DEEP DOWN SOUTH in the state of Georgia, the Democratic gubernatorial candidates' positions on a foreign conflict occurring 6,000 miles away became an issue in late November.

It started when Steve Berman, a prominent Atlanta-area real estate developer and Democratic donor penned an op-ed in the Atlanta Jewish Times implying that Stacey Abrams — one of two candidates vying for the gubernatorial nomination in 2018 — would be a "pro-BDS" governor.

BDS stands for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, the economic pressure campaign being waged against Israel in response to its treatment of the Palestinians.

Berman complained that Abrams opposed the passage of a Georgia lawthat bars state funds to contractors who refuse to pledge that they do not boycott Israel or its settlements.

"Stacey Abrams's tacit support for the BDS movement ignores years of solid Jewish support for the Democratic Party and brings into question whether this singular event disqualifies her as the standard bearer of the Democratic Party in Georgia," he concluded, pointing out that her opponent Stacey Evans supported passage of that law.