 [Tablet] This use of anti-Jewish incitement as a political tool is a sickening new development in American political discourse, and we have heard too much of it lately--some coming, ominously, from our own White House and its representatives. Let's not mince words: Murmuring about "money" and "lobbying" and "foreign interests" who seek to drag America into war is a direct attempt to play the dual-loyalty card. It's the kind of dark, nasty stuff we might expect to hear at a white power rally, not from the President of the United States--and it's gotten so blatant that even many of us who are generally sympathetic to the administration, and even this deal, have been shaken by it.
We do not accept the idea that Senator Schumer or anyone else is a fair target for racist incitement, anymore than we accept the idea that the basic norms of political discourse in this country do not apply to Jews. Whatever one feels about the merits of the Iran deal, sales techniques that call into question the patriotism of American Jews are examples of bigotry--no matter who does it. On this question, we should all stand in defense of Senator Schumer.
Nothing at all new here. See Sharpton, Jackson, or a mirror for more details. |