Virginia LG nominee rebukes antisemitic comments from top state Democratic lawmaker

Virginia LG nominee rebukes antisemitic comments from top state Democratic lawmaker

Ghazala Hashmi, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in Virginia, on Thursday became the latest Virginia politician to weigh in on antisemitic comments by state lawmaker Sam Rasoul. Without naming Rasoul directly, Hashmi appeared to criticize his language, which has been described as antisemitic by several leading Jewish organizations in the state. “The rise in antisemitism has created real fear in communities across Virginia — and it …