{"id":1431173,"date":"2022-04-11T13:17:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T17:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1431173"},"modified":"2022-04-11T13:17:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T17:17:20","slug":"left-wing-candidate-calls-out-misguided-squad-for-anti-israel-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-candidate-calls-out-misguided-squad-for-anti-israel-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-Wing Candidate Calls Out \u2018Misguided\u2019 \u2018Squad\u2019 For Anti-Israel Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleft-wing-candidate-calls-out-misguided-squad-for-anti-israel-vote%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1431173&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Democratic Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is pushing back on the anti-Israel positions of \u2018The Squad,\u2019 calling them \u201cmisguided\u201d and \u201cfringe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman, who is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2022\/senate\/pa\/pennsylvania_senate_democratic_primary-7536.html\">leading<\/a> in the polls for the Democratic Pennsylvania Senate primary, is associated with the left wing of the party, having <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/08\/john-fetterman-senate-bid-pennsylvania\/\">endorsed<\/a> both of Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders\u2019 presidential campaigns. He became lieutenant governor in 2018 by defeating incumbent Mike Stack in a primary where Sanders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/philly\/news\/politics\/elections\/john-fetterman-pa-democrat-lieutenant-governor-primary-election-results-2018-mike-stack-20180515.html\">returned<\/a> the favor.<\/p>\n<p>Although <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/10\/john-fetterman-pennsylvania-shotgun-black-jogger-miaryes\/\">Fetterman<\/a> embraces the progressive label, he <a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2022\/04\/john-fetterman-says-hell-lean-in-on-u-s-israel-relationship-as-senator\/\">told<\/a> Jewish Insider, he does not support the anti-Israel positions of many left-wing Democrats. He took particular issue with <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/23\/one-republican-voted-against-funding-israel-iron-dome-thomas-massie\/\">eight<\/a> House Democrats, including three members of the \u201cThe Squad,\u201d who voted against replenishing Israel\u2019s Iron Dome missile defense system in September 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/23\/ted-deutch-rashida-tlaib-anti-semitism-iron-dome\/\"><strong>(RELATED: Democrat, Republicans Accuse Rashida Tlaib Of Anti-Semitism As Iron Dome Debate Devolves Into Shouting Match)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsrael has the supreme right to defend itself, especially when there are thousands of rockets being indiscriminately fired at innocent civilians,\u201d Fetterman said. \u201cI believe that the vote was misguided, and that is something that I would never be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">John Fetterman says he was \u201cdismayed\u201d by the Squad\u2019s opposition of Iron Dome funding for Israel \u2014 and adds other choice words for the left wing of his party.<\/p>\n<p>Must read interview w \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthewkassel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@matthewkassel<\/a>\u2069: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CJZB3dCd8L\">https:\/\/t.co\/CJZB3dCd8L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotlineJosh\/status\/1513487321257156612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fetterman also spoke out against the Boycott, Divest, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which many pro-Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/12\/18\/bds-antisemitic-leftist-groups\/\">advocates<\/a> have <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/10\/18\/bds-movement-report-israel-government\/\">labeled<\/a> anti-Semitic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just wrong,\u201d he said. \u201cIsrael is our closest ally and friend in the region, and I do not believe that is anything productive that enhances not only Israel\u2019s security but the region\u2019s security through that process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe views that I hold in no way go along the lines of some of the more fringe or extreme wings of our party,\u201d Fetterman added.<\/p>\n<p>Many left-wing groups have made opposition to Israel a litmus test for politicians seeking their support. A group within the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/30\/democratic-socialists-of-america-jamaal-bowman-expulsion-israel\/\">attempted<\/a> to expel \u201cSquad\u201d member and Democratic New York Rep. Jamaal Bowman over his vote to fund the Iron Dome and a trip to Israel he attended that was led by the left-wing group J Street. The move was ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/26\/dsa-faces-rupture-over-not-expelling-jamaal-bowman\/\">unsuccessful<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other \u201cSquad\u201d members and their allies have made explicit opposition to Israel key parts of their political identities. Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/07\/unthinkable-atrocities-ilhan-omar-us-israel-taliban-hamas-terrorists\/\">equated<\/a> Israel with the Taliban and Hamas terrorists, and has been accused of making anti-Semitic comments on several occasions. Illinois Rep. Marie Newman <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/03\/marie-newman-ethics-investigation-promise-oppose-israel\/\">promised<\/a> a political consultant that she would oppose aid to Israel in an arrangement that is currently under an Ethics Committee investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman\u2019s chief opponent in the primary, Rep. Conor <a href=\"https:\/\/conorlamb.com\/issues\/\">Lamb<\/a>, has also expressed support for Israel, leading the advocacy group Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) to decline to endorse a candidate in the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople identify him with the left, with the far left, even,\u201d DMFI president Mark Mellman said of Fetterman. \u201cI don\u2019t think he necessarily identifies himself with the far left, but the reality is, whatever his positions may be on other issues he is very much a down-the-line, pro-Israel Democrat.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. 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