Oh hey look blatant anti-Semitism from a sitting Democratic congressman at the DNC. This is going great. https://t.co/E4zUzZmLYt
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) July 25, 2016
Juuuuuuuust great.
BREAKING: Congressman at DNC: Jewish Settlers Are Like 'Termites' https://t.co/yma00DDK4R
— Adam Kredo (@Kredo0) July 25, 2016
More from The Washington Free Beacon:
Rep. Hank Johnson (D., Ga.) launched into a tirade against Israel and its policies toward the Palestinians, comparing Jewish people who live in disputed territories to “termites” that destroy homes. Johnson also compared Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, a remark that drew vocal agreement from those in the room.
“There has been a steady [stream], almost like termites can get into a residence and eat before you know that you’ve been eaten up and you fall in on yourself, there has been settlement activity that has marched forward with impunity and at an ever increasing rate to the point where it has become alarming,” Johnson said during an event sponsored by the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation, an anti-Israel organization that galvanizes supporters of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, or BDS.
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“You see one home after another being appropriated by Jewish people who come in to claim that land just because somebody did not spend the night there,” he said, referring to claims that Israeli settlers plot to seize Palestinian land. ‘“The home their [Palestinian] ancestors lived in for generations becomes an Israeli home and a flag goes up,” he said, adding, “the Palestinians are barred from flying flags in their own neighborhoods.”
It's part of their insidious Jew plot to capsize Guamhttps://t.co/8AXqFK7Fb1
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 25, 2016
Maybe @RepHankJohnson thinks Asia will tip over if there are too many Jews around? https://t.co/KWvqxuzlLC
— David Harsanyi (@davidharsanyi) July 25, 2016
All joking aside, Johnson is pure garbage. And the anti-Semites who crawled out of the woodwork for Trump have justifiably been condemned by people on both sides of the political aisle. So, where’s the Left’s sharp condemnation of Johnson?
Sharp influx of anti-Semites to GOP shouldn't distract from their prevalance on the Left. https://t.co/chy5R9xoSh
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) July 25, 2016
Indeed.
@Kredo0 Will Hillary disavow this racist? Donna Brazille?
— Azcon (@ARepublic) July 25, 2016
@Kredo0 Holding my breath waiting for @HillaryClinton to condemn this. #DemsInPhilly https://t.co/LXqhkBDes6
— Christie (@RepRepublic) July 25, 2016
Someone please alert me when @ADL_National has something to say about the anti-Semitism of Dem Congressman at DNC. I don't want to miss it.
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) July 25, 2016
They're out right now. They'll be back, um, later. https://t.co/631yBMxTuf
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 25, 2016
This is your chance, Dems: Put up, or shut up. Because Johnson’s conduct is unacceptable — and straight-up despicable.
@Kredo0 wtf
— Aaron Levitre (@aaronlevitreiii) July 25, 2016
Unreal https://t.co/G4x0X3Apz0
— Shoshana Weissmann (@senatorshoshana) July 25, 2016
RT @Kredo0 BREAKING: Congressman at DNC: Jewish Settlers Are Like 'Termites' pic.twitter.com/KwgLH3u7Af
— Joshua Hammond (@iJoshHammond) July 25, 2016
The bigger problem isn't that he said it, but that there was applause in the room when he did. https://t.co/GUVCER4cAI
— Jewish Policy Center (@thejpc) July 25, 2016
@Kredo0 What a POS.:(((
— carolyn keener (@carolynkeener54) July 25, 2016
@Kredo0 Classic anti-Semitism: ripped from the pages of Der Stürmer. Ugh, just ugh…
— Tom Gregg (@TomG_380) July 25, 2016
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Update:
Magic (D) strikes again! ADL lets anti-Semitic Dem Rep. Johnson off the hook