Dem Senate Nominee Escalates Anti-Israel Rhetoric, Dismisses
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Troy Jackson has decided the way to win a Senate seat in Maine is to tell its Jewish residents that their concerns don't matter. That is effectively what it means when a nominee calls Israel's war against Hamas a "genocide" and then waves off the people who hear that word and recognize it for what it is. **Calling Israel's self-defense genocide isn't just wrong.
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Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson is doubling down on his accusation that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza over its war with Hamas terrorists, now dismissing objections from Jewish Mainers.
Jackson has embraced the “genocide” label since replacing Graham Platner, whose insurgent, anti-war campaign drew heavy left-wing support before he was forced to drop
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Troy Jackson has decided the way to win a Senate seat in Maine is to tell its Jewish residents that their concerns don't matter. That is effectively what it means when a nominee calls Israel's war against Hamas a "genocide" and then waves off the people who hear that word and recognize it for what it is. Calling Israel's self-defense genocide isn't just wrong. It is a deliberate attempt to strip a weighty word of its real meaning and turn it into a routine political smear.
The facts are not complicated. On October 7, Hamas terrorists butchered civilians, took hostages, and promised to do it again. Israel responded. Wars produce civilian casualties, and Hamas guarantees as many as possible by hiding among the people it claims to protect. None of that is pleasant. None of it is genocide. The word means the intentional destruction of a people. Real genocide is what Hamas wants to do to the Jews. Jackson has it exactly backwards, and instead of being embarrassed about it, he is doubling down.
This is what the Democratic primary has become in Maine. Platner ran as the anti-Israel candidate, drew real support, and now Jackson.
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