In Passover Article, Hillary Clinton Implies Rival Bernie Sanders Is Betraying Jews

On the website of The Times of Israel on Sunday night, Hillary Clinton published a blog post “doing what can only be described as ‘goysplaining,’ ” which is when a non-Jew condescendingly accuses “a Jew of betraying his own people for criticizing Israel,” writes Ben Norton at Salon.

In the article, titled “Fighting oppression, inequality and injustice on Passover,” Clinton told the Biblical story of Exodus and stressed that lessons should be drawn from it for today.

With hawkish right-wing rhetoric, Clinton steadfastly defended the Israeli government. She conflated the Jewish religion with the state of Israel and condemned critics of the government as anti-Semitic.

“I’ve proudly stood with the State of Israel for my entire career, making sure it always has the resources it needs to maintain its qualitative military edge,” Clinton wrote, bragging about her work to boost U.S. military funding for Israel.

“Protecting allies and partners like Israel is one of the most solemn duties of any Commander-in-Chief. Yet others in this race suggest we must remain ‘neutral’ in order to negotiate,” Clinton added, in a jab at her opponent Bernie Sanders.

Clinton implied Sanders is being derelict in his duties as a Jew and betraying his own people by criticizing Israel and its crimes.

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—Posted by Alexander Reed Kelly.