Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Robert Spencer: Islamic Antisemitism Enters American Electoral Politics

In PJMedia this morning I discuss some unpleasant aspects of the New Jersey 9th Congressional district Democrat Party primary, which will be held tomorrow:
...Steve Rothman is a Democrat who was first elected to Congress from New Jersey’s Ninth District in 1996. He is also Jewish. He currently faces a tough reelection challenge from Bill Pascrell, a Roman Catholic who entered Congress at the same time as Rothman and now, because of redistricting, finds himself in Rothman’s district. In the district also is a sizeable contingent of Arabs and Muslims, who have injected an unprecedented level of Jew-baiting into the campaign. Said Ben Chouake, president of NORPAC, a pro-Israel political action committee: “One side says, ‘We want this Jew out of office’ and, frankly, it’s pretty unsettling. They emphasized,” he noted, that Rothman is “a Jewish congressman.” FULL STORY

No comments: