Pascrell won't disavow dual loyalty slur
Representative Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), a signer of the infamous Hamas 54 letter, is refusing to disavow an Arab supporter who labeled Pascrell's primary opponent, Representative Steve Rothman, 'Israel's man in the 9th district.' This is from the second link. New Jersey Democrat Bill Pascrell has no intention of distancing himself from a prominent Arab-American supporter who accused the state’s Jewish community—as well as his Democratic primary challenger, Rep. Steve Rothman—of being more loyal to Israel than America.Maybe I should register as a Democrat so I can vote for Rothman. Hmmmm.
Earlier today, Pascrell surrogate Herb Klein, a former member of Congress, called the controversy a non-issue.
“The ongoing ‘controversy’ being laid at Bill Pascrell’s door as a result of an op-ed authored by someone not affiliated with the Pascrell campaign has proven to be a distraction from the issues confronting the 9th Congressional District’s Democratic voters,” Klein said.
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“We are disappointed that Congressman Pascrell refuses to disavow his donor’s ridiculous and unfounded attack,” Rothman spokesperson Aaron Keyak said in a statement provided to the Free Beacon this afternoon.
“Mr. Assaf is a supporter of and donor to Congressman Pascrell,” Keyak said. “We stand by our request that Congressman Pascrell disavow these attacks and ask his supporters to stop this harmful, dishonest, and bigoted rhetoric. Questioning Congressman Rothman’s loyalty to America is a serious charge.”
Labels: anti-Semitism, Campaign 2012, dual loyalty, Israel firsters
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:52 AM
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