Democrats in California wish to put the blame for recent anti-sematic attacks on Israel. Fox News has learned that a draft resolution which was to be presented at the California Democratic Party State Convention, accused the Israeli government of willfully “aligning with the virulent Islamophobia” of white supremacist groups in the U.S. Furthermore, the proposed resolution linked Israel indirectly to the Oct. 2018 massacre of 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

The resolution — one of several anti-Israel resolutions that were put forth by far-left Democrats in California — came as prominent national Democrats have wrestled with high-profile allegations of anti-Semitism in their ranks in recent months. Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, in particular, have faced scrutiny from their own party for comments widely perceived to be anti-Semitic. In March, the House passed a bipartisan resolution condemning various forms of bigotry in response.

Fortunately, as written, the resolutions were not allowed to be debated on the floor by the Resolutions Committee of the California Democratic Party. Still, according to the Jewish newspaper The Forward, four of the rewritten resolutions were passed by the committee on May 31 at the party’s state convention in San Francisco, and two were withdrawn. The original authors of the four passed resolutions withdrew their names and co-sponsorships due to the significant changes, according to the report.

Israeli Policies Inspire an “Atmosphere” of Anti-Semitism

According to The Forward, one resolution – authored by David Mandel – a state Assembly delegate from the Sacramento area who reportedly holds dual U.S.-Israel citizenship, suggested that the Israeli government is partly responsible for the atmosphere inspiring last October’s massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

Other resolutions urged a rollback of President Donald Trump’s Israel policies, including recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights; condemn Israel for clashes with Palestinians in Gaza without mentioning provocations or attacks by the Hamas leadership there; and direct party officials to take a subsidized trip to Israel only if they spend the same amount of time visiting Palestinian villages and leaders.

In a statement to the press, the Democratic Majority for Israel praised the California Democratic Party for rejecting the one-sided resolutions attacking Israel.

“Working with other organizations, our board, and individuals, we made clear to California Democratic Party leaders and delegates that these resolutions were oversimplified and inaccurate. And we are very pleased that, after careful deliberation, the party accepted our view. Sadly though, this is not the last time we’ll see efforts to demonize and delegitimize Israel.” The group’s president, Mark Mellman said.

True, and it is particularly sad when such unfounded, and one-sided attacks come from albeit far-right, but official representatives of the Democratic Party.