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Tomorrow’s special election for New York’s 9th district to replace Rep. Anthony Weiner is a disturbing example of the limited range of acceptable political discourse on Israel in American politics.
 
Weiner was a liberal Democrat â€" on every subject except Israel.  He maintained that he “came from the ZOA wing of the Democratic Party.”  The Zionist Organization of America is one of the most right-wing Jewish institutions, consistently opposing President Obama’s Middle East policies and refusing to recognize, contrary to international law and U.S. policy, that Israel's control of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza is a military occupation.
 
His would-be successors are vying to outdo Weiner's hard-line Israel credentials.  Bob Turner, the Republican, has declared his unconditional support for Israel.
 
At least Turner's positions on Israel are consistent with his Tea Party politics.  David Weprin, the Democratic hopef! ul, is generally liberal â€" except that his positions on Israel are virtually indistinguishable from Turner's.

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