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'Fraudulent': Whitmer Faces Call To Resign After Omitting 'Israel' From Statement On Hamas Terrorism
Meghan Blonder
3–4 minutes
'I have been in touch with communities impacted by what's happening in the region,' Whitmer said
Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer is facing a call to resign after the Democrat issued a statement following Hamas's mass terror attack in Israel that failed to mention the Jewish state altogether.
Aryeh Lightstone, who served as senior adviser to former U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman, called Whitmer's statement "embarrassing" and "fraudulent." Hours after Hamas terrorists slaughtered hundreds of Israelis, Whitmer broke her silence in a post that merely referred to "what's happening in the region" and did not mention Israel. For Lightstone, such a response disqualifies Whitmer from office.
"She watched this happen in real time," Lightstone said. "And to watch women and children be kidnapped and raped and murdered, and to not be able to say something? She should resign immediately."
This is not the first time Whitmer has faced questions over her support for the Jewish state. Asked during her 2018 gubernatorial campaign whether she opposes the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, which seeks to wage economic warfare on Israel, Whitmer declined to take a stance, the Washington Free Beacon reported at the time. Whitmer also tapped Detroit activist Garlin Gilchrist to serve as her lieutenant governor—Gilchrist has defended Hamas as a "legitimately elected party that only rose to power b/c of Israeli aggression" and accused the Jewish state's American supporters of "kissing Israel's ass."
"I'm suck [sic] of politicians and Evangelicals kissing Israel's ass regardless of what they do in the name of 'defense,'" Gilchrist said in 2009.
Whitmer's office did not return a request for comment.
In addition to her failure to name Israel, Whitmer did not condemn Hamas or its terrorism against innocent Israelis in her statement, instead saying, "We need peace in this region." After the statement prompted widespread criticism, Whitmer followed up with a second post that said her support for Israel is "steadfast." Whitmer's second statement also failed to mention Hamas or its terrorism.
For Lightstone, Whitmer should have known better. The former senior adviser to Friedman said he hosted Whitmer for a Thanksgiving dinner in Israel just years ago.
"Dear Gov. Whitmer," Lightstone wrote. "I hosted you for Thanksgiving in Israel just a few years ago. I am embarrassed for you and by you and disappointed that I opened my home and my family to you."
Geist wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2023 9:39 pm
If only oppressed folk would fight by the rules of established power. Darn them to heck.
i liked how Hamas gave an ultimatum to Israel that they had to start giving warnings before they bombed residences or else Hamas was going to start beheading prisoners.
and Israel's response was to publicly notify all parents in Israel not to let their kids watch the internet in case there were any beheading videos posted.
you have a special kind of death wish when you throw down against Israel. Its the equivalent of having a pair and going all in on a Texas Hold 'em hand.
i mean, those Hamas guys were coming in like Mary Poppins. which works when no one is expecting mary poppins to land in their yard. but its not exactly a sustainable military tactic.