Democrats unite against Sydney terror — but Fetterman warns party’s anti-Israel rift boiling over
Members of the Democratic Party were quick to condemn the horrific Hanukkah attack in Australia, but one senator says their response clashes with years of anti-Israel rhetoric inside the party.Sunday's...
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Members of the Democratic Party were quick to condemn the horrific Hanukkah attack in Australia, but one senator says their response clashes with years of anti-Israel rhetoric inside the party. Sunday's mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach left at least 15 people dead and dozens wounded. Australian authorities labeled the shooting an act of terrorism targeting the Jewish community. It sparked swift condemnation from top party politicians, from the center to the left, as well as a chorus of calls by leading Democrats to combat antisemitism. But Democratic Sen. John Fetterman , a fierce supporter of Israel, warned of consequences for his party's discord over the more than two years of fighting between the Jewish State and Hamas in Gaza. The senator criticized fellow Democrats for embracing what he called openly hostile, anti-Israel rhetoric that he said is now "becoming more and more part of my party’s platform." Fetterman's comments come as the attack is likely to intensify pressure on the party, which is already facing internal fractures over the Israel–Hamas conflict that could define its 2026 electoral messaging. WERE WARNINGS IGNORED IN AUSTRALIA TERROR ATTACK ? In the hours after this weekend's mass shooting in Australia , Democrats instantly joined Republicans in raising warnings about the rising tide of antisemitism. "As I have warned repeatedly, antisemitism is a scourge around the world that must be condemned loudly and fought vigorously at every turn," Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, who is Jewish, wrote. And House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York emphasized, "It is our collective responsibility to aggressively eradicate the poison of antisemitism whenever and wherever it is found." California Gov. Gavin Newsom , who is considered a potential top-tier contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, wrote that "we stand with the Jewish community worldwide against a rising tide of antisemitic violence an…