[Peace-discuss] correction Re: JNS editor-in-chief: Eliot Engel is "more Likud than D or R"

[Robert Naiman]

Eliot Engel is not a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Apparently he asked to join but that did not occur. I apologize for the
error.

On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 2:48 PM Robert Naiman <naiman.uiuc at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Look how the editor-in-chief of the *Jewish News Syndicate* describes
> Eliot Engel.
>
> Such a person is the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the
> principal spokesperson for House Democrats on U.S. foreign policy in the
> Middle East, wielding decisive influence over what measures pertaining to
> U.S. policy in the Middle East reach the House floor? And a member of the
> "Congressional Progressive Caucus"? Really?
>
> [...]
> Nor is Engel like many Democrats who oppose Israeli policies while still
> avowing their support of the country. Indeed, his positions resemble more
> those of the Likud Party than the Democrats or Republicans, making his
> continued tenure at Foreign Affairs a crucial matter for friends of the
> Jewish state.
> [...]
>
> - Can pro-Israel Democrats hold off an AOC clone?
> The Left's effort to take down New York Rep. Eliot Engel will be a test
> case for the ability of the party establishment to keep a pro-Israel
> veteran in a majority minority district.
>
>  By  Jonathan S. Tobin   Published on  06-11-2020 09:20  Last modified:
> 06-11-2020 14:43
> *Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of JNS – Jewish News Syndicate.*
>
> https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/can-pro-israel-democrats-hold-off-an-aoc-clone/
>
>
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