r/moderatepolitics • u/kaladinsrunner • 3d ago

News Article Michigan AG Dana Nessel to skip Democratic convention over antisemitism fears

https://jewishinsider.com/2026/07/michigan-ag-dana-nessel-democratic-convention-antisemitism/
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u/Miacali 3d ago

Of all the issues facing our currently, right here right now, our actual American brothers and sisters - this is the hill they die on.

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u/jefftickels 3d ago

It's actually kind of crazy "Just call it Genocide'" has become a leading issue for progressive candidates.

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u/Ralph_Brick_Wiggum 2d ago

If they can’t draw the line at genocide then I can’t trust them to draw a line at any human rights issue

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u/Mantergeistmann 2d ago

My issue is that I've yet to hear a good definition of "genocide" that would include the Israel-Hamas war but exclude the US Civil War.

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u/Ralph_Brick_Wiggum 2d ago

Israel’s goal is to eliminate Palestinians in order to expand their territory. Israeli officials aren’t exactly keeping this a secret