Queens, NY – Anti-Semitism Charges Hurled in City Council Race
- November 2, 2009 - ט"ו חשון תש"ע
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Queens, NY – The heated battle for a Queens seat on the City Council got even uglier Sunday as charges of anti-Semitism and voter fraud were lobbed.
Cops were called in to break up a rally for Democratic candidate Kevin Kim after supporters of his opponent, Republican Dan Halloran, crashed the event. The two are locked in an increasingly nasty campaign for Democrat Tony Avella’s seat representing Whitestone, Bayside and College Point.
Kim supporters and religious leaders began the day outside Republican headquarters, trying to make hay over Halloran’s acknowledged involvement in a pre-Christian pagan religion, Theodism.
“By comparing animal blood sacrifices with the Jewish dietary laws of keeping kosher, it’s no wonder that Dan Halloran’s religion is supported by neo-Nazis and white supremacists,” said Michael Dovid Sais, a Jewish Kim supporter.
The anti-Halloran protesters claim the religion furthers anti-Catholic and anti-Semitic views – something a Jewish leader who stood with Halloran yesterday in Whitestone was quick to dispute.
“It’s a clear sign of a desperate campaign,” said Halloran, a lawyer.
Kim and his supporters say Halloran’s campaign is full of racially coded literature aimed at scaring white voters. If elected, Kim, also a lawyer, would be the first Korean-American elected to the Council.
Halloran has painted Kim as a pawn of Asian developers, a charge Kim denies.
Yesterday, Halloran accused Kim’s campaign of voter intimidation on Primary Day.
Kim was joined at the Bay Terrace shopping center by several heavy hitters eager to vouch for his skills.
“He stands for the best of America and the best of New York,” U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said.
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