{"id":2212151,"date":"2024-04-03T11:45:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-jewish-groups-coalesce-around-squad-member-challengers\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T11:45:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T15:45:35","slug":"democratic-jewish-groups-coalesce-around-squad-member-challengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-jewish-groups-coalesce-around-squad-member-challengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Jewish organizations unite in support of challengers to members of the &#8216;Squad"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fdemocratic-jewish-groups-coalesce-around-squad-member-challengers%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=2212151&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>A summary of the article reveals that progressive House Democrats\u2062 are facing opposition from Jewish organizations supporting candidates looking to replace members of &#8220;the Squad.&#8221; The \u200dDemocratic Majority for \u200cIsrael endorsed primary challengers against Cori \u2064Bush and Jamaal Bowman for their stance on Israel. The group is backing George Latimer and Wesley Bell to run against\u2064 Bush and Bowman. \u200bSummary: The article highlights how progressive House Democrats are encountering resistance from Jewish organizations backing candidates aiming to replace members of &#8220;the Squad.&#8221; The Democratic Majority for \u200dIsrael endorsed primary\u200d challengers\u200c against Cori Bush and Jamaal Bowman \u2062due \u2062to their positions \u200con Israel. George Latimer and Wesley \u2063Bell are the candidates supported by the group to run against Bush and Bowman.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A pair of progressive Democrats in the House are facing opposition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2943512\/squad-challengers-receive-endorsement-of-jewish-democratic-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>from a growing number of Jewish organizations<\/a> backing candidates hoping to oust prominent members of \u201cthe Squad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Majority for Israel, a Democratic advocacy group that supports pro-Israel policies, endorsed primary challengers to two of the most high-profile Democrats calling for a ceasefire in Gaza: Reps. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cori-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Cori Bush<\/a> (D-MO) and <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamaal-bowman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jamaal Bowman<\/a> (D-NY). The group listed a number of \u201cproblematic records\u201d for the lawmakers in explaining the endorsements, including their voting records on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the group is backing Westchester County Executive George Latimer in his challenge against Bowman and St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell to face Bush.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to helping Mr. Latimer in his campaign to defeat Congressman Jamaal Bowman, whose troubling track record includes demonizing and delegitimizing Israel and efforts to damage the U.S.-Israel relationship, while failing to address his constituents\u2019 concerns about the alarming rise of antisemitism in their communities,\u201d DMFI PAC Chairman Mark Mellman said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The group lamented Bowman\u2019s and Bush\u2019s reputations as being \u201canti-Israel\u201d and for standing at odds with the Biden administration on key pieces of legislation. For example, both Democrats voted against the most recent government spending legislation because of certain provisions included in the bill related to Israel \u2014 particularly one measure that restricts funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman has stirred anger among some pro-Israel groups for his repeated calls for a ceasefire and his vote against a resolution condemning support for Hamas and other terrorist organizations on college campuses. Bowman also voted against a separate resolution condemning support for Hamas and reaffirming U.S. support for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman\u2019s New York district, which includes southern Westchester County and a small part of the northern Bronx, has a large Jewish population, leading the Israel-Hamas war to become a central campaign matter.<\/p>\n<p>Bush has similarly sparked ire among pro-Israel groups for her calls for a ceasefire and her comments accusing Congress and the Biden administration of fueling the deaths in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The DMFI\u2019s endorsements of the pair\u2019s challengers mark only the latest examples of Jewish Democratic groups openly opposing some of the most high-profile progressive Democrats in Congress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Jewish Democratic Council of America also threw its support behind Latimer and Bell last month, citing disapproval of Bowman\u2019s and Bush\u2019s criticism of Israeli military action in Gaza and their accusations of \u201cgenocide.\u201d The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has also weighed in, pouring millions of dollars into the primary elections to support the primary challengers.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman\u2019s primary against Latimer will take place in late June, while Bush will square off against Bell in early August. Because both districts are blue, the winners of the primary are expected to win their general elections in November.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two progressive House Democrats are encountering resistance from increasing Jewish organizations supporting candidates aiming to replace key members of &#8220;the Squad.&#8221; The Democratic Majority for Israel, an advocacy group promoting pro-Israel policies, endorsed primary contenders against two prominent Democrats advocating for a ceasefire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2212152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23334017106912-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2212151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23334017106912-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2212151","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2212151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2212151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2212152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2212151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2212151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2212151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}