27, 2019
Little Lefties are so used to retreating to their safe spaces and repeating their safe words 1000x that they think it all somehow makes it true. Bruh, BDS movement is a Leftist, anti-Semitic movement. Socialism, including National Socialism, is a leftie, anti-Semitic movement. https://t.co/MJ30UyuKIk
— Ned Ryun (@nedryun) March 27, 2019
Repeating a dangerous falsehood doesn't make it true
Anti-Semitism is an evil that spans far too many ideologies
And infests the office you work in https://t.co/td20cWrM4x
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) March 27, 2019
Some took a less academic approach:
Are you drunk or dumb?
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) March 27, 2019
If you’d said it maybe three or four more times, I’d have totally believed you.
— Rachael Larimore (@RachaelBL) March 27, 2019
If he had used ALL CAPS I would have believed him.
— Bulletproof…so far. (@BulletproofFar) March 27, 2019
Come on now. It needed 4-5 more iterations, ALL CAPS and a few exclamation points!!!! He totally blew it.
— ✝️ Mom Who Thinks 🇺🇸 (@MomWhoThinks) March 27, 2019
Last but not least, I give you Dave Rubin — in my opinion, an open-handed guy (and former Democrat) worth checking out:
Ilan Omar’s comms guy is looking for a promotion apparently.
(The ignorance here, beyond the NPC style of tweeting, is breathtaking.) https://t.co/KOU6CflKxn
— Dave Rubin (@RubinReport) March 27, 2019
Breathtaking, indeed. The Republican Party has a long and consistent track record of being pro-Israel. The party’s current effective leader — who resides in the White House — hasn’t veered from that. Democrats? They’ve taken a severe turn. And, it seems to me, it’s a turn for the worse the worse the worse the worse the worse the worse.
-Alex
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