• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    I don’t like Jackson and I hate the way this went down…

    But he’s not “pro-Israel”.

    He hasn’t been outspoken against them, but he hasn’t really held an office where his opinion on it is relevant.

    And he did sign “the peoples pledge” when he was running for Governor.

    • amniotic druid@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      You’re right, he’s just homophobic. He said that the drone murder of a Palestinian child was “unconscionable.” Zero call for the dissolution of the Israeli state, Band-Aid on a bullet hole. There’s no doubt in my mind what Schumer’s pick will actually be voting for