An election to the US Congress in California has highlighted the “Israel before American interests” attitudes of Jewish Supremacists as the race has turned into a struggle between two Jews trying to prove that each is the more fanatic supporter of Israel above all else.
According to an article in the Forward magazine, the race between two Jewish candidates, Howard Berman and Brand Sherman, in California’s San Fernando Valley revolves only around who is the greatest supporter of Israel and who can most influence government policy towards the Middle East in favor of the Zionist state.
“Local issues in the district, which is home to more than 120,000 Jews, include who should take credit for the $1 billion widening of the 405 Freeway leading into (and out of) the valley, Super PACs (Sherman is asking for a federal probe of a PAC backing Berman) and who was first to release tax returns. But these are taking a backseat to the question of who is the strongest supporter of Israel,” the Forward reported.
“It’s the battle that has confronted pro-Israel donors nationwide with a choice they hate: having to decide between two staunchly pro-Israel congressional incumbents with whom many have long, supportive relationships.
But one way or another, pro-Israel donors have come down firmly on the side of Democratic Rep. Howard Berman in his death match against Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman in California’s San Fernando Valley.
The battle between the two pro-Israel Jewish Democrats is a result of a redistricting decision that placed both sitting congressman in California’s newly drawn 30th District, which combines two San Fernando Valley congressional districts.
The rationale for favoring Berman in the pro-Israel funding race varies among different pro-Israel donors. For some, it’s Berman’s perceived superior clout, thanks to his seniority and his ranking minority leadership position on the crucial House Foreign Affairs Committee. For others it’s a perception of Berman’s relative moderation and Sherman’s relative hawkishness when it comes to support for a two-state solution to Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians.
Berman’s pull on party leadership and the pro-Israel powers that be is a “reflection of his long-standing leadership role in Congress and with Democrats in California,” said Raphael J. Sonenshein, executive director of the Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Institute of Public Affairs at California State University, Los Angeles. But while Berman is a “significant power broker in Washington,” Sonenshein cautioned that this does not necessarily “win congressional elections” at home.”
The fact that an election in America can be determined solely by how much influence the winning candidate has in supporting Israel, is perhaps the most perfect example of how the Jewish Supremacists dictate the political agenda in the US.
