Original sentence: Around the same time, Representative Steve Israel and the National Jewish Democratic Council denounced Charles Barron and supported his opponent, Hakeem Jeffries
Edited sentence: Around the same time, Representative Steve Israel and the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) denounced Charles Barron and supported his opponent, Hakeem Jeffries.Barron stated in response that Duke endorsing his candidacy is irrelevant "foolishness" he doesn't want to discuss and that "We're staying focused -- and we demand respect for our campaign.Congress, has thrown the Zionist-influenced media and the Zio-political establishment in a tizzy” and that his opponent, Hakeem Jeffries, has “sold his soul to the international Zio-bankers.I don't think it's intelligent.I don't think that's a campaign issue.On June 20, 2012, former Ku Klux Klan] Grand Wizard David Duke endorsed Barron, stating in a video posted online that "The possible election of a dedicated anti-Zionist to the U.” He praised Barron for his views on Israel, stating that "Barron is certainly right about Zionist control over the media and our government, and the treason that’s existed in our Congress and he’s right about the fact that Zionist wars have caused the death or harming of hundreds of thousands of Americans and cost you trillions of your tax dollars" although he added that he disagrees with Barron on issues such as Affirmative Action and with Barron’s "extreme racist, even violently anti-white rhetoric