Dennis Bernard
Role at the time: Jewish Federations of North America government-relations chair
Condemned
Statement summary
Bernard calls El-Sayed's answer on whether Israel or Iran is more dangerous the defining moment for his community and an astounding comment.
“the defining moment for our community ... It’s an astounding comment.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Jewish Democrats assess El-Sayed's debate answersNamed interviews
Named interviews assess the October 8 Israel-Iran comparison.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Reference point: El-Sayed's refusal to rank Israel and Iran as threats and his comparison of the dangers they pose. Condemned: Bernard calls that answer astounding and says El-Sayed needed a better one. Minimized and Challenged the characterization do not fit, because he neither downplays nor redescribes the answer; he rejects it.