{"id":1887129,"date":"2023-03-14T18:41:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T22:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-urges-progressives-to-passionately-embrace-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T18:41:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T22:41:57","slug":"andrew-cuomo-urges-progressives-to-passionately-embrace-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-urges-progressives-to-passionately-embrace-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Cuomo Urges Progressives To Passionately Embrace Israel"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fandrew-cuomo-urges-progressives-to-passionately-embrace-israel%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=1887129&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--><br \/>\n<section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"Andrew Cuomo Urges Progressives To Passionately Embrace Israel\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/report-us-agencies-made-duplicate-payments-to-wuhan-lab-suspected-of-covid-leak\" data-post-url id=\"print-1702551\">\n<div>\n<h2>Silence is not an option. At least, in some instances.<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> Andrew Cuomo (D.), the governor of New York at the time, in 2019 \/ Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Andrew Cuomo, former governor of New York, may not be one of The Chosen but that doesn&#8217;t stop him from giving Israel a big hug. Monday&#8217;s New York Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matthewkassel\/status\/1635648581007712256?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Announced<\/a> He is the leader of a group called Progressives for Israel. &#8220;It&#8217;s time for our officials to condemn anti-Semitism not just with their words, but with their actions,&#8221; Cuomo said this in a video that was shared by a\u00a0<i>Jewish Insider<\/i> reporter. Even though the legend politician has yet to clarify what needs to happen, those familiarized with his tactics anticipate his actions to be quick, firm, and possibly unexpected.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t denounce anti-Semitism but waver on Israel&#8217;s right to exist and defend itself,&#8221; Cuomo, who retired from office in 2021 in order to spend more time with his children, said so. He urged progressives then to adopt a more hands-on approach. &#8220;It is time to turn on the lights. \u2026 And I&#8217;m going to call the question for Democrats. Do you stand with Israel or do you stand against Israel, because silence is not an option?&#8221;\u2014at least with regard to the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p>He is clearly fed up with progressives looking for answers about the Israel question. Now he will effectively stiffen them. Cuomo, on the other hand, has not shrunk in the face anti-Semitism. When it comes to crisis management, Cuomo is probably the best politician at identifying the source of tension then massaging it until it is resolved.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/tik-tok-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbads&#038;utm_campaign=bantiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/tik-tok-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbads&#038;utm_campaign=bantiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Although Israeli officials have not yet commented on the new initiative, it appears to have offended some. Critics argue that the ex-governor&#8217;s presence in Israel is unhelpful and unwelcome. Andrew Cuomo won&#8217;t accept any unwanted advances. At least not when it is about wrapping his arms around Israel and giving him a hug. He may prove to those who are resentful of his advances that they mean business. Israel is the most important.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/cuomo-urges-progressives-to-passionately-embrace-israel\/\">Andrew Cuomo Urges Progressives To Passionately Embrace Israel<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Silence is not an option.&#8217; At least in some cases. Then-New York governor Andrew Cuomo (D.) in 2019 \/ Getty Images Former governor Andrew Cuomo may not be one of the Chosen, but that&#8217;s not stopping him from giving the State of Israel a big wet kiss. 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