> > Does Schumer realize that standing with Smotrich is an endorsement of > ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and Gaza? > excerpt - The presence of Israeli Finance Minister Bezelal Smotrich > (Religious Zionist Party) at the Israel Day Parade in New York City on May > 31 was a puzzling choice as an ambassador to “bolster Israel’s image.” That > would be like the US ambassador to the United Nations palling around with > Steve Bannon, Alex Jones or a Proud Boys on the dais. Smotrich is a war > criminal, according to the International Criminal Court. Admittedly, > Smotrich and far-right Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu of the fascist > Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party, showed up on their own account and > hadn’t been formally invited, so American officials who committed to > participating in the parade did not know > <https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/left-wing-jewish-groups-condemn-far-right-israeli-lawmakers-participation-in-nycs-israel-parade/> > they would be there. But once they appeared, most New York politicians > stood with them rather than boycotting them or denouncing them. > > > > Many things are wrong with this picture, most notably Sen. Chuck Schumer, > Rep. Jerry Nadler, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and others, standing with > Smotrich to dignify him. Smotrich and Finance Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir > (also of the Otzma Yehudit – Jewish Power Party) are the faces of Israel’s > pogroms in the West Bank, and genocide in Gaza. How could Schumer and > company be so tone-deaf and politically blind? Marching in solidarity with > war criminals is not an expression of Jewish solidarity nor spiritual > Judaism. The only reason the likes of Smotrich and Ben-Gvir are in the > Israeli government is because PM Benjamin Netanyahu couldn’t form a > governing coalition without them. So, he recruited the Israeli Proud Boys > despite their criminal records. > > *https://www.juancole.com/2026/06/mamdani-skipped-criminals.html > <https://www.juancole.com/2026/06/mamdani-skipped-criminals.html>* >
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