{"id":1649295,"date":"2022-09-20T13:55:05","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T17:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1649295"},"modified":"2022-09-20T13:55:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T17:55:15","slug":"crist-campaign-takes-heat-for-running-mates-criticism-of-jerusalem-embassy-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crist-campaign-takes-heat-for-running-mates-criticism-of-jerusalem-embassy-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Crist Campaign Takes Heat for Running Mate\u2019s Criticism of Jerusalem Embassy Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fcrist-campaign-takes-heat-for-running-mates-criticism-of-jerusalem-embassy-move%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=1649295&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--><p>Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist is under scrutiny for his running mate&#8217;s criticism of the Trump administration&#8217;s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel&#8217;s capital city.<\/p>\n<p>Karla Hern\u00e1ndez, whom Crist selected as his running mate in his bid to replace Republican governor Ron DeSantis, promoted a tweet criticizing the 2018 decision to relocate the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a move widely seen as a watershed moment for America&#8217;s pro-Israel community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All these folks saying that moving the Embassy is biblical. I&#8217;m pretty familiar with the Bible. Can&#8217;t say i recall any mention of the US, an embassy, or moving of said Embassy,&#8221; a Democratic political operative tweeted\u00a0in a message that Hern\u00e1ndez amplified. &#8220;I&#8217;m gonna need a citation, with chapter &#038; verse.&#8221; The tweet included the hashtags &#8220;Gaza&#8221; and &#8220;the holy land.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/?attachment_id=1638204\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1638204\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Crist campaign did not respond to <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> requests for comment, including questions about if it supports the sentiments expressed in the tweet. The Crist campaign&#8217;s silence on the matter prompted criticism from DeSantis&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Floridians deserve to know if Charlie agrees with these anti-Israel sentiments,&#8221; Dave Abrams, a spokesman for DeSantis&#8217;s campaign, told the <em>Free Beacon<\/em>. &#8220;Governor DeSantis is the most pro-Israel governor in America. He was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/996038680442744832?s=20&amp;t=iGd9uS4la5TGrk4uWnx5cg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">honored to be in Jerusalem<\/a>\u00a0for the establishment of our embassy in 2018, and as a member of Congress, he helped lead the fight to make\u00a0this longstanding promise a reality. By contrast, Charlie Crist&#8217;s running mate implied that moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem as part of recognizing\u00a0Jerusalem as Israel&#8217;s eternal capital is unjust and wrong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While foreign policy matters may seem irrelevant in a gubernatorial contest, the Sunshine State&#8217;s large Jewish population is known to favor pro-Israel candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Crist, a former Florida governor and congressman, has a pro-Israel track record. He supported measures to amplify the U.S.-Israel defense alliance and is known as an ally to the state&#8217;s Jewish community. Crist&#8217;s campaign website does not list Israel on its issues page.<\/p>\n<p>As a House member, DeSantis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/996038680442744832?s=20&amp;t=iGd9uS4la5TGrk4uWnx5cg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attended<\/a> the Jerusalem embassy dedication ceremony and was known as one of the chamber&#8217;s most pro-Israel members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist is under scrutiny for his running mate&#8217;s criticism of the Trump administration&#8217;s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel&#8217;s capital city. 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