The Democratic Party’s Hamas Problem

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The Democratic Party’s Hamas Problem

Initial polls show most Americans sympathize with Israel following the terrorist attacks by Hamas. President Biden's support for Israel aligns with public opinion, but a growing division within the Democratic Party is evident. It raises challenges for the President's stance on the issue and the party in general.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) said in a speech on October 18, “President Biden, not all of America is with you on this one, and you need to wake up and understand that we are literally watching people daily commit genocide, and we still stand by and say nothing.”

Likewise, Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO), wants the end of “support for Israeli military occupation and apartheid.”

The Epoch Times reported that it’s likely that the party will remain unified:

According to Mark Mellman, a Democrat pollster and strategist, the vast majority of the public and congressional Democrats back President Biden on Israel, making the opposition from some progressive members irrelevant for the time being.

“For now, at least, the president has a unified party behind him. They’re unified in their support for Israel and unified in their understanding of the need to remove Hamas from power. And that could change over time,” he told The Epoch Times.

However, a Republican strategist doesn’t think it’s smooth sailing for the Democrats.

Brian Seitchik, a Republican strategist, pointed to a widening schism within the Democratic Party, owing to the anti-Israel stance of some hard-left progressives.

“The Democrats are certainly divided over Israel. There is a very strong anti-Israel, anti-Semitic faction that exists in the Democratic Party,” Mr. Seitchik told The Epoch Times.

“That's a fairly new strain. Support for Israel really used to be a bipartisan issue."
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Mr. Seitchik concurred, noting that anti-Israel sentiment within the Democratic Party could alienate pro-Israel voters, including those in key swing states such as Michigan, Arizona, and Wisconsin, as well as in GOP-leaning Florida.

“This anti-Israel strain that is so aggressively running through the Democratic Party could cause them serious problems,” he said.

RELATED:

NYT Admits It Relied on Hamas Sources to Blame Israel for Gaza Hospital Attack (The Daily Fetched)

Associated Press Won't Let Reporters Call Hamas a Terrorist Organization (Free Beacon)

How the Democrats betrayed the Jews (David Mamet on Unherd)

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