Georgia Senate candidate says Israeli forces 'violated law of conflict' when asked about genocide - The Jerusalem Post
Collins defended the decision to go to war in Iran and challenged Ossoff over his views on Israel.

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The report presents both candidates’ positions and attributes contentious claims to their speakers. It offers little independent evidence or outside context to assess the claims about Iran, Israel, or alleged extremism.
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The article reports a sharp political exchange using attributed quotes and presents both candidates’ arguments without an evident partisan endorsement.
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Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins clashed in their first televised Georgia Senate debate over Israel, the war in Iran and allegations involving antisemitism. Ossoff criticized the Iran war and Israel’s conduct in Gaza, while Collins defended the war and attacked Ossoff’s alignment with the Democratic left.
In their first televised debate ahead of the November 3 midterm election, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff said Israeli forces had violated the law of armed conflict in Gaza but did not answer whether he believed Israel had committed genocide. He also criticized Collins’s support for the war in Iran, which he said had been disastrous. Collins defended the decision to go to war, arguing Iran was close to obtaining a nuclear weapon.
The candidates exchanged accusations over antisemitism and extremism. Ossoff alleged that Collins’s home was a source of neo-Nazi propaganda and accused his office of intervening for a Holocaust denier; Collins denied tolerating racism or antisemitism. Collins also accused Ossoff of moving toward the Democratic left and described Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as hostile to Israel.
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