O'Rourke: US-Israel relationship must transcend 'a prime minister who is racist'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D), in an apparent reference to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Sunday that the relationship between the U.S. and Israel must transcend “a prime minister who is racist.”

Asked in Iowa City Sunday if his criticism of Netanyahu risked alienating supporters of Israel, O’Rourke drew a distinction between support for Israel and support for Netanyahu.

“The US-Israel relationship is one of the most important relationships that we have on the planet, and that relationship, if it is successful, must transcend partisanship in the United States, and it must be able to transcend a prime minister who is racist, as he warns against Arabs coming to the polls, who wants to defy any prospect for peace as he threatens to annex the West Bank, and who has sided with a far-right racist party in order to maintain his hold on power,” O’Rourke said, referring to Netanyahu seeking to form a coalition with the Otzma Yehudit party.

Netanyahu, O’Rourke said, does not represent either the best interests of the U.S.-Israel relationship or a path to peace in the region.

https://thehill.com/homenews/437771-orourke-us-israel-relationship-must-transcend-a-prime-minister-who-is-racist

[Kurt V.]

1. That's a bold statement and we need more of that.

[elleng]

2. Good to hear it.

[Celerity]

3. woot woot Beto! I like the bold!

Call that fucking piece of dogshit out.

[Gothmog]

4. As an American Jew, I agree with Beto

A very large number of American Jews do not like Bibi

[dalton99a]

5. He's right.

[Cha]

6. Thank You, Beto!