"De Blasio is now firmly in the camp of progressive New York City
officials who take a hardline stance in support of Israel and utter no
criticism. The transformation of de Blasio from left-wing activist to
likely next mayor wouldn’t have been complete without the current Public
Advocate cozying up to supporters of Israel in New York City.
De Blasio’s political lurch from left-wing activist to hawk on Israel is “the state of New York City politics,” said Jane Guskin, who did Latin American solidarity work with de Blasio. While de Blasio has strongly defended his activism in support of Nicaraguan leftists, his campaign is silent on the statements made that criticized Israel. (De Blasio campaign spokesman Dan Levitan told me, “I don’t have a comment.”) The candidate seems to be running away from any Israel trip-wires, and recently told the Daily News he had no idea that a teacher he tried to help after an arrest in 2004 made statements sympathetic to the Palestinian cause." (thanks Fadi)
De Blasio’s political lurch from left-wing activist to hawk on Israel is “the state of New York City politics,” said Jane Guskin, who did Latin American solidarity work with de Blasio. While de Blasio has strongly defended his activism in support of Nicaraguan leftists, his campaign is silent on the statements made that criticized Israel. (De Blasio campaign spokesman Dan Levitan told me, “I don’t have a comment.”) The candidate seems to be running away from any Israel trip-wires, and recently told the Daily News he had no idea that a teacher he tried to help after an arrest in 2004 made statements sympathetic to the Palestinian cause." (thanks Fadi)
