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Comedian\u00a0Bill Maher\u00a0took aim at what he portrayed as the Democratic Party\u2019s double standard on religion Friday, quipping that a candidate\u2019s public faith is welcome \u201cas long as that faith isn\u2019t Jewish.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The segment aired after CNN anchor Dana Bash discussed Texas Democrat James Talarico\u2019s outspoken Christianity during a segment on \u201cReal Time,\u201d saying he \u201cwears his faith on his sleeve\u201d in a way Talarico believes could help him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, in the Democratic Party, as long as that faith isn\u2019t Jewish, you\u2019re good,\u201d Maher retorted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, you said it.\u201d Bash replied.<\/p>\n

Maher then interjected, \u201cYeah, I said it because it\u2019s true!\u201d<\/p>\n

Pew Research Center\u00a0polling shows 80% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents (80%) hold an unfavorable view of Israel, up sharply from 53% in 2022.<\/p>\n

At the same time, 41% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents surveyed hold a negative view of the Jewish state.<\/p>\n

Fifty-eight percent of those right-leaning voters have a positive view.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Democratic Party has also put forth a series of candidates, personalities and elected officials who espouse anti-Israel beliefs, including Michigan Senate candidate\u00a0Abdul El-Sayed\u00a0and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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When reached for comment Saturday, Sam Markstein, Republican Jewish Coalition national political director and spokesman, agreed with Maher and spoke of the GOP as the only party still willing to accommodate Jewish people who are proud of their identity and support of Israel.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a rare occasion when we agree with Bill Maher, but he\u2019s right: there is only one party where American Jews can be proudly Jewish and loudly pro-Israel, and it\u2019s the Republican Party,\u201d he told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDemocrats prove it again and again \u2014 from\u00a0Kamala Harris\u00a0passing over Josh Shapiro in 2024 to the rise of communist elected officials who traffic in antisemitism in halls of power across the country,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Democratic Party is being remade by its radicalized base, and party leadership continues to fecklessly whistle past the political graveyard as American Jews flee.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to the Democratic National Committee for comment but did not immediately hear back.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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