(Jewish Group) GOP flier in Virginia House race shows Jewish Democrat and a pile of gold coins

[Behind the Aegis]

A GOP flier distributed to homes in the Virginia suburbs of Washington depicts the Jewish Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates at a table stacked high with gold coins, a pairing of images of Jewish candidates with money that has proliferated in political attack ads in recent years.

“Dan Helmer has raised Virginia’s cost of living to new heights,” the mailer said. It was distributed this week by Helmer’s Republican challenger, Howard Pyon.

Helmer, the incumbent in the House of Delegate’s 40th District, which covers parts of Fairfax and Prince William counties, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the photoshopped scene was clearly antisemitic and that he had heard from Jewish families in the district who were outraged.

“People are deeply upset by this,” said Helmer, an incumbent freshman running for reelection. “They expect us to be talking about the issues, not to be using antisemitic tropes.”

A spokesman for Pyon said the depiction in the recent mailer was not antisemitic and could apply to any politician accused of voting to hike taxes.

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[madaboutharry]

1. It is a modern day version of Nazi propaganda posters

from the Third Reich depicting Jews as money lenders and globalists.

It never ends.

[Budi]

2. The next US Rep that whips up this same pointed hate better be censured.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. That made me giggle.

You know that won't happen.

[Budi]

4. No. But it should, in a Democracy.

[Behind the Aegis]

5. No argument from me!

But what should be and what is are often two very different things. One can't condemn anti-Semitism unless a council of non-Jews decides it is really anti-Semitism, Jews need not express an opinion, and even then, the only condemnation must also be followed with a condemnation of every other form of bigotry, and in doing so, hope they don't leave out....anti-Semitism!