{"id":2257858,"date":"2024-06-02T11:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T15:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-democrat-blasted-in-new-aipac-ad-that-includes-holocaust-survivor-elie-wiesels-son\/"},"modified":"2024-06-02T11:09:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-02T15:09:04","slug":"squad-democrat-blasted-in-new-aipac-ad-that-includes-holocaust-survivor-elie-wiesels-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-democrat-blasted-in-new-aipac-ad-that-includes-holocaust-survivor-elie-wiesels-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratic Representative Criticized in AIPAC Ad Featuring Elie Wiesel&#8217;s Son"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsquad-democrat-blasted-in-new-aipac-ad-that-includes-holocaust-survivor-elie-wiesels-son%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=2257858&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>The American Israel Public \u2064Affairs Committee\u200d aired an ad targeting Representative Jamaal Bowman, criticizing his stance on\u200b Israel. \u2063Elie Wiesel&#8217;s son, Elisha, highlighted \u2064Bowman&#8217;s \u200dactions and urged voters\u200c to\u2062 consider the implications. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-russia-army-ad-vs-new-woke-biden-era-u-s-army-ad-the-differences-are-stark\/\" title=\"Viral Video: Russia Army Ad Vs. New \u2018Woke\u2019 Biden-Era U.S. Army Ad. The Differences Are Stark.\">ad emphasizes<\/a> the importance of standing against misinformation and\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-protesters-erupt-at-oakland-city-council-openly-defend-hamas-terrorists\/\" title=\"Pro-Palestinian protesters defend Hamas at Oakland City Council\">promoting accurate narratives<\/a>. AIPAC&#8217;s United Democracy Project \u2062aims to influence Democratic primaries, \u200cwith Bowman as \u200ca key focus due to his outspoken views on Israel.  <\/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>The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has escalated its attacks against \u201cSquad\u201d House Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/weekly-standard\/jamaal-bowman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jamaal Bowman\">Jamaal Bowman<\/a> (D-NY), airing an ad that includes the son of famed Holocaust survivor and author <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/weekly-standard\/elie-wiesel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jamaal Bowman\">Elie Wiesel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the ad, which urges voters to vote in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/New-York\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a>\u2018s June 25 primary, Elisha Wiesel claimed that Bowman\u2019s criticism of Israel could lead to a situation like the one his father fled. The video started out lamenting Hamas\u2019s Oct. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/even-a-cnn-host-couldnt-help-but-call-out-aocs-word-games-on-israel-ceasefire\/\" title=\"CNN Host Calls Out AOC's Word Games on Israel 'Ceasefire'\">7 surprise attack<\/a> against Israel, in which 1,200 Israelis were killed in just a few hours.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"zrEcpQTUJuw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Must Ask 60s\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zrEcpQTUJuw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNow we must ask who each of us are in this moment,\u201d Wiesel said. \u201cWho are the anti-Semites engaged in falsely accusing Israel of genocide? Who stands up to oppose them, and who stands by silently? We know where Jamal Bowman stands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe co-sponsored a resolution calling the founding of Israel a \u2018catastrophe,&#8217;\u201d Wiesel continued. \u201cHe voted against condemning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a>\u2018 brutal attack, and Jamal Bowman repeated Hamas lies, denying that women were raped and babies were butchered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father taught that anti-Semitism begins with lies and conspiracy theories, and it ends with violence that consumes any society that tolerates it,\u201d Wiesel concluded. \u201cSo I ask you, will you stand up to Jamal Bowman\u2019s lies and conspiracy theories? Or will you sit by silently?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ad was aired by AIPAC\u2019s super PAC, United Democracy Project, which has spent a large amount on targeting anti-Israel Democrats in their primaries this election. Bowman has become one of their central targets, after distinguishing himself as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/House-Democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Democrats<\/a> most critical of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The ad-tracking firm AdImpact found that AIPAC has spent $8 million on TV ads to oust Bowman, <em>Politico<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/05\/31\/aipac-ads-jamaal-bowman-antisemitism-00161113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman\u2019s campaign referred the outlet to Sophie Ellman-Golan, the Jews for Racial and Economic Justice communications director, who defended the New York Democrat as a \u201cleader for decades in fighting antisemitism and all forms of hate, as a principal and in Congress. Democratic voters won\u2019t let these ugly smear attacks from Republican-funded AIPAC divide us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Bowman for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Elie Wiesel, Elisha Wiesel\u2019s father, wrote one of the most famous works of Holocaust literature, <em>Night<\/em>, a partial recounting of his experiences in Auschwitz. After the war, he became an ardent supporter of Israel, including voicing support for more controversial Israeli moves such as expanding Jewish settlements into Palestinian territory. He condemned Hamas in the 2014 Gaza War and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2010\/05\/05\/world\/05prexy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"criticized\">criticized<\/a> then-President Barack Obama for opposing Jewish settlement construction in East Jerusalem.<\/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>Despite readily winning his 2020 and 2022 House primaries, Bowman has emerged as one of the most vulnerable \u201cSquad\u201d members, following his criticism of Israel amid the War in Gaza. <\/p>\n<p>A March FiveFiftyEight <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/20240404_NY16_Mellman.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll\">poll<\/a> found him trailing primary challenger Westchester County Executive George Latimer by 17 points. Bowman\u2019s approval rating has plummeted to 36%, compared to Latimer\u2019s 68% approval rating.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The American Israel Public Affairs Committee intensifies its criticism of &#8220;Squad&#8221; House Democrat Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) with an ad featuring Elisha Wiesel, son of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. 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