Dem Sen­ate Nom­i­nee Esca­lates Anti-Israel Rhetoric, Dis­miss­es Jew­ish Objec­tions

Maine Demo­c­ra­t­ic Sen­ate nom­i­nee Troy Jack­son is dou­bling down on his accu­sa­tion that Israel is com­mit­ting “geno­cide” in Gaza over its war with Hamas ter­ror­ists, now dis­miss­ing objec­tions from Jew­ish Main­ers.  
Jack­son has embraced the “geno­cide” label since replac­ing Gra­ham Plat­ner, whose insur­gent, anti-war cam­paign drew heavy left-wing sup­port before he was forced to drop out amid a rape alle­ga­tion, which he denies.
At a town hall over the week­end, Jack­son claimed Israel is com­mit­ting a “geno­cide” in Gaza and that he is “not will­ing to vote for any more bombs.” 
“I’m def­i­nite­ly, you know, not will­ing to vote for any more bombs, any more aid going. I mean, I’ve said yes­ter­day that [Israeli Prime Min­is­ter Ben­jamin] Netanyahu’s a war crim­i­nal; I would pros­e­cute him,” Jack­son said. “I obvi­ous­ly reit …