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Former New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a lifelong Democrat and activist against antisemitism, has officially changed his party registration to Republican — as has his wife, he announced on Thursday morning. Hikind made the revelation on Twitter: IT’S OFFICIAL: My wife and I have switched our party affiliation from Democrat to Republican! Ppl have long been asking, “Dov, when are you gonna leave the Democratic Party?” Well, the time has come bc the Dems have turned their back on Jews & Israel, so it’s officially done! pic.twitter.com/VAlGaaALDO — Dov Hikind (@HikindDov) July 20, 2023

When former New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a conservative Democrat and a Jew, challenged Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) about her alleged anti-Semitism at a Muslims for Peace event on Sunday at Rutgers University, several police officers surrounded him and then forcibly removed him from the event. As Hikind, the founder of Americans Against Anti-Semitism, was being forced out of the room, the attendees started chanting “Ra-shi-da! Ra-shi-da! Ra-shi-da!” After the altercation, Hikind tweeted, “Police just ejected me from an event of @Muslims4Peace at @RutgersU which was a fine event until @RashidaTlaib showed up. I challenged her about her antisemitism...

Add New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind of Brooklyn to the list of Democrats distancing themselves from the party's leaders. The lawmaker slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday for his attacks on President Trump in a new fundraising email. Instead of "villainizing" the White House and the "hard right," Hikind suggested Schumer and his fellow Democrats at least admit that the economy is improving and that there are radicals in their own party. He wrote his suggestions in a Facebook post. "You forgot to tell us about the economy," Hikind tells Schumer. "As good as it’s been, economists...

New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Borough Park) joined Neil Cavuto on Your World to discuss the Obama administration's response to the conflict in Israel. Hikind criticized Obama, calling his administration "out of control" and their response that of "amateur hour in America".

Hikind apologizes for wearing blackface at Purim party - says offending anyone 'was not the intention' Assemblyman Dov Hikind apologized this afternoon for donning blackface at his blowout Purim party, after spending all morning defending his outrageous getup. The joyous Jewish celebration of Purim can often involve Halloween-type costumes and Hikind didn’t spare any detail in his curious retro look. He wore brown face paint, sunglasses, an Afro wig and an orange jersey, in his bid to look like a 70s hoops star. “To anyone who was offended, I’m sorry,” Hikind said. “That was not the intention.” The powerful Brooklyn...

New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind in a pro-Israel rally in New York: Obama's administration doesn't understand Israel's problems. New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D) spoke on Tuesday in a pro-Israel rally in New York City, ahead of the vote in the United Nations on the Palestinian state. It was the same rally in which Texas governor Rick Perry also spoke, blaming President Barack Obama and his Middle East policies for the Palestinian Authority’s unilateral statehood bid.

Prominent Democratic state Assemblyman Dov Hikind has decided to endorse Republican Bob Turner in the race to replace Queens Rep. Anthony Weiner, another sign that next week's special election could be unexpectedly close in the overwhelmingly Democratic district. Mr. Hikind—who over the years has crossed party lines multiple times to endorse Republicans including George W. Bush and former governor George Pataki—has scheduled a news conference Wednesday to announce he will support Mr. Turner. Mr. Hikind had already indicated he wouldn't endorse the Democrat, fellow state Assemblyman David Weprin. Mr. Hikind has said he is upset about Mr. Weprin's vote earlier...

ASHINGTON, June 7— A re-examination of years of terrorist plots and attacks around the world, including the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, suggests that American intelligence agencies profoundly underestimated Al Qaeda's reach and aspirations for more than a decade as it grew from obscurity into a global terrorist threat, lawmakers and investigators said this week.As Congressional investigators look back far beyond the series of signals missed before the Sept. 11 attacks, they are seeking answers to many questions about Al Qaeda that law enforcement and intelligence agencies still cannot answer themselves, officials said.In particular, they said, Congressional investigators are trying...

On Evil Conservative Radio's Wednesday night show on WVOX-1460 Am in NYC, NY State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democrat from Brooklyn, shares his concerns about the Obama administration with EC and Chris

NY State Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Bklyn) expresses his concern about the Obama administration's heavy-handed policies, Obama's Executive Order to spend $20.3 Million relocating Gaza militants to the United States, and Obama's obsequious bro-mance with Iran's Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, on Evil Conservative Radio.

Name ‘em and shame ‘em. Seriously. Fox News and the Journal should be all over this. Judging from the number of Democrats quoted in the piece as being upset about it, there’s no shortage of people willing to leak. Let’s find out who, precisely, decided that inviting a prominent Republican to a nonpartisan rally might warrant a visit from the IRS. And then, in the words of a famous cult leader, let’s get in their faces. Sources tell CBS 2 HD that a decision to disinvite Palin from the high profile rally after Clinton pulled out in a huff came...

NY State Assemblyman Dov Hikind was in Sderot for Purim. Nachum Segal discussed this experience with him on Segal's radio program this morning. Listen here. ML/NJ

A planned Arabic-themed public school in Brooklyn has prompted polarized reactions. Critics warned Monday that students could be "indoctrinated" with radical Islamic beliefs and supporters called such statements "racist." The Khalil Gibran International Academy has generated controversy almost from the start... The schools first principal resigned after criticism over her affiliation with a group that sells tee-shirts with the word "intifada" on them. Debbie Almontaser called it quits after she failed to condemn the use of the highly charged word, an Arabic term for the Palestinian uprising against Israel... New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn)said the school's children could be...