MI-SEN: In Senate forum, Michigan Dems debate Israel, agree to support nominee

[RandySF]

Efforts to facilitate peace in the Middle East should extend to calling out antisemitism and Islamophobia at home, Michigan Democratic US Senate candidates told party activists Monday during an online forum.

Days after sharing a debate stage on Mackinac Island, US Rep. Haley Stevens, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and former public health official Abdul El-Sayed took questions from members of the Michigan Democratic Party’s Black Caucus, Faith Caucus, Jewish Caucus and Senior Caucus.

Asked what role, if any, the United States should play in facilitating a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, all three candidates stressed the need for peace in the region, but McMorrow and El-Sayed both warned increasing domestic tensions and hateful acts towards Jewish and Muslim residents also need to be addressed.

“We must be able to separate healthy criticism of the actions of a government from increasing anger at Jews around the world, especially here at home,” McMorrow said. “We have to call out antisemitism and hatred when we see it.”



https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/in-senate-forum-michigan-dems-debate-israel-agree-to-support-nominee/

[pat_k]

1. "We must be able to separate healthy criticism of the actions of a government from increasing anger at Jews"

I would add a corollary.

And when people who strongly oppose the actions of Israel condemn those actions, we must refrain from automatically applying the "antisemetic" label to the criticism, heartbreak, and anger those people are feeling "