He’s warning Mamdani that the pro-genocide people will do everything they can to twist his words and paint him as hostile to Jews rather than to Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. He’s advising him to be more explicit about this distinction because pro-Israel propagandists are already trying to portray him as antisemitic, as they always do. He’s advising Mamdani: there’s an attack coming here that you need to get ahead of. He’s not endorsing the attack or saying that it’s justified. He’s not blaming Mamdani for bringing this attack upon himself.
No he is implying that Zohran is not doing a good job of making a distinction between Israel and Judaism.
And why is that bad? Shouldn’t we, as antizionists, try to decouple from antisemitism as much, both for optics and for the fact that antisemitism sucks?
Yes explain why Sanders said the third paragraph.
He’s warning Mamdani that the pro-genocide people will do everything they can to twist his words and paint him as hostile to Jews rather than to Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. He’s advising him to be more explicit about this distinction because pro-Israel propagandists are already trying to portray him as antisemitic, as they always do. He’s advising Mamdani: there’s an attack coming here that you need to get ahead of. He’s not endorsing the attack or saying that it’s justified. He’s not blaming Mamdani for bringing this attack upon himself.
Pro genocides will always make controversies about any statements supporting palestine and opposing isrsel. Zohran is already very careful
No he is implying that Zohran is not doing a good job of making a distinction between Israel and Judaism.
By the way Bernie Sanders is a Zionist who supports the existence of the Israeli Apartheid.
And why is that bad? Shouldn’t we, as antizionists, try to decouple from antisemitism as much, both for optics and for the fact that antisemitism sucks?
Because Bernie is giving credence to the Zionists saying that Zohran is antisemitic by saying Zohran needs to be more careful about his words.
Zohran does not need to be more careful about his words.