Morton Klein

“Ilhan Omar is one of the most vicious Jew haters in America,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein said Ilhan Omar is one of the most vicious Jew haters in America, speaking on behalf of himself and not as the leader of the ZOA.

“And it is very painful to me that the leaders of the Democratic Party have not continuously and vigorously condemned her”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein expressed pain that Democratic Party leaders have not vigorously condemned antisemitic political leaders including Rep. Ilhan Omar.

“The polls show that it’s likely that Netanyahu will win again, but he may have to have a broader coalition to bring in people from the left of center,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein warned that Netanyahu may win Israel's elections but might need a broader coalition including left-of-center parties.

“I think the odds are high Bibi will continue to be the prime minister. But his hands will be somewhat tied if he’s forced, and I think he will be forced, to bring people from left of the center to have coalition.”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein predicted Netanyahu will likely remain prime minister but said his hands could be tied by a forced coalition with left-of-center parties.

“They went in house to house, door to door, murdering every single family,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein described how Hamas terrorists went house to house murdering families during the Oct. 7 attacks.

“the people demanded: destroy Hamas.”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein said the people have demanded that the Israeli government destroy Hamas.

“Can you imagine? They go in and there's a mother and a father and children sitting, they're scared out of their minds, and they shoot them to death. And oftentimes they raped the mother first and then they murdered them. Then they put babies into ovens and killed them that way. It's just a nightmare what they did.”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein recounted graphic details of Hamas atrocities during the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel.

“Yes, their goal is to murder every single Jew. In fact, the leaders of Hamas have said repeatedly: 'We will have many, many more Oct. 7s; you wait, many, more Oct. 7s,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein said Hamas's goal is to murder every Jew and claimed Hamas leaders have promised many more Oct. 7-style attacks.

“They still believe just give the Arabs more, it’ll be all right.”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein said left-of-center people still believe that giving more to Arabs will resolve the conflict.

“Mamdani was asked to condemn the phrase, globalize the intifada … he refused to condemn this phrase,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein said Mamdani refused to condemn the phrase 'globalize the intifada.'

“He said both of them are dangerous to America, and he said Israel is as evil as Hamas,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein said Abdul El-Sayed called both Iran and Israel dangerous to America and said Israel is as evil as Hamas during a Michigan Senate debate.

“They're anti-Israel voices. They don't really give a damn about the Palestinians either. They just hate Jews in the Jewish state. That's my opinion.”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein characterized anti-Zionist voices as anti-Israel and antisemitic rather than merely pro-Palestinian.

“Elissa Slotkin, the senator from Michigan, Jewish senator, has endorsed him. And [Dana] Nessel, the attorney general, Jewish attorney general has endorsed them. This is disgraceful.”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein called it disgraceful that Jewish officials Elissa Slotkin and Dana Nessel endorsed El-Sayed.

“If this guy was unequivocally anti-Black, they would have all condemned him. Why don't they condemn people who hate Jews for no reason whatsoever? It's very, very frightening,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein argued that if El-Sayed were anti-Black he would be condemned, asking why anti-Jewish hate is not similarly condemned.

“as tough as nails, responding with overwhelming force for any terrorism,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein said any future Israeli government after the Oct. 27 elections must be tough and respond with overwhelming force to terrorism.

“Viciously antisemitic members of Congress have not been condemned in any significant way by the Democratic Party,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein criticized the Democratic Party for not significantly condemning viciously antisemitic members of Congress.

“The Democratic Party has not condemned him. Worse, [Senate Minority Leader] Chuck Schumer endorsed him, has given him tens of millions of dollars to run,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein criticized the Democratic Party and Chuck Schumer for endorsing Abdul El-Sayed despite his remarks.

“Yes, because some of the left-of-center people are appeasement-oriented,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein said a coalition with left-of-center parties could weaken Israel's response because some are appeasement-oriented.

“This guy is a monster. He is a jihadist Jew-hater supporter of terrorism.”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein called Mamdani a monster and a jihadist Jew-hater supporter of terrorism for declining to condemn the phrase 'globalize the intifada.'

“So it's disappointing to me as an American that we don't condemn people who are filled with hate and not filled with what's best for America.”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein expressed disappointment as an American that hateful people are not condemned.

“I blame the Jewish leaders and the Israeli leaders themselves: You might find that surprising,”

Morton Klein · said 2026-10-13 · reported 2026-10-18

Klein blamed Jewish and Israeli leaders for not making clear that the Hamas Charter calls for murdering every Jew and destroying Israel.