Michigan Senate hopeful courting progressives entertains Iron Dome for Palestinians

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A progressive state legislator vying to be Michigan’s next U.S. senator voiced openness to supporting an Iron Dome for Palestinians. State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Mich., made the eyebrow-raising remark, first reported by Jewish Insider, during a recent interview with pro-Palestinian podcasters Matt Bernstein and Emma Vigeland. "I don't think anybody should live in fear of being bombed or killed," McMorrow said when the hosts grilled her on her support for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system. "I would look at how do we support defensive systems for Palestinians? How would we support defensive systems for Lebanese?" Asked by Fox News Digital whether that would apply to Palestinians in Hamas-controlled Gaza, a spokesperson for McMorrow replied, "No." DEMOCRATIC U.S. SENATE HOPEFUL SAYS HER PARTY NIXING ROGAN INTERVIEW IS WHY PEOPLE ARE ‘TURNING AGAINST’ IT "Her priority remains ending this war and securing lasting peace in the region," the spokesperson added. During the interview, McMorrow also omitted mention of the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah, which fires missiles indiscriminately at Israel from Lebanon. After Vigeland appeared to mockingly suggest Palestinians having access to Iron Dome missile technology, McMorrow enthusiastically replied, "Let’s have that conversation." When McMorrow’s comments drew an audible groan from Bernstein, who continued to press the Senate hopeful to disavow her support for Israel’s defensive weaponry, she appeared to double down. "I mean the horror of living in fear of being bombed constantly," McMorrow said. "Let’s work with the outcome of how do we end the violence, period." McMorrow later said she hopes missile defense systems eventually become unnecessary altogether. "I would love to get to a place where it's not needed, period, for anybody," she told the podcasters, referring to the Iron Dome. She also told the podcasters that she would have supported a resolution sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that block…