Democrats' unity behind Biden eroding due to support for 'Israel': NYT
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Liberal Democrats are demanding that Biden break the pattern of support for "Israel" embedded in US policy and calling for a ceasefire.
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Protesters in New York call for an end to the Israeli occupation of Palestine on October 13, 2023 (AFP)
As the Israeli aggression rages on in Gaza, the United States is seeing its own kind of war over US foreign policies and current President Joe Biden's capabilities for future presidency.
Biden's support for "Israel" is having lasting effects on his left-leaning voters and people of color with them reporting more dissatisfaction toward him than ever before, according to The New York Times.
Liberal Democrats are demanding that Biden break the pattern of support for "Israel" embedded in US policy and calling for a ceasefire.
The issue of support for the occupation is a fundamental policy dispute according to the NYT, which makes it different from issues like the economy that could be remedied with communication. Biden is incapable of navigating Democrats' ideological and generational divides as he has in the past since this issue has no middle ground.
Blacks and Hispanics, which were behind Biden's victory in 2020, may be the most critical of his support for "Israel" today since all 18 House members who signed an “immediate de-escalation and cease-fire" petition were people of color.
Polling has shown that US support for "Israel" is less favorable among voters under 35.
Dozens of colleges scheduled a walkout on Wednesday in support of Palestinian liberation by the group Students for Justice in Palestine.
Last week, hundreds of individuals convened in a peaceful demonstration outside the Capitol Building on Wednesday to protest the war on Gaza, Sputnik reported.
The rally was organized by multiple Jewish anti-occupation organizations, namely Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow.
"I can guarantee that this crowd is 100% peaceful. We are here because we abhor violence. We don't want people killed anywhere, and we are desperate now to stop the killing in Gaza," Medea Benjamin, one of the organizers, told Sputnik. "There will be no violence from anyone in this crowd."
Biden's supporters changing perspectives amid US' Gaza war response
Palestinian-American comedian Maysoon Zayid was a big supporter of US President Joe Biden during his presidential campaign, even speaking on a call set up by the Biden campaign featuring Arab women and Biden's team even praised her endorsement in a press release.
Zayid now says she can no longer support him for 2024 in light of his response to the war on Gaza, as she says, “The man broke my heart."
She expressed fear for Palestinians and Muslims in the US who are currently facing discrimination and hatred since the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7 and stated that Biden is just adding fuel to the fire through his rhetoric.
Democratic donor, who attended the Eid al-Fitr at the White House this year, Hala Hijazi, stated she is contemplating leaving the national finance network, which supported Biden, over his handling of the matter.
