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The whole fiasco contained in the NDC's spring meetings is further evidence, if anyone required any, that a pernicious undercurrent of antisemitism has captured the Democratic Party. For years, they entertained the divisive rhetoric and racist remarks of far-left and pro-Hamas radicals, but now find themselves unable to control the outbursts of the fringe extremists they empowered.
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