This piece, written late last week, takes on a new importance in light of the Israeli massacre in Jenin and the Palestinian lone shooter attack in Neve Yakov. More to the point, the importance it’s magnified by Antony Blinken’s contemptible tour of Middle East criminals, from Cairo and al-Sisi to Jerusalem and Netanyahu.
The article examines the words of Brad Sherman, one of the most zealous lockstep supporters of Israel in Congress. Supporting a criminal and apartheid state when one is supposed to be part of the ostensibly liberal, or at least moderate, party is a tough circle to square, and Sherman is nowhere near equal to the task. His words demonstrate the full measure of anti-Palestinian hate and utter indifference to the worst of Israeli crimes that characterize mainstream Democrats’ approach to Israel. Read more at Mondoweiss.