How is Michael Blake the better alternative to Ritchie Torres?
- Took Israel Lobby $
- Spoke at AIPAC conference
- 2 Israel lobby-paid trips to Israel
- Retracted saying Israel holds hostages
- Flip-flopped acknowledging Israel genocide
- Condemned DSA for opposing Israel trips for lawmakers
- Drew parallels between racism against blacks & the struggle of Israelis with terrorism (despite the fact that Israel is an Apartheid state)
- Questionable gov travel reimbursements which prompted an investigation
- Introduced bill benefiting Airbnb while getting paid by Airbnb via consulting firm Hilltop
In 2025, authenticity matters more than ever. Michael Blake is a DNC insider (former DNC vice chair) who blows whichever way the winds of opportunity blow. He is NOT an authentic candidate.
The poorest district in America, the Bronx, deserves a better choice.
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2025 Retracted saying Israel is committing genocide in January & continued to apologize for it through May. Every major human rights group has determined that Israel is committing genocide. When Blake was preparing to launch his campaign, he flipped again & acknowledged genocide on September 16, 2025
2020 Drew parallels between his experience as a black man in the Bronx and the struggle of Israelis against terrorism. Every human rights group acknowledges Israel is an Apartheid state where Palestinians are treated as subhumans by the Israeli government.
Crain published an extensive study in 2019 showing a long pattern of submitting travel reimbursements for government work while doing political work in different states than stated work travel. (See link in sources post above)
2015: Introduced bill benefiting Airbnb while getting paid by consulting firm, Hilltop, which was hired by Airbnb to promote the bill Blake introduced
2025: Made a statement about all sides returning hostages. After Zionists told him to go f*ck himself, he retracted & apologized.
As of May 2025, Israel held 3577 Palestinians hostage (no charges, indefinite detention)
Took Israel Lobby money and spoke at Israel Lobby events
Israel Lobby Paid Trips
- 2014 AIPAC-affiliated paid trip to Israel
- 2017 Israel lobby paid trip to Israel
- 2020 Condemned DSA for asking NYC lawmakers not to take Israel paid trips
So how is Michael Blake a better alternative to Ritchie Torres?
Are we saying any apartheid & genocide supporting pro-Israel candidate can just wash it all away simply by making a statement right before launching their campaign?
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