{"id":2084763,"date":"2023-10-30T20:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T00:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-lawmaker-warns-biden-risks-losing-muslim-vote-for-supporting-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T20:58:18","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T00:58:18","slug":"progressive-lawmaker-warns-biden-risks-losing-muslim-vote-for-supporting-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-lawmaker-warns-biden-risks-losing-muslim-vote-for-supporting-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive lawmaker cautions Biden about potential loss of Muslim vote due to Israel support."},"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\">28<\/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%2Fprogressive-lawmaker-warns-biden-risks-losing-muslim-vote-for-supporting-israel%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=2084763&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Progressive Rep. \u2063Pramila Jayapal Warns Biden&#8217;s Support for Israel May Cost Him Arab and Muslim Votes<\/h2>\n<p>Progressive Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) expressed concern on Sunday that President Joe Biden&#8217;s unwavering support for Israel in its ongoing conflict \u2064with Hamas terrorists could potentially \u200balienate Arab and Muslim voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>As the chair of the far-left Congressional Progressive Caucus, Jayapal told NBC News\u2063 that Biden needs to handle the Israel-Hamas conflict\u2062 carefully to avoid damaging his chances of \u2063re-election next year.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I have \u2062been one of President\u2064 Biden&#8217;s biggest supporters. I have been\u200b proud\u2064 to be a partner as he has been courageous and \u2063strong on the domestic front,&#8221; Jayapal stated\u200c in an interview on Oct. 29.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/un-general-assembly-adopts-resolution-calling-for-humanitarian-truce-in-gaza-5518653?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">UN\u200c General Assembly Adopts\u2064 Resolution \u2063Calling\u2063 for &#8216;Humanitarian Truce&#8217; in Gaza<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/28\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/un-general-assembly-adopts-resolution-calling-for-humanitarian-truce-in-gaza-5518653?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/republicans-have-mixed-feelings-about-bidens-plan-to-combine-israel-and-ukraine-aid-5517850?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Republicans Have Mixed Feelings About Biden&#8217;s Plan to Combine Israel and Ukraine Aid<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/26\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/republicans-have-mixed-feelings-about-bidens-plan-to-combine-israel-and-ukraine-aid-5517850?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I think that the president needs to be just as courageous \u200don this issue so\u200d that we \u200bkeep\u2063 the unity \u200dwithin\u2062 our country,&#8221; she added, emphasizing her caucus&#8217;s position.<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal believes\u200d that the American people are not fully aligned with the Biden administration&#8217;s stance on the conflict. While they support Israel&#8217;s right to defend\u200b itself and exist, they do not condone a cycle\u2064 of war crimes. She urges\u200c President Biden to\u200d proceed with caution.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I am certainly concerned about his approach\u2062 to\u2064 this,&#8221; she noted, stressing that President Biden must \u2063appeal \u2062to a higher\u200d moral\u200b standard.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden \u200dhas consistently expressed his \u200dsupport for Israel following the \u2063Hamas attack on \u200dOct. 7, \u200bwhich \u200bresulted in\u2063 the deaths of over 1,400 people, including 32\u2062 Americans. Hamas currently holds over 200 hostages, using them as bargaining \u200dchips despite\u200d international calls\u200d for\u200b their release.<\/p>\n<p>Israel, on \u200bthe other hand,\u2062 is determined to dismantle \u2064Hamas and\u2064 secure its borders,\u200b conducting airstrikes on Hamas targets in Gaza. The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 8,000 as of Oct. \u206329, according to\u2062 the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>President\u200b Biden \u2064has\u200d requested $14 billion \u2062in military aid\u2062 for Israel from \u200dCongress.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>U.S. President Joe Biden (L) meets \u2063with Israel&#8217;s\u2063 Prime Minister\u200b Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18,\u200c 2023. (Brendan Smialowski\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>During\u2064 a call \u200dwith Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu \u200con Oct. 29, President\u2064 Biden affirmed Israel&#8217;s right\u2064 to \u200dself-defense while emphasizing the importance of \u2063protecting\u2064 civilians \u2063in accordance with international humanitarian law, as stated by the White House.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Arab Americans are \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-new-daily-wire-poll-shows-woke-politics-could-hurt-mlbs-bottom-line\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: New Daily Wire Poll Shows \u2018Woke Politics\u2019 Could Hurt MLB\u2019s Bottom-Line\">growing increasingly frustrated<\/a> with the \u2064Biden administration&#8217;s\u200c failure to support a ceasefire. Abdullah Hammoud, mayor of Dearborn,\u2062 Michigan, criticized the Israeli government&#8217;s actions in cutting off \u2064essential \u200dresources to the Gaza \u2063Strip, which has a significant Arab and Muslim population.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>The remains of\u2062 a mosque and houses \u200ddestroyed by Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 29,\u200c 2023. (Mohammed Fayq Abu \u200bMostafa\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced &#8220;emergency peaceful protests&#8221; in Maryland to demand a ceasefire \u2064in Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-acknowledges-trumps-2020-election-defeat-of-course-he-lost\/\" title=\"DeSantis admits Trump's loss in 2020 election.\">key battleground \u2063states<\/a> like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, Arab Americans \u2063make up \u200da significant portion of the \u2063vote. Their support played a crucial role in President Biden&#8217;s victory in 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Democratic Representative Cori Bush (D-Mo.), \u200da prominent\u2062 Black Lives\u2064 Matter\u2063 activist,\u200c introduced the &#8220;Ceasefire Now resolution&#8221; on Oct. 16. The resolution calls \u2062on the Biden administration\u2062 to push for \u2063an\u200b immediate de-escalation \u200dand ceasefire in \u200dIsrael and the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;The United States bears a \u200cunique responsibility to exhaust every diplomatic tool at our\u2064 disposal to prevent \u2062mass atrocities and save \u2064lives,&#8221; said Bush in a press release. &#8220;With thousands of lives lost and millions more at stake, we need \u2062a\u2063 ceasefire now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The resolution has garnered support from several \u200dDemocratic representatives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The Biden \u2064administration has\u2062 stated that it will not support a ceasefire until Hamas releases all hostages.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>UK Foreign Secretary\u2062 James Cleverly has indicated that Hamas \u200cshows no signs of abiding by calls for a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <em>Reuters \u200bcontributed to this report.<\/em>\n  <\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 What is Jayapal&#8217;s perspective on the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-trip-to-china-to-discuss-climate-change-filled-with-controversy\/\" title=\"Controversial trip: Newsom's China visit focuses on climate change.\">addressing human rights concerns<\/a> in the \u200bIsrael-Hamas conflict and its influence on American \u200cpolitics<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ne Aid<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/27\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n<p>          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/republicans-have-mixed-feelings-about-bidens-plan-to-combine-israel-and-ukraine-aid-5517850?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" https:><\/source><\/p>\n<\/picture>\n<p>          <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jayapal, however, \u2064warned\u200c that Biden&#8217;s position \u2063on the Israel-Hamas conflict could have serious consequences when it\u200d comes to garnering support from Arab and Muslim voters \u2063in future elections.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do think there are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republicans-call-for-moving-olympics-from-china-citing-genocide\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans Call For Moving Olympics From China, Citing Genocide\">fundamental human rights<\/a> \u200bthat are being violated in\u200d the \u2063occupied territories, \u200cand I&#8217;m hearing that not just from my Muslim constituents, but from constituents \u2064across \u200bthe board,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>She\u200b expressed concern that Biden&#8217;s\u200c handling of the\u2062 crisis and his unequivocal \u2062support for Israel could\u200c drive \u200ba wedge between Arab\u200b and \u2062Muslim voters and the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the Democratic Party \u2062is\u200c unable \u2063to recognize the pain\u2062 and the \u2064suffering and the violation of human rights and the equality of rights that needs \u2063to take place, I think it \u2064really does put our Democratic Party at risk,&#8221; \u200dJayapal\u200c cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal&#8217;s comments come as\u2062 tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, with the conflict between Israel and Hamas resulting in hundreds of deaths and widespread destruction.<\/p>\n<p>While Republican lawmakers have largely\u200b expressed\u200b support for Israel in\u2062 the conflict, progressive Democrats like\u2062 Jayapal have called for a more balanced \u200capproach in dealing with the\u2063 crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal shared \u2063her perspective on how\u2062 the\u2062 US should handle the Israel-Hamas\u200c conflict, emphasizing the importance of diplomacy \u200band dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s important for the president \u2062and for our government to \u2062work together \u2064to find a solution here that \u200cis not\u2062 just about winning or losing, but really\u2063 about \u200cthe lives of people that \u2064are living in constant fear and violence and not being able \u200dto have any kind of prosperity \u2063or security,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-3\">\n<p>Jayapal&#8217;s warning \u2062to Biden \u2062reflects a\u200b growing divide within \u200dthe Democratic Party regarding the Israel-Hamas \u2062conflict and US-Israel relations.\u2064 While some Democrats, particularly those on the progressive left, advocate \u2062for a \u2063more critical\u2064 stance towards \u2063Israel, others\u2062 maintain a longstanding bipartisan support for the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The outcome \u200bof the Israel-Hamas \u2064conflict and \u2064its \u200dimpact on American politics, particularly within\u200c the Arab and Muslim communities, \u200dremains to \u200bbe \u200dseen. However, \u200bJayapal&#8217;s remarks\u200c serve\u2063 as a\u200d reminder that maintaining a \u200ddelicate balance between support for Israel and\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-lawmaker-warns-biden-risks-losing-muslim-vote-for-supporting-israel\/\" title=\"Progressive lawmaker cautions Biden about potential loss of Muslim vote due to Israel support.\">addressing\u2062 human rights \u200cconcerns<\/a> is essential for political leaders seeking to\u2063 secure broad-based support.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Title: Progressive Rep.\u2062 \u2063Pramila Jayapal Warns Biden&#8217;s Support for Israel May Cost Him Arab and Muslim Votes<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, \u2062concerns have been\u2064 raised regarding \u2064President Joe Biden&#8217;s unwavering\u200c support\u2064 for Israel. Progressive\u2063 Representative Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional\u2064 Progressive Caucus, has expressed her \u2062concern\u200c that Biden&#8217;s \u200bstance on the \u2064Israel-Hamas\u200b conflict may \u2064alienate Arab and \u2062Muslim voters and\u200b potentially jeopardize his chances of re-election. This article examines Jayapal&#8217;s warning to Biden and the \u200cpotential consequences of his \u2062position \u200bon Arab\u200c and Muslim voters.<\/p>\n<p>Body:<\/p>\n<p>Jayapal, who \u200bhas been an ardent \u200dsupporter of\u2064 President Biden, acknowledged the importance of his strong domestic policies. However, she\u2062 emphasized\u200d the need for\u2064 careful\u200c handling of\u2063 the Israel-Hamas conflict\u2062 to avoid \u200bdamaging\u2063 his \u200dsupport \u2062among Arab and\u2062 Muslim\u200c voters. \u2062She pointed out that violations\u200b of fundamental human rights in the occupied\u200d territories are not only a \u200bconcern\u2063 for\u2064 her \u2062Muslim constituents, but also \u200bfor constituents from diverse backgrounds.<\/p>\n<p>The progressive \u200drepresentative voiced her apprehension that Biden&#8217;s handling of\u2062 the crisis and his unwavering support for\u200b Israel could create a division between \u200bArab and Muslim voters and the Democratic Party itself. She cautioned that the\u2064 failure to acknowledge the pain, suffering, \u200cand violation of \u2062human rights \u200cin \u2062the conflict puts the Democratic Party at risk.<\/p>\n<p>Amid \u2063escalating tensions\u200d in the Middle East \u200band the devastating consequences of \u2064the conflict, Republican lawmakers have largely expressed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) warned that President Biden&#8217;s unwavering support for Israel in its conflict with Hamas terrorists could cost him Arab and Muslim votes. 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