12 Jewish NY City Council members endorse Hillary Clinton

[ProudToBeLiberal]

Twelve members of the New York City Council’s 14-member Jewish caucus have endorsed Hillary Clinton for president.

The City Council members signed a joint statement on Tuesday, Jewish Insider reported.

The signers are David Greenfield, Stephen Levin, Alan Maisel and Mark Treyger from Brooklyn; Barry Grodenchick, Daniel Garodnick, Karen Koslowitz and Rory Lancman from Queens; Ben Kallos, Helen Rosenthal and Mark Levine from Manhattan, and Andrew Cohen from The Bronx.

“Hillary Clinton has delivered time and time again for New York, for the Jewish Community, and for Israel,” wrote Levine, who is chairman of the Jewish Caucus. “Whether winning funds to rebuild New York after 9/11 or exposing anti-Semitism in the Middle East and around the world, Hillary Clinton has been there for us.”

More at http://www.jta.org/2016/04/12/news-opinion/united-states/12-jewish-ny-city-council-members-endorse-hillary-clinton

[elleng]

1. from the Jerusalem Post: 'US Senator Bernie Sanders, a presidential frontrunner,

has recently been criticized by some in the Jewish community for comments he made about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Yet, the fact remains we have never had the opportunity to support a candidate who has lived by Jewish values, who has always stood on the right side of history and who, having lived on a kibbutz, is the only candidate with a true and, in his own words, “deep personal connection to Israel.” While you may not agree with all of his policies, Bernie’s consistency, courageous leadership and unwavering commitment to truth, peace and social justice make him the better choice for the United States and the Jewish people.

In every presidential election, we vote for a candidate that we hope shares our common interests. The sad reality is that politicians will make proclamations and promises designed to secure your vote.

Sometimes they mean what they say, often they don’t.

Over the past 30 years, ..... '

Link: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Bernie-Sanders-deserves-our-support-450911?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

[MineralMan]

2. Good for them.

Seriously. Now let's see people throw them under a bus. I'll wait here.

[beam me up scottie]

3. Dupe. No one cared when it was posted earlier either.

[MineralMan]

4. Perhaps people in New York will care.

Perhaps.

[beam me up scottie]

5. *yawn*

Jewish voters aren't a monolith, go figure.

[MineralMan]

6. That's why I said perhaps.

I'm not a New Yorker. Are you?

[beam me up scottie]

7. Is the op? And how would we know any of us are telling the truth?

How do we know that some aren't really moles from Free Republic for instance?

[MineralMan]

8. It's a news report. Information.

I like information.

[beam me up scottie]

9. I like turtles.

[MineralMan]

11. That's nice, I guess, but not

anything to do with this thread.

[DesertRat]

10. K&R