Wisconsin Democrats refuse to condemn Hamas terrorism

Listen to this article

Thursday the Wisconsin Assembly voted unanimously to condemn Hamas’ attack against Israel. However, according to the Wisconsin Republican Party, three Democratic members of the Assembly, including two members of their Socialist Caucus, refused to vote to denounce the terrorism inflicted on the Israeli people this week.

“While 95 other members of the Assembly voted to support this moral and just resolution, radical Wisconsin Democratic Reps. Ryan Clancy, Darrin Madison, and LaKeshia Myers are doubling down on their hate,” said Wisconsin GOP officials.

“In fact, Clancy and Madison continue to proudly label themselves members of the Democratic Socialists of America: all while national Democrats, even Squad members AOC and Jamaal Bowman, have disavowed the DSA after their disgusting, antisemitic actions since the attacks on Israel began,” GOP officials noted.

According the Wisconsin GOP, on Sunday, Rep. Clancy posted a graphic writing off the genocidal violence this week against Israelis as contextually irrelevant. This has brought about rebukes and scrutiny of the WisDem’s Socialist Caucus from their own side.

Democratic member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission, Ann Jacobs, is now seeking a primary challenger to oppose Clancy’s re-election.

“While Jacobs is speaking out against Clancy, other Wisconsin Democrats have remained mum, despite their members’ disturbing, antisemitic words and actions,” Wisconsin GOP officials said.

In response, Madison issued the following statement to the Wisconsin Law Journal.

“I mourn deeply for the loss of Israeli and Palestinian lives and unequivocally condemn the war crimes committed by Hamas. The killing of innocent civilians is never acceptable.

AJR 82 rightfully included incredibly important language mourning the loss of life of innocent Israeli civilians. I abstained from this resolution not because of that, but because it called for the ‘unwavering support to Israeli sovereignty’ without also calling for an end to the occupation of Palestine. I believe that the responsible way out of this crisis is to acknowledge that both Palestine and Israel have the right to self-determination.

The global community must come together and call for an immediate ceasefire so that we can work towards lasting peace. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”