Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer Calls Out Party’s ‘Double Standard’ on Antisemitism

Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer calls out party’s ‘double standard’ on antisemitism

New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer issued a sharp rebuke of the Democratic Party for failing to denounce anti-semitism and hateful rhetoric coming from the left while being eager to do so against the right.

Rep Josh Gottheimer Rips Democrats Over 'Double Standard'

(AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) called out his own party’s “glaring double standard” when it comes to antisemitism, claiming colleagues are too afraid to say publicly what they tell him privately. In a New York Times op-ed published on Sunday, Gottheimer accused Democrats of being appropriately quick to condemn right wing extremism, but far too hesitant to call out extremism in their own party. “Today, too many Democrats a…

Some Democrats privately disgusted by Hasan Piker but are afraid to publicly criticize him, House Dem claims

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat, is accusing members of his own party of applying a "double standard" on antisemitism, arguing in a New York Times guest essay that Democrats have failed to forcefully condemn anti-Israel rhetoric and antisemitic comments from figures on the political left."There should be one response to those who express hatred toward any American: condemnation," Gottheimer wrote in the essay published Sunday. "Hate …

Republicans aren't the only ones with an anti-Semitism problem: analysis

A Democratic congressman recently accused members of his own party of applying a double-standard to the issue of anti-Semitism — that is, condemning it when it comes from Republicans but turning a blind eye when it comes from Democrats.“Consider the response to — really, the embrace of — Hasan Piker, a prominent left-wing commentator with millions of online followers,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) wrote in a New York Times editorial published on …