Antisemitism has permeated the progressive wing of the Democratic Party. Most troubling, Matthew Ynglesias, Ezra Klein, and Jonathan Chait have all suggested that non-leftist Democrats should recommend ending military aid to Israel. They contend that Israel-related policies should not estrange centrists like themselves from the leftwing of the party. They also are willing to keep Hassan Piker in the big tent; someone who favors Hamas over Israel.
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