{"id":2080922,"date":"2023-10-27T05:02:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T09:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-house-democrats-chafe-at-biden-israel-support-after-hamas-terror-attacks\/"},"modified":"2023-10-27T05:09:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T09:09:03","slug":"far-left-house-democrats-chafe-at-biden-israel-support-after-hamas-terror-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-house-democrats-chafe-at-biden-israel-support-after-hamas-terror-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-wing House Democrats criticize Biden&#8217;s backing of Israel following Hamas attacks."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffar-left-house-democrats-chafe-at-biden-israel-support-after-hamas-terror-attacks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2080922&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Deepening Divide: Democrats and the\u2062 Israel Conflict<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-worst-sin-in-the-world-the-worlds-orthodox-churches-condemn-russias-war-on-ukraine\/\" title=\"\u2018The Worst Sin In The World\u2019: The World\u2019s Orthodox Churches Condemn Russia\u2019s War On Ukraine\">long-simmering feud<\/a> among Democrats about how deeply, \u2063if at all, to support Israel is widening into a wrenching rift amid the nation&#8217;s defensive \u200cwar against Hamas terrorists in Gaza and foes elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Even before Hamas&#8217;s Oct. 7 terrorist attacks on targets in \u2064southern \u2063Israel, which\u200c have claimed more than 1,400 lives and captured about 200 hostages, \u200dmost still\u2062 in captivity, a rump of House Democrats were outspoken critics of the Jewish state \u2062and, in the cases of Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Cori \u2063Bush (D-MO), and\u200d arguably a couple of others, are outright opponents of the Middle East&#8217;s only\u200b democracy&#8217;s very existence in their calls for Palestinian sovereignty over land that&#8217;s been part of Israel since \u200cits 1948 founding.<\/p>\n<h3>Hostility vs. Support<\/h3>\n<p>Their hostility to Israel hasn&#8217;t softened since the \u2064mass terror attacks from the Gaza Strip, which Israel pulled\u200d out of unilaterally \u2062in 2005. It stands in stark contrast with President Joe Biden,\u2063 who flew to Israel \u200cin a show of support after the attacks, which \u2063produced the highest \u200dcasualty level of Jews on a single day since the Holocaust. As did Senate Majority \u2063Leader Chuck\u200d Schumer (D-NY), leading a bipartisan mission of senators. House Democratic leaders have also made clear their backing of Israel ahead of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-agrees-to-delay-ground-invasion-of-gaza-so-us-military-can-frantically-prepare\/\" title=\"Israel postpones ground invasion of Gaza to allow US military to hastily prepare.\">expected ground invasion<\/a> into Gaza aimed at eliminating the Hamas terror infrastructure \u2064in \u200btunnels and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-military-reveals-details-about-fight-to-push-hamas-out-of-israel\/\" title=\"Israeli military shares fight details against Hamas in Israel.\">rocket-launching sites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden, who has dealt with Israeli officials as vice president for eight years and over his 36-year Senate career as a Delaware Democrat, finds himself fending attacks \u2063from the likes \u200bof Tlaib, Omar, and Bush,\u2064 who have called Israel&#8217;s airstrikes on Gaza\u2062 &#8220;genocide.&#8221; He&#8217;s now working with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u200c and his government war planners on \u2063ways to defuse the hostage situation and allow food\u200d and medical supplies into \u2062Gaza\u2063 for Palestinian civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Biden is &#8220;stuck&#8221; between his broader international and strategic imperatives and complaints about his \u2062approach to Israel by the most liberal House Democrats, according \u200dto the Alexander Hamilton Society&#8217;s executive director, Gabriel Scheinmann.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;[Biden] actually thinks \u2064he is restraining Israel \u200bfrom mounting a more vigorous response\u200b and offensive, whether that\u2064 be Gaza, Lebanon, or Iran, but the far\u2063 Left of his party thinks that he&#8217;s actually enabling Israel to do\u200c these various things,&#8221;\u200b Scheinmann told the Washington Examiner. &#8220;Whenever Israel does actually launch some sort of ground offensive into Gaza,\u200c as well as what happens on the\u2062 northern border, he&#8217;s going to get pulled in two different directions very quickly.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Scheinmann dismissed &#8220;the Hamas \u200bCaucus,&#8221; contending that Biden&#8217;s Middle East policy was based \u200don \u2064a misunderstanding of U.S. interests in the region. Instead, he recommended that Biden establish better communication channels with Israel and stop pushing Netanyahu to explain his &#8220;endgame&#8221; while dealing &#8220;a very serious blow to the Iranian regime\u2063 and \u2062the proxies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[Biden&#8217;s] going to have to decide and get a sense of, especially as \u200dthe election season starts\u2064 to approach, what do the\u2062 more center-left or independent voters really feel \u2062and where do those congressmen and congresswomen line up in different ways,&#8221; Scheinmann, who was previously a \u2062top official at the Jewish Policy Center, said.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Goldberg, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-adviser-lott-trump-votes-subtracted-biden-votes-inflated\/\" title=\"DOJ Adviser Lott: Trump votes subtracted, Biden votes inflated\">senior adviser<\/a> for\u200c the Foundation\u2062 for Defense of Democracies, asserted it is &#8220;incumbent&#8221; upon Biden to do the &#8220;right thing,&#8221; regardless of &#8220;ideological extremes.&#8221; Goldberg argued that\u200b &#8220;it&#8217;s hard to imagine&#8221; \u200cthe American public &#8220;getting tired&#8221; of backing Israel &#8220;in its defense and going after\u200b terrorism,&#8221; bristling at the president lecturing Israel about the rule of law\u200d and rules\u2062 of war when Hamas &#8220;uses human shields.&#8221; The White House National Security Council aide during the Trump administration attributed Biden&#8217;s talk to an attempt to &#8220;placate&#8221; far-left Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His rhetoric\u200b so \u2064far is \u2064certainly trying to \u2064have some sort of evenhandedness displayed at a time that does\u2064 not call for evenhandedness, and \u2064some of \u2062that is unsettling,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But when the pedal hits the metal and there&#8217;s actually a \u200dlarger operation kicked \u200coff, if one occurs, and there&#8217;s a need for U.S. military\u200c resupply, that will be the ultimate test.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Retired Army Col. Rich Outzen, an Atlantic Council senior fellow, credited \u200dBiden for heeding\u2064 military advice regarding potential escalations by Lebanese militant organization Hezbollah and Iran, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/far-left-house-democrats-chafe-at-biden-israel-support-after-hamas-terror-attacks\/\" title=\"Left-wing House Democrats criticize Biden's backing of Israel following Hamas attacks.\">specifically sending \u200baircraft carrier groups<\/a> to the region, in addition to intelligence and advisory assistance to \u200cthe Israel Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This \u200bmust be\u200d viewed against the massive deterrence failure woven into the\u2062 Iranian nuclear negotiations,\u2064 especially the relaxation of oil sanctions that provided significant new revenues\u2064 for Iranian adventurism,&#8221;\u2062 the Vandenberg\u200c Coalition advisory board member and former State Department adviser said.<\/p>\n<p>Outzen also welcomed \u200dBiden encouraging Israel to delay its ground offensive &#8220;long enough&#8221; to \u200bnegotiate the release of hostages, some of whom are American citizens, and facilitate \u2062humanitarian aid into Gaza.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;These protect American interests and values without \u2063removing Israeli\u200c options,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Ultimately, Israel\u2062 has to \u2063go into the [Gaza] Strip to\u200c prevent a future reprisal of the Oct. 7 attacks, but haste in such matters will increase casualties on \u2063both sides.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bruce Jones, a Brookings Institution senior fellow, similarly acknowledged \u200dan ill-conceived ground offensive would have &#8220;profound consequences across the globe, conceding Israel has \u200d&#8221;made some very important mistakes&#8221; in how they referred to Palestinians &#8220;in the first days&#8221; after the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My\u2063 worry for the administration is that although Biden appears to be trying to delay \u200ba\u200d large-scale ground offensive into Gaza, I sincerely doubt he&#8217;s succeeded in stopping it,&#8221; the former United Nations\u200d adviser said. &#8220;The\u200c close embrace of Netanyahu, whatever is \u200dsaid in private or public, the close embrace, \u200cthe official embrace, we&#8217;re already seeing \u2014 and I think we&#8217;re\u200c going to see more \u2014\u2063 that the administration \u2063is treated \u200bas if \u200cit owns whatever happens\u2062 next. And I think what&#8217;s going to happen next is going to be a very large scale, very long lasting, and very bloody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/democrats-israel-conflict-biden\">CLICK HERE TO\u2063 READ \u2062MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How can \u200cPresident Biden navigate the divide \u2064within his party \u2062over\u200c the Israel conflict while\u2064 still maintaining \u2063relationships and support from both \u2064progressive members and traditional supporters of the Jewish state<\/h2>\n<p><span>  R defense systems to Israel to protect against rocket\u2062 attacks. However, he also acknowledged the challenges Biden faces within his \u200bown party.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is a group \u2063\u2062on\u200c the far left \u2063that is \u200b\u2062always going to disagree, and it&#8217;s \u2064difficult because they are very vocal,&#8221; Outzen said. &#8220;I think the Biden administration has \u200cto make sure that they understand\u2064 \u2064what the end state and \u2063objectives are before\u2063 they try to resolve anything. President Biden has \u200bset a \u2062goal\u200b of returning to \u2064the Iran nuclear deal, which is one of \u2063the primary drivers of \u2063Hezbollah and Hamas&#8217; \u2064malign behavior\u2064 in the region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>The deepening divide among Democrats over the\u2064 Israel conflict poses \u200cchallenges not \u2062only for the Biden administration but for the party as \u200ba whole.\u2064 The \u2063staunch support for Israel from certain Democrats may alienate the progressive base, while those who criticize or oppose Israel risk alienating more moderate and pro-Israel voters. Navigating this\u200d delicate balance will require \u200dstrategic\u2063 decision-making \u200band an understanding of the \u2062broader implications\u2064 for \u2062foreign policy\u2062 and domestic politics.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen \u200bhow Biden will navigate this divide within his party. Siding too strongly with Israel may strain relations with more progressive members, while distancing himself from Israel may alienate traditional supporters\u2064 of the Jewish state. Finding common ground and promoting\u2063 dialogue will be\u2063 crucial\u2064 in addressing the\u2062 concerns \u2064and aspirations \u200cof\u2062 both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, this deepening divide highlights the complexity\u200d of the Israel conflict and the divergent views within the Democratic\u2063 Party. It underscores\u200b the ongoing challenge of crafting a cohesive and unified foreign policy approach that satisfies the diverse ideologies and interests within the\u200c party. As the situation \u200bin Israel and Gaza continues to evolve, Democrats will need to grapple with \u200cthese tensions and find a way forward that upholds \u200btheir principles while also promoting stability and peace in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A growing divide among Democrats on supporting Israel is intensifying during the nation&#8217;s defensive war against Hamas in Gaza. The feud deepens as Hamas continues to launch attacks, resulting in numerous casualties. The rift existed even before the recent terrorist incidents, with over 1,400 lives lost and many captured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2080923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2080922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2080922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2080923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2080922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2080922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2080922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}