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July 25, 2023 | 3:15 p.m.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. insisted on Tuesday that he is a champion of the Jewish people and a bigger supporter of Israel than President Biden after suggesting that COVID-19 ethnically targeted victims but spared Jews.
I have never uttered a single anti-Semitic word in my life, the controversial Democratic presidential candidate said during a meeting with former National Assemblyman Dov Hikind, founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, at his Long Island home.
After the session, RFK Jr. visited the grave of Rabbi Menache Mendel Schneerson, the spiritual leader of Hasidic Jews, at Montefiore Cemetery in Queens.
During the meeting, Kennedy, who has been accused of being a conspiracy theorist for analyzing the effectiveness of vaccines, said he was simply explaining a grant from the National Institute of Health.
He went on to say that he was a rock of Gibraltar for Jews and the Jewish state, like his uncles, President John F. Kennedy and Senator Ted Kennedy, his father, former Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Presidents Harry Truman and Franklin Roosevelt.
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arriving on Long Island to meet with former Assemblyman Dov Hikind on July 25, 2023. Paul Martinka
Kennedy criticized progressive Democrats such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents parts of Queens and the Bronx, for turning against the Jewish state.
Progressive Democrats have become outspoken opponents of Israel. This is the worst result of awakening, Kennedy fumed.
Criticism of Israel is a false narrative, he said. Israel is a shining star for human rights in the Middle East.
Kennedy said Palestinians have more freedoms in Israel than anywhere in the Middle East, including in the justice system.
He then ripped Biden for approving the release of $2.7 billion in assets to Iran frozen by sanctions, saying the funds would be used to build nuclear weapons.
Iran is an existential threat to Israel, Kennedy said. Iran is an energy superpower. He only wants nuclear energy to build a nuclear weapon.
During his appearance on Hikinds, Kennedy defended his comments and said he had never uttered a single anti-Semitic word in my life. Paul Martinka Kennedy told Hikind he was a Rock of Gibraltar for Jews and Israel. Paul Martinka Kennedy taking a photo outside Hikinds’ house.
Hikind, after the meeting at his home in Woodmere, said he and other Jewish activists were impressed with Kennedy’s support for the Jewish people.
[Robert Kennedy] said the Democrats had gone off the rails with Israel. Robert Kennedy is not an anti-Semite, he added.
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