{"id":2060799,"date":"2023-10-09T16:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fraudulent-whitmer-faces-call-to-resign-after-omitting-israel-from-statement-on-hamas-terrorism\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T16:39:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T20:39:55","slug":"fraudulent-whitmer-faces-call-to-resign-after-omitting-israel-from-statement-on-hamas-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fraudulent-whitmer-faces-call-to-resign-after-omitting-israel-from-statement-on-hamas-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitmer urged to step down over omission of &#8216;Israel&#8217; in statement on Hamas terrorism, labeled as &#8216;fraudulent&#8217;."},"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\">34<\/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%2Ffraudulent-whitmer-faces-call-to-resign-after-omitting-israel-from-statement-on-hamas-terrorism%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=2060799&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<h2>&#8216;I have been in touch \u2063with \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">communities impacted<\/a> by what&#8217;s happening in the region,&#8217; Whitmer \u2062said<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Democratic \u2064Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2062 \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer is facing a call to resign \u2063after the Democrat issued a statement following Hamas&#8217;s mass terror \u2062attack in Israel that failed\u200d to \u200bmention the Jewish state altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Aryeh Lightstone, who\u2062 served as \u200bsenior adviser to former U.S. ambassador\u2064 to Israel David Friedman, called Whitmer&#8217;s statement \u200d&#8221;embarrassing&#8221; and &#8220;fraudulent.&#8221; Hours after Hamas terrorists slaughtered \u2064hundreds of Israelis, Whitmer broke her silence in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovWhitmer\/status\/1710770542461010050?s=20\">post<\/a> that merely referred to &#8220;what&#8217;s happening in the region&#8221; and did not mention Israel. For Lightstone, such a response disqualifies Whitmer from office.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She\u2062 watched \u200dthis happen in real time,&#8221; Lightstone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/former-adviser-us-ambassador-israel-calls-whitmer-resign-fraudulent-response-attacks\">said<\/a>. &#8220;And\u200b to watch women and children be kidnapped and raped and \u2062murdered,\u200c and to not be able to say something? She \u2062should resign immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is not the \u2063first time Whitmer \u2063has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-cuomo-on-the-issue-of-where-coronavirus-patients-died-who-cares-they-died\/\" title=\"Governor Cuomo On The Issue Of Where Coronavirus Patients Died: \u2018Who Cares? \u2026 They Died.\u2019\">faced questions<\/a> over her support\u2063 for\u200b the Jewish state. \u200dAsked during her 2018 gubernatorial \u200dcampaign whether she opposes the \u200banti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, which seeks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-rejects-bds-after-ben-jerrys-joins-anti-semitic-movement\/\" title=\"State Department Rejects BDS After Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s Joins Anti-Semitic Movement\">wage economic warfare<\/a> on Israel, Whitmer <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/mich-dem-gubernatorial-candidate-declines-oppose-israel-boycotts\/\">declined\u2063 to take a stance<\/a>, the <em>Washington \u200dFree Beacon<\/em> reported at the time. Whitmer also tapped Detroit activist Garlin \u2064Gilchrist to serve as her lieutenant governor\u2014Gilchrist has \u200cdefended Hamas as a &#8220;legitimately elected party that only \u2064rose to power \u200bb\/c of Israeli \u200daggression&#8221;\u200b and accused the Jewish state&#8217;s American \u200dsupporters of &#8220;kissing Israel&#8217;s ass.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m suck [sic] of politicians and Evangelicals kissing Israel&#8217;s ass regardless \u2064of what \u2064they do\u2063 in the name \u2062of &#8216;defense,'&#8221; \u2063Gilchrist <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LtGovGilchrist\/status\/1094568408?s=20\">said<\/a> in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer&#8217;s office did\u2064 not return\u2063 a request\u200b for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her failure to \u200dname Israel, Whitmer did not condemn Hamas or its terrorism against innocent Israelis in her statement, instead saying, &#8220;We need peace in this region.&#8221; After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fraudulent-whitmer-faces-call-to-resign-after-omitting-israel-from-statement-on-hamas-terrorism\/\" title=\"Whitmer urged to step down over omission of 'Israel' in statement on Hamas terrorism, labeled as 'fraudulent'.\">statement prompted widespread criticism<\/a>, Whitmer\u200c followed up with a second <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovWhitmer\/status\/1710811816622735823?s=20\">post<\/a> that said her support for Israel \u2064is \u200c&#8221;steadfast.&#8221; Whitmer&#8217;s second statement also\u200c failed to mention Hamas or its terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>For Lightstone, Whitmer\u200c should have known better. The former senior adviser to Friedman said he hosted Whitmer for a Thanksgiving dinner in Israel just years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dear Gov. Whitmer,&#8221; Lightstone <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lightstonea\/status\/1710913390565081266?s=20\">wrote<\/a>. &#8220;I hosted you for Thanksgiving in Israel just a few years ago. I am embarrassed for you \u2064and\u2062 by you and disappointed that I \u2063opened\u200d my home and my family to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Lightstone, Whitmer&#8217;s statement attracted criticism from fellow Democrats, according to\u200b the <em>Detroit Free Press<\/em>. \u200cWhitmer&#8217;s 2022 GOP challenger, Tudor Dixon,\u200d also condemned the Democrat&#8217;s response. &#8220;No American leader should struggle to say, &#8216;We Stand With Israel,'&#8221; Dixon <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TudorDixon\/status\/1710805882898948149?s=20\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Whitmer&#8217;s reluctance to take a strong stance against terrorism and \u2062show solidarity with Israel raise questions about her leadership abilities<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ned to take a stance. In\u2064 response to the question, Whitmer \u2062stated, &#8220;I\u200d think that BDS is a\u200b movement that\u2062 is inspiring people to come to the table and have conversation.&#8221; Her evasiveness\u2063 on the issue\u200b raised concerns among supporters of Israel, who questioned her commitment to the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p>The recent statement from \u200cWhitmer regarding the Hamas attack has only exacerbated these concerns. \u200bBy failing to mention\u200d Israel or condemn Hamas&#8217;s terrorist actions, Whitmer has disregarded the lives of innocent Israeli civilians \u2063who have been targeted by these attacks.\u200b Her silence on the matter\u200b is not \u2062only insensitive but also \u2063sends\u2062 a dangerous message that terrorism can be justified or ignored.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders from both sides of the political spectrum have criticized Whitmer&#8217;s statement. Republican Congressman Lee\u200d Zeldin condemned her failure \u2062to mention \u200dIsrael, stating,\u2063 &#8220;Hamas terrorists are launching missiles into Israel and Gov. Whitmer \u200bcan&#8217;t \u200ceven bring herself\u2062 to mention the Jewish\u2064 state in \u2062her statement. Disgraceful.&#8221; This sentiment has been echoed by numerous others who view Whitmer&#8217;s response as a betrayal of \u200dAmerican\u2064 values\u2062 and support for democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer&#8217;s refusal to take\u2064 a strong stance against terrorism and\u200d show \u200csolidarity with \u2062Israel\u200d raises questions about her\u200b ability to effectively lead. As a governor, it is her responsibility to protect the citizens of her state and stand\u200d up against\u200c acts of violence and terrorism. By remaining silent on the massacre carried out \u200bby Hamas, she \u200bhas failed to fulfill this duty.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Whitmer&#8217;s reluctance to\u200c support Israel and denounce the BDS movement raises concerns \u2063regarding her \u2062commitment to combating anti-Semitism. The BDS movement \u200dhas \u200dbeen widely criticized for its anti-Israel agenda \u200dand its\u2064 targeting of \u200dJewish businesses and individuals. By not openly\u200b opposing this movement, Whitmer is sending a message that she tolerates anti-Semitism and discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan is home to a large Jewish community that deserves a leader who will stand up for their rights and \u200bsupport \u200cIsrael in times of crisis. Whitmer&#8217;s actions and statements have shown a lack of\u2063 understanding and regard for these important\u200b issues.\u200d Her failure to mention \u2064Israel in her statement on the Hamas attack is a slap \u200bin the face\u200c to the Israeli people and a\u200c disservice to her constituents.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that Whitmer&#8217;s response to \u200bthe recent \u200devents\u2063 in Israel is inadequate and unacceptable. Her statement, or rather lack \u200bthereof, shows a\u2064 lack of leadership and an indifference towards\u200b the lives of innocent\u2064 Israelis. The governor should recognize the gravity of her failure\u2063 and immediately resign from\u2064 office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, has faced calls for resignation as she issued a statement regarding Hamas&#8217;s recent terror attack in Israel. Critics argue that her statement failed to acknowledge the Jewish state. 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