Not a Quail

Abdul El-Sayed: “AIPAC and Israel are not the same as Judaism and the Jewish people. I love Judaism and I love the Jewish people. The single most dangerous thing they’ve tried to tell us is somehow they can extend the definition of antisemitism to include a foreign government and its leaders. I call bullshit”

Democrats are making a big mistake going down the anti-Israel foreign policy road, and it will backfire. Our relationship with Israel is not a charity case - it's mutually beneficial (and every liberal dem who has ever worked in national security knows this btw). Terror plots on U.S. soil are often thwarted thanks to intelligence from Israel, but that's just one example of the advantages of the relationship. Those who argue forget why the U.S. cultivates relationships with democracies around the world and why that's central to our foreign policy. It's because WE benefit from that friendship, whether it's through trade, security, or shared values. And that benefit is a force multiplier because it works not just for own safety but toward global stability. (Read more on democratic peace theory.) Only one group of people wins when they see calls to undermine the relationship with Israel: terrorist groups. They are listening and to them, they hear it as a message of encouragement. That doesn't just threaten Israel and our interests in the region, but it threatens us here as well. Terrorist groups are not just after Israel; they are after the West and all its values. Bending to them is the worst thing we can do. So, knowing this, my question to my Democratic friends is - why on earth would anyone give an inch to terrorist groups and extremists? You are about to lose so many national security experts because of this view. Does that not signal something wrong?

Gas is $5 a gallon in Austin, Texas.

Gas is $5 a gallon in Austin, Texas.