#149 - Congressman Ritchie Torres

Congressman Ritchie Torres: "Our college campuses are indoctrinating the next generation of Americans with a hatred for Israel that is visceral and fanatical." In a candid conversation, Congressman Ritchie Torres (D) warns that the Biden administration should not block Israel from going into Rafah and sounds the alarm about the dramatic rise of antisemitism on college campuses and on social media. He sheds light on the indoctrination of young Americans with a fervent hatred for Israel, calling it a 'war on Israel as a Jewish state.' Torres shares the personal and political toll of supporting Israel, highlighting the numerous threats he has received. Torres voices concern over the future of US-Israel relations and asserts that if the ICC issues warrants against Israeli leaders as they have threatened to do, then Congress will act to restrain the court.