Co-chair of Democratic Socialists of America defends rallying for Hamas
Luke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent.The co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has defended rallying in support of Hamas and disputed Israel’s right to self defense during a recent interview.Megan Romer, the United States’ national co-chair of the DSA, told The New Yorker in an interview published Friday that she “probably would have” joined an anti-Israel rally in New York City the day after the October 7, 2023, Hamas invasion of Israel, had she lived in the city.“One day after the slaughter of 1,200 people and taking of over 200 hostages, you would have come and rallied behind Hamas?” New Yorker editor David Remnick asked Romer.“I think that October 7th was largely inevitable. If you put people in an open-air concentration camp and you deprive them of rights, of dignity, of food, of the ability to live in safety, you have to expect that…
Megan Romer, co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), defended rallying in support of Hamas and disputed Israel’s right to self-defense in a recent interview with The New Yorker. Romer stated that she "probably would have" joined an anti-Israel rally in New York City on October 8, 2023, the day after the Hamas invasion, arguing that "October 7th was largely inevitable" due to the conditions in Gaza. She also asserted that any defense or economic support for Israel is a "solid red line" for the DSA, advocating for a "free Palestine with the capital in Jerusalem" as a one-state solution. Romer further claimed that "no socialist should" condemn Hamas. The Anti-Defamation League criticized Romer's rhetoric, stating it "puts every Jewish American at risk" by justifying violence against Israel.
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