 SUMMER OF HER DISCONTENTSummer Lee cancels appearance at CAIR banquet featuring antisemitic speaker TOM WILLIAMS/CQ-ROLL CALL, INC VIA GETTY IMAGES Her decision comes after leading Democrats in the state, including Gov. Josh Shapiro, criticized the eventBy Matthew Kassel Amid fierce backlash, Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) announced on Tuesday that she had canceled her planned appearance this weekend at a fundraising banquet for a leading Muslim advocacy group featuring several speakers who have espoused antisemitic and homophobic views. “I have and continue to condemn antisemitism, Islamophobia, homophobia and transphobia everywhere it arises,” she said in a statement shared on Tuesday morning. “To prevent the Muslim community from being the target of any more politically motivated Islamophobia and to ensure my Jewish and LGBTQ+ constituents know their concerns are heard, I will not be attending this event any longer.” You May Have MissedINCREASING FIGURESShomari Figures joins pro-Israel chorus in packed Alabama Democratic primary field‘Israel is an ally. It always has been, and always will be. The United States has to be there for its allies, just as we expect our allies to be there for us,’ the former Department of Justice staffer said. PEACH STATE POLITICSFather of slain IDF soldier to challenge Georgia state senatorDavid Lubin got to know state Sen. Sally Harrell after his daughter Rose was killed in a terror attack. Then Harrell announced her opposition to antisemitism legislation. Read more...       |
2.27.2024
Summer Lee cancels appearance at CAIR banquet featuring antisemitic speakers
