Howard Handler

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Howard Handler

Howard Handler

@HowardHandler

Chicago-based; husband/dad; lobbyist; thrice-elected local official; real estate licensee and investor.

Illinois Beigetreten Nisan 2011
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Jonah Platt
Jonah Platt@JonahPlatt·
The comments on this post tell you everything you need to know about the “progressive” movement. Jewish voices are talked over, Jewish trauma is invalidated, Jewish experience is not believed. Non-Jewish perception is right, Jewish truth about their own lives is wrong.
Jesse Brown@JesseBrown

I wrote a piece for @TheAtlantic about how Jews are being purged from public life. I call it the Polite Pogrom. theatlantic.com/international/…

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Kate Sinon
Kate Sinon@KateSinon·
@briebriejoy Happy to see that he’s getting scorched in the comments.
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Howard Handler@HowardHandler·
@JeninYounesEsq @TaraAnnThieke “I tried for so long to explain to Jews what they were seeing with their own eyes and hearing with their own ears is misguided. Also, they are supremacists that seek world domination and control the banks, media, and all world powers.”
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Jenin Younes
Jenin Younes@JeninYounesEsq·
@TaraAnnThieke I can relate to this naivete! I tried for so long to explain why it's not antisemitic to criticize Israel. I didn't get that there was nothing I could do with logic, because it's not about logic. It's about maintaining supremacy and dominance by smearing us enemies of the state
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Tara Ann Thieke
Tara Ann Thieke@TaraAnnThieke·
When I was 19 I found out a Zionist had made a list of every American he could find who had criticized Israel. There were tens of thousands of people on the list w/ reasons given for why they deserved to be labeled an enemy target. I was shocked to find my dad on the list because he had signed an anti-war petition. It is laughable to suggest my father is an anti-semite, but he is strongly anti-war. I, being 19 & extraordinarily naive, contacted the maker of the list to explain this was about war, not anti-semitism, and asked him to take down such a dangerous "enemies" list. He responded cheerfully that I was obviously also an "enemy of Israel" because I was opposed to making "enemy lists" and so he added my name to it and wished death upon me. The next 20 years taught me that wasn't a fringe character - that is contemporary media & political policy. The deliberate mixing of criticism of Israel with antisemitism is the actual revolting bad-faith practice and has no place in a polite, free, or (dare we hope one day) loving society.
New York Post@nypost

'Giant' review: John Lithgow is superb as Roald Dahl in show about his revolting anti-Semitism trib.al/fjtu38M

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Howard Handler@HowardHandler·
@EarthFirstVoter @RJC @AbdulElSayed You then missed the articles that followed in which he and his staff viewed any comments on the attack as politically “risky” and developed a more “nuanced” statement to thread the needle.
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RJC
RJC@RJC·
@AbdulElSayed So you deploy nuance when discussing the bombing of a Jewish preschool in Michigan, but none for gas prices. Revealing.
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Howard Handler@HowardHandler·
@Jastub06 @NormalDemocrats @RepSummerLee @AbdulElSayed Oh he blamed Israel for rising antisemitism? Why didn’t you say that before? He couldn’t possibly be antisemitic if he suggested Jews would be beloved if not for Israel. We had him all wrong. How gracious of him… and you for that matter.
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Jacob
Jacob@Jastub06·
@NormalDemocrats @RepSummerLee @AbdulElSayed Piker isn’t a antiemetic. He just calls out genocide. He literally just said the Netanyahu govt is making life difficult for actual Jews throughout this country and elsewhere. And good look asking dems to not vote for candidates not supported by aipac.
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Democrats Against Antisemites
Democrats Against Antisemites@NormalDemocrats·
In light of @RepSummerLee and @AbdulElSayed rally with Hasan Piker, we will be documenting all Dem candidates, electeds, and politicos calling out Hasan's antisemitism. We will make a separate list for those who include Lee and Sayed in their condemnation. Please share.
Adam Wren@adamwren

Scoop in @playbookdc: @hasanthehun, the left-wing political streamer with millions of followers, will rally with Michigan Democratic Senate candidate @AbdulElSayed at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan on April 7. It’s his first appearance on the stump for a candidate.

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Howard Handler@HowardHandler·
@JakeSheridan_ No one genuinely believes the outsized, hyperbolic attacks against AIPAC are just about “big money.” We all know it’s about Jews.
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Jake Sheridan
Jake Sheridan@JakeSheridan_·
There's no doubt antisemitism is on the rise. It's a hugely important issue. And Sacks makes some interesting points — you should read the piece in its entirety. But it doesn't engage with a question I hear often: Does such big spending — from anyone — belong in politics. (7/9)
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Jake Sheridan
Jake Sheridan@JakeSheridan_·
Michael Sacks wrote this @chicagotribune op-ed to defend his support of AIPAC super PACs in Chicago Congressional primaries. I asked Sacks, a billionaire & Democratic megadonor, for comment before I reported his contributions Monday. Got no reply. (1/9) chicagotribune.com/2026/03/24/opi…
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Conversations with Coleman
Conversations with Coleman@ConvoswColeman·
Sam Harris: “You can logically differentiate antisemitism from anti-Zionism…those are distinct, at least in principle.” “But in practice…the unique focus on Israel as a country that has a problem justifying its right to exist—I don’t know how else to explain that beyond some level of antisemitism.”
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Great Facts House
Great Facts House@SKithiyon56925·
People claiming they no longer feel safe in the UK over a localized incident are clearly looking for an excuse to push a specific political narrative rather than addressing actual community safety. This type of reaction only serves to further polarize the country instead of finding real solutions to the underlying tensions.
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CBS News
CBS News@CBSNews·
There is shock and fear in the local north London Jewish community after several ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer rescue organization were set on fire outside a synagogue early Monday, in what authorities are treating as an antisemitic hate crime. CBS News’ @InayaFolarin was on the scene speaking to locals, some of whom said they no longer feel safe in the U.K.
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Howard Handler@HowardHandler·
@GeoRebekah @CBSNews Sorry for any attacks, you asked what seemed to be a genuine question. It’s not uncommon even in the U.S. — it’s just a volunteer ambulance service and they treat all religions.
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Rebekah Jones
Rebekah Jones@GeoRebekah·
@CBSNews Is it normal to have ambulances for specific religions? I'm the US so this concept is very bizarre to me.
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Howard Handler@HowardHandler·
@TorahJews @LBC @TomSwarbrick1 I like how you think you, thousands of miles away in Brooklyn, think you know this calm and smart man’s reality more than he does.
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Torah Jews
Torah Jews@TorahJews·
@LBC @TomSwarbrick1 Because Israel is the beacon of "safety" with chronic wars and attacks. It is sad to see our fellow Jews being manipulated by the Zionist PR machine. We need to call out those who spearhead the fear mongering campaign and continuously merge our Jewish identity with Israel.
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LBC@LBC·
‘I am not going to walk down the street having to look over my shoulder in case some crazy anti-Semite wants to hit me!’ Caller Richard, who is Jewish, tells @TomSwarbrick1 that he’s moving to Israel because he no longer feels safe in the UK.
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CWBChicago
CWBChicago@CWBChicago·
Imagine being an alderman, having a college freshman murdered in your ward, and, before the suspect is even identified, posting a video in which you brainstorm an excuse that maybe the victim "startled" the guy who killed her. God Almighty.
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Ed Johnson
Ed Johnson@EC_Johnson·
@WalshFreedom @netanyahu Are you finally realizing that you can be against the actions of Israel as a country without being antisemitic?
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Joe Walsh
Joe Walsh@WalshFreedom·
This is despicable. Shame on you @netanyahu. Orban is a Putin puppet & an authoritarian thug. Orban is an enemy of freedom. Like Trump & Orban, you are siding with Putin, a fascist, over the free world. You further isolate Israel, you give Israel a bad name, and you increase hatred of Israel. Resign. Immediately.
Jürgen Nauditt 🇩🇪🇺🇦@jurgen_nauditt

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu supports Orban, the enemy of Europe and friend of mass murderer Putin, in the Hungarian parliamentary elections: "I want to thank my friend Viktor Orban. He has been like a rock. We live in turbulent times. We need leaders who can stand up to this rising tide and guarantee security and stability for their countries. And Viktor Orban has that in abundance. I know many world leaders and can say that he is among the best. Viktor Orban stands for stability, security, and protection." Anyone who publicly blesses a Putin ally and EU destroyer in the midst of Russia's war of annihilation against Ukraine has forfeited any moral authority they ever claimed. Netanyahu is no longer "just" controversial. He has become an active accomplice of those who are undermining the democratic West from within—and all in the name of Israel's security. It's hard to imagine anything more tasteless, contradictory, and dangerous.

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Pepel Klaasa
Pepel Klaasa@pepel_klaasa·
I would note again that Ukrainians abroad are not burning down Russian cultural centers or Russian schools worldwide. Even though they certainly have plenty of reasons to do so. But “anti-Zionists” (sic!) burning ambulances in London just because they have a Star of David on it – that’s always on the table. That’s why I don’t believe in any “anti-Zionism.” It’s simply antisemitism that has once again become acceptable. I myself, to put it mildly, am not thrilled with Israel’s policies in recent times. And many people aren’t thrilled with U.S. policies either. So what – are people burning anything American in Europe? Not really.
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David Jacobs
David Jacobs@DrJacobsRad·
As a staunch Zionist, let me say without hesitation, arrest these criminals and throw the book at them. Violent tribalism should never be accepted. If we're going to have peace in the region, we can't let extremists control the narrative through acts of terror.
The Times of Israel@TimesofIsrael

Dozens of settlers said to raid multiple West Bank villages, torch buildings with Palestinians inside timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…

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Howard Handler@HowardHandler·
@HarleyShah This must be the first time in the history of warfare in which one side blew up the bridge of the other side.
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