At this point even if Vance does disavow Tucker, it will be for tactical reasons, not because Vance actually finds his views disqualifying. I don’t think Vance is himself an antisemite but he’s no philosemite & knowingly has bad people in his circle.
Barkin’s post is an excellent example of why this remains one of my favorite quotes:
“It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt.”
- Mark Twain
I speak Hebrew, @MaxBlumenthal. I don’t love Netanyahu but that is totally not what he is saying. He doesn’t mention Trump or bringing the US ‘to its senses.’ He doesn’t reference ‘manipulating’ anyone. He is describing bringing US leaders to ‘recognition’ or ‘awareness’ (hakara) of the threat posed by Iran. Why would you lie?
On the Stand Tall Israel podcast, we covered history and examined the possible future in a conversation that I enjoyed a lot.
I Was Raised to Hate Israel — Then I Discovered the Truth https://t.co/y0ao6ncbUW
"It's literally a Jewish purge of the sitting Jewish members of Congress and it's going to be even more terrifying."
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Hasan Piker reacts to a clip from the DNC in 2024 where Senator Ed Markey told Hasan that he is the future and that the rest of the world will realize it when it's too late.🥹🫶🏿 Ed Markey has yet to condemn Hasan, by the way.