GREAT NECK, NY — Friends of David Hassid, the campaign committee supporting New York State Assembly candidate David Hassid, today released a statement expressing deep outrage following bombshell revelations showing that Democratic opponent Kim Keiserman’s anti-Israel political ties and financial support go much further than previously known.

While earlier reporting in the New York Post detailed Keiserman’s financial support for Israel-hating politicians, including James Talarico and Raphael Warnock, newly uncovered campaign finance records reveal that Keiserman’s pattern of bankrolling anti-Israel hatred is far more extensive and deeply rooted.

The latest revelations expose that Kim Keiserman made 26 contributions to Friends of Melanie D’Arrigo.  D’Arrigo was a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives with a documented record of anti-Israel stances and close ties to groups which are hostile toward the Jewish State:

These new revelations demonstrate that Keiserman’s anti-Israel financial backing goes well beyond her previously reported donations to other anti-Israel politicians:

As the son of Iranian Jewish refugees who escaped persecution during Iran’s 1979 Revolution—his father fleeing on horseback—David Hassid expressed profound outrage that his opponent’s anti-Israel bankrolling runs so much deeper than voters were initially led to believe.

“These bombshell revelations prove that Kim Keiserman’s anti-Israel ties go much further than previously known,” said David Hassid. “Kim Keiserman has put her money behind candidates who have been at the forefront of an anti-Israel and anti-Semitic agenda. She has used her own money to back politicians who have voted against weapons funding for Israel and officials who have compared Israeli settlements to ‘apartheid.’ This sort of anti-Israel agenda has no place in the New York State Assembly and is completely at odds with the large Jewish and Persian communities that call the 16th Assembly District home. I am offended by Keiserman’s funding of an anti-Israel agenda, and she owes voters of the 16th Assembly District an explanation and an apology.”

“The choice in the race for the 16th Assembly District couldn’t be more stark,” Hassid added. “My opponent has put her personal finances behind politicians who have actively worked against the State of Israel — in word and in deed. As the son of parents who escaped religious persecution in Iran, I will never stand with the forces of anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism. I will be a voice in the fight against anti-Semitism and all forms of hate.”

Hassid has proven his commitment to protecting local communities, working alongside Nassau County Legislator Mazi Pilip to support key legislation against hate, including the Religious Freedom Act (protecting houses of worship from blockade) and the Mask Ban legislation (preventing violent demonstrators from hiding their identities).

Endorsing Hassid, Nassau County Legislator Mazi Pilip stated:

“David Hassid is a strong voice against anti-Semitism and all hate. We need him in the New York State Assembly. There is no place in elective office for his opponent, based on her record of funding politicians who have taken disgraceful anti-Israel positions and made offensive statements. I encourage everyone in the 16th Assembly District to vote for David Hassid for Assembly.”

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