On Wednesday, Jewish Democrat Rahm Emanuel delivered a speech at Tel Aviv University, where he attacked Israel and their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring that Israel needs to make major changes if it wants to keep America as its top ally. The speech was a topic of conversation Wednesday on CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip, and it was used as a vehicle to further bash Netanyahu and Israel.
Phillip got the ball rolling by undoubtedly overstating the significance of the speech, and playing a clip of Emanuel.
PHILLIP: Tonight, a turning point for mainstream Democrats on U.S.-Israel relations. Speaking in Tel Aviv, potential Democratic Presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel said that unconditional U.S. support for Israel must end, warning that its leadership has turned into a territorial pariah.
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