Executive editor (U.S.) at international wire service JNS, unsolicited copy editor to @nachamasol
Washington, D.C. area
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Menachem Wecker retweeted
This is a divisive stunt that trades on age-old themes of antisemitism. It blames Israel for all the ills in America. Serious people, who want to win in Michigan, are focused on lowering costs and ending President Trump's corruption.
Menachem Wecker retweeted
Israel is literally the only country in the Middle East where Arabs/muslims get to vote in free and fair elections….
To everyone peddling the “Israel apartheid” lie, I have shocking (and inconvenient) news for you. Arab Israelis turned out to vote in extraordinary numbers today.
Exit polls give Arab-led parties 16–18 seats in Israel's parliament. For comparison, Netanyahu's Likud is projected to win around 25 seats.
For those still howling “apartheid,” let this sink in:
1️⃣ Arab citizens voted
2️⃣ There are Arab political parties
3️⃣ Arab leaders could play a decisive role in determining who forms Israel's next government
Menachem Wecker retweeted
Channel 14 has updated its exit poll: Lieberman failed to cross the electoral threshold, and Netanyahu’s bloc has 61 seats.
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While we won’t have definitive numbers until tomorrow, I am astounded by the way the left wing media in the US and Israel has reported on tonight’s exit polls. It was far from a defeat for Netanyahu as reported
Yes, Netanyahu’s coalition block appears to have lost seats. But, on average, his block is still larger than the opposition and, critically, in all polls Bibi’s party came in first.
It looks like Bibi will get first crack at forming a government and let’s all hope that it is a representative government that unifies the Israeli people.
Menachem Wecker retweeted
Hasan Piker’s uncle is bankrolling anti-Israel ads for @AbdulElSayed.
Remember when the mainstream media told you Abdul “distanced himself” from Hasan Piker? Lies. They’re just as close as ever and still too extreme for Michigan.
Cenk Uygur, the uncle of anti-American streamer and Abdul El-Sayed campaign surrogate Hasan Piker, is behind an ad supporting El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race that blames Israel for high grocery prices and accuses El-Sayed’s Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, of dual loyalties, @ChuckRossDC reports.
Menachem Wecker retweeted
Israel’s Arab citizens, men and women, are turning out in historic numbers to vote. They can vote, run for office, and serve in the Knesset, rights denied to many Arabs and women across much of the Middle East.
Our critical ally in the fight against terror, Israel, is the only democracy in the region, and today shows it.
Menachem Wecker retweeted
Today, the people of Israel once again demonstrated their commitment to democracy through free and fair elections.
As Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Druze Israelis cast their ballots to elect the next Knesset, today's 78% voter turnout underscores Israel’s diversity and steadfast commitment to the democratic process - a value shared and cherished in America.
Menachem Wecker retweeted
Cocktail at an Israeli elections watch party in Seattle. (Does not reflect the feelings of the hosts, just their love of puns.)
Menachem Wecker retweeted
We now await actual results in Israel's election. That should take a while, so don't expect anything from me for at least an hour unless the vote counting goes much faster than expected.
Menachem Wecker retweeted
Jewish Dems face dilemma as anti-Israel candidates gain ground in party primaries. A joint byline with my son, @IzzySalant. jns.org/news/u-s-news/jewish…
Menachem Wecker retweeted
If @AbdulElSayed truly means what he says about treating the Jewish community as he would treat his own children, then he would immediately condemn this dangerous ad as outrageously antisemitic and demand that it be taken down.
If not, then he’s full of shit.
New low for normalized Jew-hate in the American Democratic Party. Very sad:
Painting your political opponents as puppets of Jews, as this El-Sayed ad does, and as crazed baby-killers and money-grubbing villains who are the root cause of every bad thing not just in the world, but in your life—from wars to the price of eggs to the reason you can’t have free healthcare—is not just low-grade Jew-hate. It’s pure Third Reich stuff, translated directly from the original German.
Do you remember when Jewish Democrats in Michigan explained that they would vote for El-Sayed despite his open disdain for Jews, since there are many other important issues they need him to fight for? That anything was worth it to “defeat MAGA”?
Well, here’s El-Sayed’s answer to them: Don’t worry, all those issues we agree on, like healthcare, inflation, and climate change, I’m going to make them about Jews too! I will tell the public that the Jews are the reason they can’t have those things.
Menachem Wecker retweeted
Subtext: Jews. Something there's no mention of here: Jews.
New Yorkers experience the abundant contributions of our Eastern European neighbors every day. As we pair syrniki with sour cream in Brighton Beach, look in wonder at a Chagall painting at MoMA and banter with babushkas in Rego Park.
Last week, we celebrated Eastern European heritage at Gracie Mansion, because the story of New York City cannot be told without the story of our Eastern European neighbors.
From new immigrants to those who've lived here for generations, Eastern Europeans have built New York City. We owe them a city they can afford to call home.
Menachem Wecker retweeted
"On at least three occasions since July, two of the people who spoke to POLITICO said, the mayor’s games disrupted training sessions for recruit groups that typically number in the low hundreds."
Mamdani is using NYPD gym to host pickup basketball games with friends politi.co/4eW6bBo
Menachem Wecker retweeted
BREAKING @Jewishinsider via @marcrod97: “Rep. Dan Goldman: El-Sayed needs to demand antisemitic ad be taken down, or he’s ‘full of s***’”
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