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I’m a Democrat. My Party Has a Double Standard on Antisemitism.

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10.05.2026

I’m a Democrat. My Party Has a Double Standard on Antisemitism.

Mr. Gottheimer, a Democrat, is the representative for New Jersey’s Fifth Congressional District.

In 2017, Democratic leaders denounced the white supremacists who marched in Charlottesville chanting “Jews will not replace us.” In 2022, Democrats took Donald Trump to task for having dinner with Nick Fuentes, an antisemite and a white supremacist. Across the Democratic Party’s ideological spectrum, right-wing hate is consistently condemned.

But today, too many Democrats are noticeably and shamefully silent when antisemitism comes from the far left — at a moment when the Anti-Defamation League is reporting a surge of antisemitic........

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