New York Representative Ritchie Torres and Senator Chuck Schumer are at odds over Schumer's involvement in Israeli politics. Torres believes Schumer, as a member of the Jewish diaspora, has a personal stake, while Torres, a non-Jew, thinks he should not weigh in on such matters. The debate centers on whether non-Jewish individuals should comment on Israeli affairs.
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Ritchie Torres would certainly not "leave that debate within the Jewish community." This man has incessantly attacked Jews for living out values rooted in their own Judaism. What he knows is that he can't punch up at Schumer and get away with it. He prefers punching down. https://t.co/3ppr8kuCYV
Rep. Ritchie Torres says Schumer as an American Jew has the right weighing in on the domestic politics of Israel. “If you’re Israeli or Jewish, then you have a personal stake in what happens domestically within Israel… “I would leave that debate within the Jewish community.” https://t.co/TMVk7uApGO
Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY) says that because Chuck Schumer is "a member of the Jewish diaspora," he has a "deeply personal" interest in the domestic affairs of Israel, but being a non-Jew himself, Ritchie has "no business" weighing in on such issues https://t.co/vrDillON7s
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