Progressives erupted Tuesday after House Democrats elevated Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), a Jewish Democrat and one of the party’s most outspoken supporters of Israel, to a key foreign affairs post that could give him significant influence over Democratic Middle East policy.Moskowitz was tapped to serve as the ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. If Democrats retake the House in November, he would be positioned to chair the panel, giving him a prominent perch over legislation and oversight involving Israel and the broader region.“At a moment of enormous change across the region, I’ll work to strengthen America’s relationships with Israel and our Gulf allies, expand regional peace, advance American diplomacy, and ensure our foreign policy is grounded in strength, security, and reality,” Moskowitz posted on X. “I’m ready to get to work.”
Progressives viewed the appointment as a rebuke to the Democratic Party’s increasingly prominent anti-Israel Left, which has pushed Democrats to abandon their traditionally strong support for the Jewish state.“WTF is wrong with the Dem leadersip???” Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin posted on X in response to the appointment. “They know their base wants to CUT TIES with Israel, so they make the most Zionist @RepMoskowitz the new ranking member for the Middle East? They are tone deaf and so corrupt. Still wedded to AIPAC/Israel. It’s sickening.”
