New York, NY – Past Affiliations With Anti-Semitic Groups Raise Questions For De Blasio

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    New York, NY – Decades-old affiliations with anti-Semitic groups are raising questions for Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, most notably his time spent in Nicaragua in 1988, where the Sandinista-controlled government openly persecuted Jews.

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    The NEW YORK POST (http://bit.ly/1bamuTP) reports that Jewish leaders say that Nicaragua’s tiny Jewish population of about 250 was constantly threatened by the repressive Sandinista regime, which confiscated private Jewish property, while openly supporting Yasser Arafat’s PLO.

    Persecution and the threat of imprisonment caused many Jews to flee the country.

    According to records, de Balsio arrived in Nicaragua at the age of 26, in a humanitarian capacity to help distribute food and medicine.

    On the subject, de Blasio said recently, “They had a youthful energy and idealism mixed with a human ability and practicality that was really inspirational.”

    Campaign spokesman Dan Levitan said there was “no connection” between de Blasio’s humanitarian efforts and the anti-Semitism practiced by the Sandinistas.


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    Secular
    Secular
    10 years ago

    It doesn’t matter, Satmar got promised goodies..

    jayclass
    jayclass
    10 years ago

    Just a silly false spin from his opponent that won’t stick cause Mr. Deblasio has an outstanding golden record of servicing the jewish community for so many years without fail

    iamoverhere
    iamoverhere
    10 years ago

    its okay he is a liberal democrat, he can be an anti semite.

    10 years ago

    This pathetic effort to “raise questions” about prior associations is reminiscent of similar efforts to smear President Obama during the election campaign. It didn’t work then and won’t work now, except to show that the slime who circulate these stories for what they are.

    10 years ago

    Mr. Wilhelm (German papa perhaps?) Needs to explain his wide support for that regime that reminded all Yidden of Germany’s 3rd reich.

    10 years ago

    where there is smoke there is fire.

    10 years ago

    I will not vote for him because he plans on becoming stricter with MPB I’m only voteing for the one that will repeal the Health department requirement regarding MPB

    Tzi_Bar_David
    Tzi_Bar_David
    10 years ago

    DeBlasio has no convictions at all…whenever he takes a “stand” go on line and check who last made a sizable donation to his campaign.

    victorg
    victorg
    10 years ago

    This city needs to recalibrate her priorities. The issue this election is not who has the most interracial family; it is who can run the city and keep the crime low, attract business, and avoid strikes.

    DeBlasio is a Sandinista communist who is pledged to end stop and frisk and return to the failed Dinkin days.