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When you don't have a good argument, shout "racist." But sometimes you see a racist for real and have to call him out.
Long-time Democratic political strategist James Carville claims Republicans support the Jewish state out of “misogyny and racism,” because “Jews are whiter than Palestinians.”
The long-time Democratic political strategist and commentator is facing criticism this week after stating that Republican support for the State of Israel is largely rooted in “misogyny and racism.” According to James Carville, American conservatives identify as pro-Israel because “Jews are whiter than Palestinians.”
Carville, who served as a top political strategist for President Bill Clinton and advised the presidential campaigns of John Kerry and Hillary Clinton, made these comments last Thursday on the Politics War Room podcast, which he cohosts with Al Hunt. He asserted that bigotry is the primary driver of Republican support for Israel and added that Jews are “whiter” than Palestinians.
“It’s really about the misogyny and the racism that drives the thing and we have got to recognize that,” the anti-Semite said.
“It is not about policy prescription. And the reason that I suspect that most of these people describe themselves as pro-Israel is because the Jews are whiter than the Palestinians, which I think drives a lot of what they are.”
On Monday, the New York-based group Americans For A Safe Israel (AFSI) criticized Carville's comments, disputing his claim that Israeli Jews are "whiter than Palestinians.”
The majority of Israelis are not white,” said Moshe Phillips, National Chairman of Americans for a Safe Israel (AFSI).
“They’re of Jewish Middle Eastern or Jewish African heritage, meaning that they are just as much ‘people of color’ as Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib.”
“It’s disturbing that a political strategist who is so ignorant about Israeli demography would nonetheless offer policy analysis about the subject. We urge James Carville to publicly acknowledge his egregious error.”
During Thursday's podcast, Carville also accused former President Donald Trump of being "radically anti-Palestinian" and criticized progressive critics of the Biden administration for threatening to withdraw support from the Democratic ticket in November over American aid to Israel.
“Well that’s just some dumbass political sh*t all right, the 79-year-old Democratic consultant said.
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