CHICAGO — Republican governor candidate Darren Bailey has created more controversy with Illinois’ Jewish community after a weekend visit to a Palestinian group where he spoke in front of a map that relabeled Israel as Palestine and said he would consider seeking repeal of a state law banning public pension fund investments in firms that boycott the Jewish state.
Bailey on Saturday spoke to the Palestinian American Club of Bridgeview, where a map was displayed behind him that depicted the Israel region as Palestine and labeled Jerusalem as its capital. Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
Speaking with a Palestinian TV station at the event, Bailey also questioned the constitutionality of legislation and laws aimed at blocking the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement against Israel, known as BDS, the Jewish publication The Algemeiner reported.
