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California Democrat says anti-Israel extremism has ‘decimated the Democratic Party’

JL;DR SUMMARY In an effort to tackle what she perceives as anti-Israel extremism undermining the Democratic Party, Esther Kim Varet is challenging Republican Rep. Young Kim in California. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityZionismDemocratic PartyJewish ValuesCaliforniaPolitical CampaignArt WorldAnti Israel ExtremismEsther Kim Varet

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California, United States
"Esther Kim Varet, an art gallery owner mounting an outsider bid as a Democrat to unseat Rep. Young Kim (R-CA), said she wants to help repair and strengthen a Democratic Party she said has been severely undermined by rampant anti-Israel activism."
Texas, United States
"Kim Varet, who grew up in an evangelical Christian Korean household in Texas going to a Christian school, said that she did not fully understand the richness of Jewish culture or the challenges of antisemitism when she and her now-husband first began dating, and has come to discover them over their time together."
Israel
"She said that she saw stark differences between the authoritarian regimes in Syria, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt and the democratic government in Israel, and said, my priority as an American is to do whatever it takes to preserve democracy."
Orange County, California, United States
"She said she had early conversations with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and other groups about the possibility of flipping the Orange County swing seat, a top Democratic target."

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