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Michigan Senate Candidate Says Democratic Party Has Antisemitism Problem
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow stated during a Michigan primary debate that the Democratic Party has an antisemitism problem. She described an incident at the Democratic National Convention in which an attendee directed an antisemitic slur at her Jewish husband.
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U.S. Senate in Michigan, said the Democratic Party has an antisemitism problem during a Senate primary debate on Thursday. "There is," McMorrow answered when asked whether an antisemitism problem exists in the party. "At the Democratic convention, an attendee yelled an antisemitic slur at my husband, who is Jewish and was walking with my 5-year-old daughter.
That is terrifying," she said. McMorrow, currently a member of the Michigan Senate, made the remarks amid a three-way primary contest.
McMorrow said she would have supported a resolution proposed by Sen. U.S. arms to Israel. She also said the violence in Gaza needs to end. "We need to bring about long-term peace and security for Palestinians and Israelis," McMorrow said. " She distinguished between criticism of the Israeli government and rhetoric directed at Jewish people in the United States.
Her comments received applause from the audience.
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