{"id":2194195,"date":"2024-03-06T14:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-semitic-remarks-nearly-derailed-us-ambassador-to-brazils-nomination-now-shes-silent-as-brazil-compares-israel-to-nazis\/"},"modified":"2024-03-06T14:55:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:55:10","slug":"anti-semitic-remarks-nearly-derailed-us-ambassador-to-brazils-nomination-now-shes-silent-as-brazil-compares-israel-to-nazis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-semitic-remarks-nearly-derailed-us-ambassador-to-brazils-nomination-now-shes-silent-as-brazil-compares-israel-to-nazis\/","title":{"rendered":"US Ambassador to Brazil&#8217;s nomination was almost derailed due to anti-Semitic remarks. However, she remains silent as Brazil compares Israel to Nazis"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fanti-semitic-remarks-nearly-derailed-us-ambassador-to-brazils-nomination-now-shes-silent-as-brazil-compares-israel-to-nazis%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=2194195&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>Elizabeth Bagley bemoaned &#8216;influence of the Jewish lobby&#8217;<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Elizabeth Bagley (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images), Lula da\u200c Silva (Carsten Koall\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. ambassador\u2063 to Brazil\u2014who \u200conce\u2063 expressed concern about the &#8220;influence \u200bof the Jewish lobby&#8221; in\u2064 politics\u2014will not publicly address the series \u200bof anti-Semitic remarks made by far-left\u200c Brazilian president Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva. This has raised concerns on Capitol Hill about \u2062the stance \u200bof the Biden appointee on the growing \u2063Jew-hatred worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley, whose 2022 nomination faced \u200copposition from Republicans \u2064due to her anti-Semitic\u200d statements, in \u2063which she claimed the &#8220;Jewish lobby&#8221;\u2064 wields excessive \u2063influence over the Democratic Party because of its financial power, has been avoiding \u200dcommenting on Lula&#8217;s \u200caccusations that Israel \u2063is acting like the Nazis and committing genocide against the Palestinian \u2062people.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department\u2063 has declined \u2064to make Bagley available \u2062for an interview with the \u200c <em>Washington\u200d Free\u200b Beacon<\/em> regarding Lula&#8217;s comments\u2064 and has\u200c not issued a stance on them under Bagley&#8217;s name. Bagley&#8217;s reluctance to address Lula&#8217;s\u200d anti-Semitic remarks is causing concern ahead of a Thursday hearing on anti-Semitism \u200din Latin \u200cAmerica.<\/p>\n<p>One \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-snubs-gop-leaders-on-new-iran-diplomacy\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Snubs GOP Leaders on New Iran Diplomacy\">senior congressional source<\/a> who\u200b spoke \u2063to the <em>Washington \u2064Free \u200cBeacon<\/em> said\u2062 the\u2063 ambassador&#8217;s &#8220;silence is deafening and impossible\u200d to ignore&#8221; considering her own comments about\u200d Jews influencing politics through\u2063 money.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were already\u2064 concerns with\u200b her\u200b past\u200d anti-Semitic comments in the Senate. Now the Biden administration has \u200bembraced anti-Semitic left-wing populists across the Western\u200b Hemisphere, and it&#8217;s becoming an issue,&#8221; said the source,\u2063 who was not authorized \u2063to speak on record. &#8220;Despite all of this,\u2062 Bagley\u2063 won&#8217;t make even the most basic \u200csymbolic statements.\u200c People are \u200bjustified in asking what \u200cshe really believes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A State Department\u200c spokesman, in response to questions from\u200d the <em>Free Beacon<\/em>, \u2062stated that the United States &#8220;disagrees\u200d with President\u200c Lula&#8217;s comparison of\u200b Gaza \u2062to the Holocaust.&#8221; \u200bSecretary of State Antony Blinken raised \u2063the issue\u200c in \u200ca February meeting\u2063 with the Brazilian president, which drew scrutiny for \u200bbeing held just after Lula accused \u200bIsrael of genocide.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While in Brazil, Secretary Blinken, alongside Ambassador Bagley, directly conveyed \u200dto President Lula that the United States disagreed with his\u2063 comparison,&#8221; the \u200cspokesman \u200csaid. &#8220;Separately, Ambassador Bagley and \u200bher \u2063staff at the U.S. Embassy and \u2064Consulates have met \u200cnumerous times with leaders of the Brazilian Jewish community, including this \u200bweek.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked again\u2063 if \u200bBagley had her own \u200bresponse\u2062 to Lula&#8217;s comments, the \u2063State Department declined to provide further information.<\/p>\n<p>Bagley&#8217;s\u2062 silence is being \u2063scrutinized in light of a 1998 interview \u200cin which she criticized &#8220;the influence of the Jewish lobby\u200c because there is major money \u200dinvolved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bagley\u200b further\u2062 stated, &#8220;The Democrats always tend to go\u2062 with the Jewish constituency on Israel and \u2063say stupid things, like moving the capital to Jerusalem always comes up.&#8221; She attributed political support for these \u2063issues\u2064 to \u2063&#8221;the \u2064Jewish factor, \u2062it&#8217;s \u2062money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These comments nearly derailed\u200b her Senate confirmation process, \u200cwith concerns\u2063 raised by both Democrats \u200cand\u2062 Republicans about her perceived anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I regret that you \u2064would think that it \u2062was a problem,&#8221; Bagley \u2064told\u2064 Sen. Ben Cardin (D.,\u2064 Md.) when he raised the \u200dcomments during\u200c a \u200dhearing. &#8220;I certainly \u200bdidn&#8217;t mean anything by it. It\u2064 was a poor choice of \u200cwords, but it was something that the interviewer \u2063had asked\u200b me, prompted by something\u2062 about politics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As the \u200cambassador to Brazil,\u200d Bagley is responsible for countering the surge in\u200c anti-Semitism following Hamas&#8217;s \u200battack on Israel. Lula and other \u2063far<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-presler-travels-america-cleaning-up-cities-ruined-by-democrat-policies\/\" title=\"Scott Presler Travels America Cleaning Up Cities Ruined by Democrat Policies\">-left leaders<\/a> in the \u200cWestern Hemisphere have distanced themselves from \u200bclose \u200drelations\u2063 with the United States \u200din favor of alliances \u2063with malign regimes\u2063 such as Iran, Russia, and China.<\/p>\n<p>The Thursday \u2063hearing on\u2062 the\u2063 House\u200b Foreign \u2062Affairs Committee will address \u2062the rise of Jew-hatred and will feature \u2064remarks from the U.S. envoy to monitor and\u200d combat anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u200cdoes Secretary Blinken emphasize the importance of maintaining a\u200b constructive dialogue on anti-Semitism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">human rights issues<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Secretary Blinken emphasized \u2062the importance of maintaining a constructive dialogue on human rights issues, including anti-Semitism,&#8221; the spokesman said. &#8220;The United\u2062 States remains committed to\u200d combating all forms of anti-Semitism and promoting tolerance and respect \u2064for\u200d all religious and ethnic groups.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, critics argue that the Biden administration&#8217;s silence\u2062 on Ambassador Bagley&#8217;s\u200b refusal to address Lula&#8217;s anti-Semitic \u2064remarks demonstrates a lack\u2062 of commitment to combating anti-Semitism \u200bglobally.<\/p>\n<p>The rise of anti-Semitism is a growing \u2064concern worldwide, with incidents increasing in recent years. Anti-Semitic rhetoric and \u2063actions contribute to a climate of hate and \u200ddiscrimination, endangering Jewish communities and undermining the principles of equality and tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Bagley&#8217;s previous comments,\u200d in which she perpetuated stereotypes about Jewish influence through financial power, are deeply troubling. Such statements \u200dcontribute to the spread of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and fuel hate against Jewish \u2062individuals.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential for public officials, especially those in\u2063 positions of diplomatic \u200cresponsibility, to condemn and address anti-Semitic remarks swiftly and unequivocally. Failing to do so sends a \u2063message \u200bthat such rhetoric \u2063is\u2063 acceptable or tolerable, \u2063further normalizing hatred and discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden \u2063administration must make it clear that anti-Semitism is not tolerated, regardless of the political affiliations or positions\u2062 of those involved. This includes \u200bensuring\u200c that\u2063 Ambassador Bagley publicly \u200bdenounces Lula&#8217;s anti-Semitic remarks and reaffirms the United States&#8217; commitment to combating anti-Semitism globally.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Biden administration should prioritize efforts to combat \u2063anti-Semitism on a global scale, working\u200c in collaboration with international \u2064partners to\u200c promote education, interfaith dialogue, \u2062and legislation aimed at\u200b countering hatred and discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing anti-Semitism requires a multifaceted approach that involves combating stereotypes, encouraging diversity and \u200binclusion, and fostering \u200cmutual understanding and respect. The Biden\u200b administration \u200dhas an opportunity to \u200blead by \u200bexample and demonstrate its commitment to fighting discrimination \u200bin all its forms.<\/p>\n<p>By taking a strong stance\u200b against\u200c anti-Semitism and ensuring that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-has-11m-net-worth-after-leaving-government-position\/\" title=\"Fauci's net worth reaches M post-government role.\">public officials uphold<\/a> these values, the United States\u2063 can \u200dcontribute to a\u2064 world where\u2063 religious and ethnic groups can coexist peacefully and where hatred and discrimination find no place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US ambassador to Brazil, Elizabeth Bagley, refuses to comment on anti-Semitic remarks made by Brazilian president Lula da Silva, despite previously expressing concerns about the influence of the Jewish lobby in politics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":117,"featured_media":2194196,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MixCollage-06-Mar-2024-01-20-PM-270.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2194195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MixCollage-06-Mar-2024-01-20-PM-270.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2194195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2194195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2194195\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2194196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2194195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2194195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2194195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}