Brian4Liberty
03-25-2019, 06:27 PM
Vice President Mike Pence's Address at AIPAC 2019 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2WKAI4luw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2WKAI4luw
US President Mike Pence lashed Democratic candidates for 'boycotting' the annual pro-Israel conference during his AIPAC address on Monday.
'Anyone who strives to reach the highest office in the United States should not be afraid to stand by our greatest ally Israel,' Pence told the crowd, taking a jab at the large number of Democratic candidates who decided not to attend the 2019 events.
'It is wrong to boycott Israel and wrong to boycott AIPAC.'
The vice president also took aim at freshman Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, whose remarks regarding AIPAC and the influence of lobby money in American politics sparked an outcry and allegations of anti-Semitism.
Referring to Omar’s 'anti-Semitic' tropes, Pence said there was “no place for anti-Semitism in the Congress of the United States.
The 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference opened Sunday in Washington D.C., kicking off three days of speeches and discussions on advancing US-Israel ties.
Speaking at the opening of the conference the day before, AIPAC CEO Howard Kohr also took time in his address to hit back at critics of the powerful lobby, accusing them of seeking to isolate Israel on the international stage.
'They want to starve Israel of America’s support,' Kohr said. 'They want America on the sidelines. They want the Jewish state vulnerable, and alone.'
'This isn’t about having normal policy discussions and debates,' he said of Omar and her defenders. 'This is defamation masquerading as discourse.'
While support for Israel in US politics has historically always been bipartisan, a new wave of young progressive Democrats vocally critical of Israel's policies have raised concern of a growing divide in support for the Jewish state.
The influence of the powerful pro-Israel lobby became a matter of debate in the US last month after freshman Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar — one of only two women in Congress — insinuated money is the reason US lawmakers support Israel.
Those remarks, along with later comments in which Omar suggested pro-Israel activists and lawmakers have 'allegiance to a foreign country,' were widely condemned as playing into anti-Semitic tropes and sparked acrimonious debate about the rhetoric employed in criticizing Israel policy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2WKAI4luw
US President Mike Pence lashed Democratic candidates for 'boycotting' the annual pro-Israel conference during his AIPAC address on Monday.
'Anyone who strives to reach the highest office in the United States should not be afraid to stand by our greatest ally Israel,' Pence told the crowd, taking a jab at the large number of Democratic candidates who decided not to attend the 2019 events.
'It is wrong to boycott Israel and wrong to boycott AIPAC.'
The vice president also took aim at freshman Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, whose remarks regarding AIPAC and the influence of lobby money in American politics sparked an outcry and allegations of anti-Semitism.
Referring to Omar’s 'anti-Semitic' tropes, Pence said there was “no place for anti-Semitism in the Congress of the United States.
The 2019 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference opened Sunday in Washington D.C., kicking off three days of speeches and discussions on advancing US-Israel ties.
Speaking at the opening of the conference the day before, AIPAC CEO Howard Kohr also took time in his address to hit back at critics of the powerful lobby, accusing them of seeking to isolate Israel on the international stage.
'They want to starve Israel of America’s support,' Kohr said. 'They want America on the sidelines. They want the Jewish state vulnerable, and alone.'
'This isn’t about having normal policy discussions and debates,' he said of Omar and her defenders. 'This is defamation masquerading as discourse.'
While support for Israel in US politics has historically always been bipartisan, a new wave of young progressive Democrats vocally critical of Israel's policies have raised concern of a growing divide in support for the Jewish state.
The influence of the powerful pro-Israel lobby became a matter of debate in the US last month after freshman Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar — one of only two women in Congress — insinuated money is the reason US lawmakers support Israel.
Those remarks, along with later comments in which Omar suggested pro-Israel activists and lawmakers have 'allegiance to a foreign country,' were widely condemned as playing into anti-Semitic tropes and sparked acrimonious debate about the rhetoric employed in criticizing Israel policy.