JVP activists in Philadelphia seek to cut off funding to Israeli settlements and are starting close to home by targeting megadonor Jeffrey Yass.
It’s not exactly news that a NYC mayoral candidate is terrible on the subject of Israel, but Andrew Yang’s recent troubles indicate that the political terrain when it comes to Israel might be shifting in the city.
According to the State Department Israel has the right to pummel Palestine and kill dozens of civilians. However, when the occupied population fights back, spokesperson Ned Price isn’t in a position to debate legalities.
A pretty extraordinary thing happened last week. A candidate for Governor in Virginia said he supports the BDS movement.
Dropping bombs on the Middle East is a rite of passage for modern Presidents and last week Joe Biden officially joined the club.
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The race for the Democratic nomination to be NY’s mayor is heating up, and Israel is a big part of the discussion. Leading Democratic Party candidates for NY mayor all oppose BDS, with Ray McGuire denouncing the human rights campaign and Andrew Yang saying it’s rooted in Nazi thought. Though Shaun Donovan panders best of them all on Israel: “I have not visited Israel but I have visited both Dachau and Auschwitz.”
NY mayor candidate Andrew Yang’s statement that BDS is “rooted in antisemitic thought and history,” going back to Nazi boycotts of Jewish businesses, was a highly intentional statement aimed at capturing the NY Jewish establishment, which has rewarded anti-BDS politicians.