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Always the Victim, Never the Bigot: the Zionist campaign against Abdul El-Sayed doubles down
Johnson argues that pressure on El-Sayed to disavow Hasan Piker is rooted in opposition to his criticism of Israel.

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Donald Johnson argues that a petition asking Abdul El-Sayed to disavow Hasan Piker reflects pressure to exclude anti-Zionism from the Democratic Party. He says El-Sayed should not capitulate, while acknowledging one criticism of El-Sayed’s response to a synagogue attack was justified.
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