{"id":583547,"date":"2021-07-06T05:05:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=583547"},"modified":"2021-07-06T05:05:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T09:05:58","slug":"terry-mcauliffe-touts-endorsement-from-anti-israel-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terry-mcauliffe-touts-endorsement-from-anti-israel-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Terry McAuliffe Touts Endorsement From Anti-Israel Group"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fterry-mcauliffe-touts-endorsement-from-anti-israel-group%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=583547&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--><div readability=\"30.682675814751\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/\">Elections<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Endorsement from pro-BDS activist group raises questions about VA Dem&#8217;s approach to Israel<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/McAuliffe-736x491-1.jpeg\" class=\"w-full lazyload blur-up wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/McAuliffe-scaled-e1624913238470.jpeg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/McAuliffe-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/McAuliffe-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/McAuliffe-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/McAuliffe-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/McAuliffe-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/McAuliffe-1400x933.jpeg 1400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"absolute text-white p-4 w-full text-right text-xs bottom-0 bg-black opacity-75\">\n\t\t\t\tMCLEAN, VA &#8211; JUNE 8:  Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe greets supporters at an election-night event after winning the Democratic primary on June 8, 2021 in McLean, Virginia. McAuliffe will face Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin in the state&#8217;s general election this fall. McAuliffe previously served as Virginia governor from 2014-2018. (Photo by Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/collin-anderson\/\" title=\"Posts by Collin Anderson\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Collin Anderson<\/a> \u2022 July 6, 2021 5:00 am<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"100.80500261917\">\n<p><span>Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe welcomed an endorsement from an activist group that staunchly defends the anti-Israel boycott movement, calling into question his past opposition to the campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In a June <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerryMcAuliffe\/status\/1399858349924143113\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>tweet<\/span><\/a><span>, McAuliffe said he was &#8220;tremendously grateful&#8221; to have &#8220;the support and endorsement&#8221; of Emgage Action, a Muslim-American advocacy group that has described Israel as an &#8220;apartheid&#8221; state and routinely lobbies in favor of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS). According to the group&#8217;s website, Emgage asks &#8220;every candidate&#8221; seeking an endorsement &#8220;questions related to Palestine, settlements, and the right to boycott,&#8221; which make up a &#8220;key part&#8221; of its &#8220;endorsement process.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The endorsement could signal a flip-flop on Israel policy for McAuliffe. In 2017, the Democrat joined a &#8220;Governors United Against BDS&#8221; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.org\/governors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>initiative<\/span><\/a>,<span> which condemned the boycott movement as &#8220;incompatible with the values of our states and our country.&#8221; The Virginia General Assembly also passed a resolution condemning BDS during McAuliffe&#8217;s tenure, and the Democrat in 2016 joined the Virginia-Israel Advisory Board on a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myemail.constantcontact.com\/Virginia-Israel-Briefing--Governor-McAuliffe-visit-to-Israel-in-July-2016.html?soid=1000864492338&amp;aid=J0mKfGsapP4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>trade mission<\/span><\/a><span> to Tel Aviv in an attempt to attract Israeli companies to the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Neither McAuliffe nor Emgage responded to requests for comment on whether the Democrat made concessions regarding Israel and BDS to land the group&#8217;s endorsement. Emgage touted the endorsement in a June <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmgageAction\/status\/1400106038423166982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>tweet<\/span><\/a><span> but did not release a candidate questionnaire. The group&#8217;s 2020 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe9XeYvk21jVSwtD-Z42Y5oaJK8Lst8QonHmEDJOCHqqD0kuA\/viewform?gxids=7628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>endorsement survey<\/span><\/a><span> asked respondents if they support &#8220;efforts to criminalize Americans who engage in political, social, and economic boycotts of foreign countries,&#8221; increased foreign aid to the Palestinian territories, and &#8220;the Trump Administration&#8217;s position equating criticism of the actions of the state of Israel with anti-Semitism.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Zionist Organization of America president Mort Klein called McAuliffe&#8217;s &#8220;embrace&#8221; of Emgage &#8220;intolerable.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;At a time of a frightening increase in anti-Semitism and attacks on Jews, to accept the endorsement of and praise a group that promotes hatred and boycotts against the Jewish state is to legitimize hatred against [Israel],&#8221; Klein said. &#8220;Every Jewish leader must condemn McAuliffe for taking this stance.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Emgage&#8217;s endorsement came days before McAuliffe won Virginia&#8217;s June primary and weeks after every other candidate in the race <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/virginia-democratic-gubernatorial-contenders-endorse-bds-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>endorsed<\/span><\/a><span> BDS during a debate the former governor did not attend. Given his history as a pro-Israel Democrat, the group&#8217;s decision to endorse McAuliffe over his slew of anti-Israel opponents suggests he may have changed his tune on the boycott movement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Emgage in 2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/emgageaction\/photos\/a.627851147264923\/2560625380654147\/?type=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>partnered<\/span><\/a><span> with the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)\u2014an umbrella group that launched with help from the Muslim Brotherhood\u2014to host a presidential forum with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and former Obama administration official Juli\u00e1n Castro. Speakers at past ISNA conferences have <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/soros-funded-muslim-group-associated-with-homophobia-terrorist-defenders-endorses-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>expressed support<\/span><\/a><span> for &#8220;laws in countries where homosexuality is punishable by death,&#8221; defended terrorist groups, and fundraised for convicted cop killers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Emgage <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/elections\/soros-funded-muslim-group-associated-with-homophobia-terrorist-defenders-endorses-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>received<\/span><\/a><span> $1 million from liberal billionaire George Soros&#8217;s Open Society Policy Center in 2019. The group is also tied to the Biden administration. Small Business Administration deputy administrator nominee Dilawar Syed has served on Emgage&#8217;s board since 2017, prompting concern from GOP lawmakers.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Republican Jewish Coalition communications director Neil Strauss said McAuliffe&#8217;s welcoming of Emgage&#8217;s endorsement reflects the Democratic Party&#8217;s leftward shift on Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;When even [McAuliffe] is touting the endorsement of a pro-BDS group, can there really be any doubt that the Democratic Party is the party of the BDS movement?&#8221; Strauss asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elections Endorsement from pro-BDS activist group raises questions about VA Dem&#8217;s approach to Israel  MCLEAN, VA &#8211; JUNE 8: Gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe greets supporters at &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2314047,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/McAuliffe-736x491-1.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Terry McAuliffe Touts Endorsement From Anti-Israel Group","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-583547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/McAuliffe-736x491-1.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"Terry McAuliffe Touts Endorsement From Anti-Israel Group","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583547","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\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}