Representative Tom Suozzi (D-NY) is on a campaign for moderation in the Democratic Party.
The New York legislator, along with nine other members of Congress and five candidates, is responding to four socialist candidates who won Congressional primaries in New York and Colorado. Even though all four won by promoting the libel that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, Congressman Suozzi has been silent on that issue.
Darializa Avila Chevalier, who participated in an anti-Israel rally on October 8, 2023, and participated in the violent student takeover of Columbia’s Hamilton Hall, promoted the libel that Israel was committing genocide both on her campaign website and during her debate. Chevalier defeated incumbent Adriano Espaillat in New York-13.
Claire Valdez, running in New York’s 7th district, bragged during her debate that she had been opposing this alleged genocide for two and a half years. She asked her opponent Antonio Reynoso why he, as a borough president, hadn’t done the same. Brad Lander, standing beside a smiling and nodding Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a campaign rally for New York-10, told a crowd that he “will join you in that fight to end occupation and apartheid and genocide.”
And Melat Kiros, who beat a long-time incumbent in Colorado’s first district, told Colorado Public Radio that Israel was committing genocide and called for a total arms embargo during her campaign. At her June 30 victory speech, she said that she wants to “end the genocide in Palestine.”
All of these candidates are following a familiar historical pattern of spreading a libel about Jews to promote themselves.
The facts about Gaza are clear….
Read the whole thing at the Algemeiner.
