Biden Calls Out ‘Anti-Semitism’ on the Left and Criticizes Israeli Insurance policies

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Biden Calls Out ‘Anti-Semitism’ on the Left and Criticizes Israeli Insurance policies

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. advised donors on a name on Tuesday that it was vital to sentence criticism of Israel that drifts towards


Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. advised donors on a name on Tuesday that it was vital to sentence criticism of Israel that drifts towards anti-Semitism, together with on the political left, at the same time as he acknowledged that he had “gotten in hassle” for such calls prior to now.

“Criticism of Israel’s coverage isn’t anti-Semitism,” Mr. Biden stated. “However too typically that criticism from the left morphs into anti-Semitism.”

Mr. Biden, who was answering a query about anti-Semitism on the left in america and England, added that “arguably, we haven’t heard sufficient concerning the Holocaust as a result of persons are nonetheless attempting to disclaim its horrible actuality.”

“So many individuals neglect,” he went on, “it’s virtually exhausting to consider.”

The remarks got here as Mr. Biden works to unite the Democratic Get together and attraction to progressives, particularly youthful ones, who considered him with suspicion through the main race. A cohort of youthful progressives have been outspoken in opposition to Israel’s policies toward Palestinians, particularly under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr. Biden did not cite any specific examples of anti-Semitic comments on the left or specifically identify individuals or groups that he was concerned about.

Mr. Biden himself said he was disappointed in Mr. Netanyahu for having moved “so, so far to the right” and called for Israel to “stop the threat of annexation” of West Bank territories.

The former vice president was speaking at a virtual fund-raiser hosted by Dan Shapiro, a former ambassador to Israel, and Deborah Lipstadt, a professor of Jewish history and Holocaust studies at Emory University. The Biden campaign said 550 people attended.

Mr. Biden was asked directly by one of the hosts about how to respond to anti-Semitism on the left, according to a transcript provided by a person on the call. “We have to condemn it, and I’ve gotten in trouble for doing that,” the former vice president replied. “Whatever the source, right, left or center.”



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