Congressman Mike Lawler is calling on his Democratic challenger, Cait Conley, to clarify what he says are conflicting statements regarding U.S. military aid to Israel.
The dispute stems from Conley’s reported comments that she would have supported a $3.3 billion military aid package for Israel while also calling the vote “shameful.”
Lawler’s campaign argues that the two positions are contradictory and says Conley owes voters—particularly the large Jewish community in New York’s 17th Congressional District—a clear explanation of where she stands.
The campaign also criticized Conley for declining to directly address the position of Congressman Pat Ryan, who endorsed her campaign earlier this year and campaigned alongside her last month. Ryan has come under criticism from both Republicans and some Democrats after voting in favor of a measure to eliminate $3.3 billion in U.S. military aid to Israel. Notably, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposed the amendment, calling it overly broad and urging Democrats to vote against it.
“Cait Conley’s embarrassing attempt to have her cake and eat it too on such a critical issue to the 17th Congressional District and its large Jewish population not only insults people’s intelligence, but reveals a candidate completely lacking in conviction, credibility, and seriousness,” Lawler campaign manager Ciro Riccardi said in a statement. “Jewish voters and people in both parties who support Israel won’t let her get away with this two-faced garbage, and the press shouldn’t either.”
Lawler’s campaign is urging Conley to publicly clarify her position on military aid to Israel, saying voters deserve a consistent and unequivocal answer on an issue that remains a top priority for many residents of the district.
Conley has not publicly responded to the latest criticism.
Mike, Unfortunately the community in Rockland mostly don’t care about Israel
Pick better things please
If you will be too much pro Israel it will cost you some votes from satmar and other kanoim
💯 Mr AF, we’ve all seen the videos how the Israeli נאציונים are acting to the Heimishe hidden with גזירת הגיוס און מחאות
BH the Israeli stocks word wide is going down and down
Check this out
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Dear congressman Lawler, although your questions towards Conley might be fair. I don’t get how you’re missing (again) to question your own colleagues? Or even the Vice President that is from your party, just last week he went on infamous conspiracy theorist podcast Joe Rogan and bashed Israel for lots of stuff. I didn’t see you commenting on that…. Why the hypocrisy?
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Disgusting, reprehensible garbage. May they both rot in prison.
Shame on the US for allowing them in the country, but what would you expect.
Thanks to Mike and other idiots who are using the Israel playbook just as a tool, when they feel they can win without jews, Mike Lawler’s giving out a Video – STORM.
When he see he needs Jewish votes then he use his crocodile tears and pretends to Love Israel, but all he does is Making Israel a dividing issue – what divides the country as right – left, he flames the fire and hes the fault why Israel ceased to be a bipartisan issue, cuz he uses it as a fear mongering and hate/divide issue to gain him some short term votes…