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A Republican Jewish organization praised Sen.John Fetterman, D-Pa., for his "guts" after talk show host Jon Stewart clashed with Fetterman over his "red line" support for Israel.
The senator called out the Democratic Party's increasing hostility toward the Jewish state."So, you could agree with them 90%, but Israel is the red line?" Stewart asked Fetterman on "The Weekly Show" podcast."Absolutely, I can’t ever turn my back to Israel after where it’s at." Fetterman answered.SEN JOHN FETTERMAN PLEDGES TO BE 'LAST MAN STANDING' IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN SUPPORT OF ISRAELComedy Central host Jon Stewart called out Sen.John Fetterman for making Israel a breaking point for his support.
(Phillip Faraone / Getty Images)The Republican Jewish Coalition commented to Fox News Digital: "Here’s some free advice, for a Democratic Party that has totally lost its mind and is hemorrhaging Jewish support: don’t be a clown like Jon Stewart, have some guts like John Fetterman.""I mean no disrespect on this, but that is not our country," Stewart said in the exchange."You’re saying that these candidates may have great ideas for our economy.
They may want to do the exact same thing you want to do, in terms of getting money out of politics.They may want to increase the social safety net.
They may want to change the balance of power from capital back to labor, but if they don’t agree with you on Israel, you don’t want them in your party?"Fetterman asked Stewart to give him some examples, to which Stewart listed Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen.
Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., as Democratic figures who have criticized Israel.Fetterman clarified that he meant politicians who are members of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) should run as their own party rather than "colonizing" the Democratic Party.Stewart dismissed this argument, comparing DSA members to Republican members of the House Freedom Caucus."And I’m assuming there’s probably things in the Democratic platfo...