Host Ebro Darden said there are “multiple corrupt governments working together” worldwide, citing Israel, Russia, Saudi Arabia and the United States. He then said that “there are a lot of young Jewish people I know that are against the occupation” and that “what’s going on with Israel and Palestine – while it’s very, very deep – it is very, very criminal and it is very, very unjust.” Ocasio-Cortez replied, “Absolutely. I think to where we’re at as a country when it comes to Israel-Palestine is very much a generational issue.” She added that “young Jews in Israel” are tired of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said that the Netanyahu government is just like the Trump administration.I'm sure he meant very, very, very. And so did she.
Saturday, August 03, 2019
A Slip of the Tongue
From an article in the Jewish Journal.
Ocasio-Cortez replied, “Absolutely. I think to where we’re at as a country when it comes to Israel-Palestine is very much a generational issue.” She added that “young Jews in Israel” are tired of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and said that the Netanyahu government is just like the Trump administration.
ReplyDeleteNot surprisingly, AOC is dead wrong. Younger Israelis are more likely than older Israelis to support Netanyahu.Why so many young Israelis voted for the Right Wing. Young Israelis are voting conservative at levels significantly greater than their parents.
Many pundits are convinced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the Jewish state’s youngest voters to thank for winning his squeaker of an election victory on April 9.
“The kids are all right-wing,” pronounced journalists Laura Adkins and Ben Sales in an article published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Adkins and Sales recognized that while American millennials seem to be mostly liberal or even left-wing, young Israelis are voting conservative at levels significantly greater than their parents. According to the 2018 nonpartisan Israeli Democracy Index, about 64 percent of Israeli Jews between the ages of 18 and 34 classify themselves as right-wing, compared to only 47 percent of those who are 35 and older.
In a survey conducted a week before the election, the Israeli Democracy Institute found “a direct correlation” between the age of the voter and the support for Mr. Netanyahu. A full 65 percent of Israeli Jews ages 18-24 and 53 percent of those 25-34 favored Mr. Netanyahu, while only 17 percent and 33 percent, respectively, preferred his more centrist rival, Benny Gantz.
The article goes on to explain why- basically a reaction to the Palestinian Intifadas from 2000 on.
Was AOC such an outspoken, ignorant twit when she was a college student? Did more knowledgeable professors or students correct her ignorance?
The Palis and their Arab allies attacked Israel, and lost. And did it twice more. Sorry, guys, but three-time losers need to give it up and find some way to earn a living.
ReplyDeleteYes, losing wars has historically been a bad choice. Funny how that works.
ReplyDeleteThe Palestinians have found a media niche that has been remarkably resilient, no matter what happens in reality. Sort of like Al Sharpton.