Newsmax Anchor Suspended After Remark About Israel Being American Jews' 'Home Country' Sparks Outrage

Newsmax host: "If you are Jewish and you are a Democrat and you are living in America today, how do you support an administration that turns its back on your home country?"pic.twitter.com/yc9RjpHxlU

— Jason Campbell (@Jason Campbell) 1620913194

There\u2019s the \u201cdual-loyalty\u201d trope, and then there\u2019s Newsmax\u2019s Grant Stinchfield saying that American Jews aren\u2019t actually American at all (they\u2019re just \u201cliving in America,\u201d away from their \u201chome country\u201d). Absolutely vile.https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1392837004350484492\u00a0\u2026

— Parker Molloy (@Parker Molloy) 1620924134

Jew here. Care deeply about Israel. My wife was born there. Israel isn't my home country. 100% American.

— Josh Marshall (@Josh Marshall) 1620915746

If you're Jewish and a Democrat and living in America today, congratulations, you're Jewish and a Democrat and living in America today

— Jane Coaston (@Jane Coaston) 1620914259

Anti-Semitic concern-trolling.

— Matthew Rettenmund (@Matthew Rettenmund) 1620916624

Also this seems like a fun way to imply that being Jewish means that you are required to hold a certain opinion about the events taking place in a country in which you do not live, and I do not cotton to that sort of argument

— Jane Coaston (@Jane Coaston) 1620914961

AssumingAmericanJewshave anallegiancetoIsraelisantiSemitichttps://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/1392839830309154817\u00a0\u2026

— Will swart (@Will swart) 1620915814

I'm a Jew. I care deeply about Israel, although I've never once visited. It's not my "home country." I am thoroughly American. Proudly and loudly so. Born here, raised here. \n\nWhy do we Jews keep having to "prove" our loyalty to some on the far right and left? It's exhausting.pic.twitter.com/G4KfcotK1q

— Russell Drew (@Russell Drew) 1620914972

It's usually the anti-semitic people who think American Jews *must* support Israel without question.\n\nNewsmax's Grant Stinchfield should APOLOGIZE to every American Jew for saying that our "home country" isn't the USA, and for politicizing us for supporting Biden. Disgusting.

— Jake Lobin (@Jake Lobin) 1620918864

In Russia, Russians didn't consider Russian Jews Russian. The result\u2014pogroms.\n\nIn Germany, Germans didn't consider German Jews German. The result\u2014the Holocaust.\n\nTrump and his Newsmax pals don't consider American Jews American, but Israeli.\n\nIt's antisemitism, and it's dangerous.https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1392837004350484492\u00a0\u2026

— Seth Abramson (@Seth Abramson) 1620919542

Ditto. There's a distant branch of my paternal GM's family in Israel, I've never spoken, met or corresponded with. No visits or plan to visit. Have opinions. That's my whole connection.

— \u2721\ufe0f MG \u2721\ufe0f #LetsGetToWork #BidenAgenda (@\u2721\ufe0f MG \u2721\ufe0f #LetsGetToWork #BidenAgenda) 1620913600

I'm Jewish. I was born and raised in Wisconsin, I've lived in Illinois and Missouri, and I'm living today in New York. I've never been to Israel. Israel isn't my home country.

— Alex Basson \ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83c\udf89 (@Alex Basson \ud83d\udc89\ud83d\udc89\ud83c\udf89) 1620914908

When @stinchfield1776 calls Israel the "home country" of Jewish Americans, he's explicitly saying that Jewish Americans are not real Americans.\n\nThat, right there, is probably why Jewish Americans do not support him.https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1392837004350484492\u00a0\u2026

— Noah Smith \ud83d\udc07 (@Noah Smith \ud83d\udc07) 1620928840

When someone on the far right tells American Jews that Israel is our "home country," what is being said is, "You don't belong here." To them it doesn't matter where we were born: We're unwanted immigrants on their land.https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1392837004350484492\u00a0\u2026

— Mark Harris (@Mark Harris) 1620926256

republicans have a special ability to end up being antisemitic while attempting to pander to american jewshttps://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1392837004350484492\u00a0\u2026

— Right Wing Cope (@Right Wing Cope) 1620926180