{"id":1941627,"date":"2023-06-01T04:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T08:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-democrats-push-for-state-to-mourn-catastrophe-of-israels-creation\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T04:14:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T08:14:32","slug":"north-carolina-democrats-push-for-state-to-mourn-catastrophe-of-israels-creation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-democrats-push-for-state-to-mourn-catastrophe-of-israels-creation\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Democrats want state to mourn Israel&#8217;s creation as a catastrophe."},"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\">22<\/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%2Fnorth-carolina-democrats-push-for-state-to-mourn-catastrophe-of-israels-creation%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=1941627&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--><blockquote>\n<div>\n<p><h2>North Carolina Democrats Consider Anti-Israel Resolution<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Palestinian youth burn an Israeli flag (Photo by Majdi Fathi\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The North Carolina Democratic Party is considering a resolution that would commemorate Nakba Day, a Palestinian holiday that mourns the &#8220;catastrophe&#8221; of Israel&#8217;s creation. If passed, the resolution would establish May 15 in North Carolina as Nakba Day, a reference to the Arabic term for &#8220;catastrophe&#8221; that Palestinians use to mourn Israel&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-faces-backlash-after-posting-twerk-video-celebrating-mlk\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Faces Backlash After Posting Twerk Video Celebrating MLK\">independence day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The party&#8217;s resolution also endorses the &#8220;right of return&#8221; for Palestinians to Israel, which would end the nation&#8217;s status as a Jewish state. The proposal will be discussed in June, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/jewishinsider.com\/2023\/05\/north-carolina-democrats-israel-antisemitism-resolutions-kathy-manning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jewish Insider<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Far-Left &#8220;Squad&#8221; and Anti-Israel Groups<\/h3>\n<p>The resolution aligns the party with the far-left &#8220;Squad.&#8221; Michigan Democratic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib earlier this month hosted a congressional Nakba event alongside an array of anti-Israel groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace, which has glorified Palestinian terrorism. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) moved to block the event after the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> reported on its anti-Israel sponsors, prompting Tlaib to move the gathering to the Senate, where socialist Vermont senator Bernie Sanders allowed Tlaib to take over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-taylor-greene-shreds-warning-from-pelosi-on-face-masks\/\" title=\"Rep. Taylor Greene Shreds Warning from Pelosi on Face Masks\">committee room<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s wrong for members of Congress to traffic in anti-Semitic tropes about Israel,&#8221; McCarthy told the <em>Free Beacon<\/em> in early May. &#8220;As long as I&#8217;m speaker, we are going to support Israel&#8217;s right to self-determination and self-defense, unequivocally and in a bipartisan fashion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Over the Party&#8217;s Success in 2024<\/h3>\n<p>The North Carolina Democratic Party did not return a request for comment. The anti-Israel resolution, some Democrats say, could jeopardize the party&#8217;s success come 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party &#8220;has long supported a two-state solution and strengthening of our strategic relationship with our democratic ally Israel,&#8221; North Carolina Democratic congresswoman Kathy Manning said in a statement. &#8220;The 2024 election will be critical to determining the future of our state and our nation. Instead of driving a wedge between our party, it&#8217;s time we come together with renewed focus on our shared values.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Jenkins, president of the state&#8217;s Progressive Caucus, echoed Manning, telling <em>Jewish Insider<\/em> that some of the anti-Israel measures &#8220;were written very deliberately to insult people.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Tension Over Israel in North Carolina Politics<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to the North Carolina Democratic Party&#8217;s Nakba Day commemoration, the party proposed a resolution calling on lawmakers to &#8220;reject contributions&#8221; from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, according to <em>Jewish Insider<\/em>. That resolution said the group is &#8220;actively hostile to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-anyone-more-annoying-or-treacherous-than-barack-obama\/\" title=\"Is Anyone More Annoying or Treacherous than Barack Obama?\">democratic process<\/a> in the United States and abroad&#8221; and supports &#8220;the right-wing ruling coalition in Israel and their attempts to destroy any judicial oversight of or restraint on their power.&#8221; The resolution was eventually rewritten to say the party &#8220;ought to divorce itself from groups&#8221; that support &#8220;right<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/softballs-and-adoration-read-the-questions-reporters-have-asked-bidens-press-secretary\/\" title=\"Softballs And Adoration: Read The \u2018Questions\u2019 Reporters Have Asked Biden\u2019s Press Secretary\">-wing extremism<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tension over Israel is not new to North Carolina politics. Last year, the state&#8217;s Democratic Party at its annual convention in Durham adopted a series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-democrats-push-for-state-to-mourn-catastrophe-of-israels-creation\/\" title=\"NC Democrats want state to mourn Israel's creation as a catastrophe.\">similarly controversial resolutions<\/a>, which accused Israel of &#8220;apartheid&#8221; and called for &#8220;targeted sanctions, including travel bans and asset freezes,&#8221; against Israelis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North Carolina Democratic Party may pass a resolution to commemorate Nakba Day, a Palestinian holiday that mourns Israel&#8217;s creation, and endorse the &#8220;right of return&#8221; for Palestinians to Israel. 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