Days after the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on the Jewish state, Republican congressman Maj Pilip on Friday criticized his Democratic opponent Tom Suozzi for his fundraising campaign and urged him to boycott upcoming events. I called on them to do so.
A video posted on Facebook by Akhnaf Alam, who is raising funds for Suozzi, on October 16 shows non-Orthodox Jews denying the existence of Israel and calling for its “peaceful dismantling.” A spokesperson for the organization Neturei Karta is shown.
This video was originally shared by Canadian Muslim News Broadcast on October 13th “Let the Koran speak” And it shows Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss saying, “Establishing the nation of Israel before the coming of the Messiah is a sin and an act of rebellion against God.”
Pilip, a former member of the Israeli Defense Forces, accused Alam of promoting the video and called on Suozzi to disavow it.
“There is no place in Congress for people who associate with unapologetically anti-Semites,” she said.
Mr. Arum becomes executive director of the New American Democratic Club. On his Facebook page, he is one of 12 hosts It will be on display at a Suozzi fundraiser in Jamaica, Queens on February 3rd, with donations ranging from $250 to a maximum of $1,500.
“Join us in supporting Tom Suudge.” [sic] For New York’s 3rd Congressional District,” Arum wrote on his page Tuesday when promoting the event.
“Tom Suozzi will boycott the fundraiser, join me in reprimanding members of this hateful campaign team, and donate proceeds from the event to nonprofits supporting Israel,” Pilip said Friday. The time has come.”
“I have vivid memories of living in fear of anti-Semitism as a child,” she continued. “And the hateful themes shared on social media by official members of the fundraising team are harmful to everyone, not just Jews.” Who cares about Israel? ”
Suozzi's campaign quickly hit back, saying Allam was not a campaign aide and saying Pilip's accusations were simply an attempt to distract from a campaign that “refuses to appear in front of the press and the public.” He blamed it for being just that.
The former lawmaker's team also said Philippe's attacks were “cheap and defaming our common cause of combating anti-Semitism”. [sic] And please support Israel. ”
“I condemn all anti-Semitism [sic]. I am definitely pro-Israel. My voting record reflects both,” Suozzi said, speaking as early voting begins in the Feb. 13 special election to replace ousted George Santos. He did not say whether he would skip the upcoming fundraiser.
“I am not aware of the comments mentioned by my opponents, but if I find them to be anti-Semitic, [sic]I will publicly denounce them as I have always done,” the Democrat added.
Alam did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Friday's fight came a day after both candidates held heated press conferences in an attempt to capitalize on New York City's burgeoning immigration crisis to rally support for their campaigns.
