Racism should not go unchallenged and neither should anti-Semitism go unchallenged. There is a line past which otherwise legitimate criticism of Israeli policies becomes anti-Semitic bile, and the Congresswoman crossed it. I hope she will retract and restate.

I’m not trying to “read my base;” I’m stating what I believe to be true. Otherwise I have neither heart nor spine. Hatred for anyone is bad for everyone, and we should all be able to agree on that.