Dem congressional candidate Antonio Delgado: ‘Israel is not a Jewish democracy’
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A Democratic congressional candidate in New York denied Israel is a "Jewish democracy." Antonio Delgado, who is running against Rep. John Faso (R., N.Y.) in New York's 19th Congressional District, made the comment during a debate on Monday.
"Being pro-Israel and being pro-peace is critical, but I'm also pro-democracy, and as currently constructed, Israel is not a Jewish democracy. Those settlements make it so that it can't be," Delgado said.
Faso was surprised by Delgado's remarks.
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"Israel is not a democracy? Israel is a strong democracy. It is a vibrant democracy. It has got a vibrant free enterprise system. It has got a vibrant agricultural system and culture. Israel is a democracy," Faso said. "They are our main democratic ally in that region and in fact, moving the embassy to Jerusalem was the right decision."
Prior to being a congressional candidate, Delgado was a rapper and six-figure lawyer at Akin Gump, a top-50 law firm that was the largest lobbying firm by revenue in the United States in 2017.
Delgado used to rap about white supremacy and masturbation.
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"Dead presidents can't represent me, not when most of them believe in white supremacy, like spittin' on my ancestry," he rapped.