{"id":2183069,"date":"2024-02-21T14:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T19:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-democratic-caucus-sheds-members-over-israel-war-divisions\/"},"modified":"2024-02-21T14:52:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T19:52:38","slug":"progressive-democratic-caucus-sheds-members-over-israel-war-divisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-democratic-caucus-sheds-members-over-israel-war-divisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Dems lose members due to Israel war rifts"},"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\">18<\/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-democratic-caucus-sheds-members-over-israel-war-divisions%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=2183069&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>The War in Gaza Exposes Divisions in \u200dthe Democratic Party<\/h2>\n<p>The ongoing conflict in Gaza is not only a battle on \u200cthe ground but also a struggle within the Democratic Party. As tensions \u200brise, members of\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-owens-teases-presidential-run\/\" title=\"Candace Owens Teases Presidential Run\">progressive wing<\/a> are finding themselves at\u200b odds over the \u2063best\u2063 course of action.<\/p>\n<p>One notable departure from the House Congressional Progressive Caucus is Rep. \u200cRitchie Torres \u2063(D-NY), \u2064who reportedly \u200dleft in\u200d response \u2064to the\u2064 war. This follows Rep. Lois Frankel (D-FL), who left the caucus \u200clate last year. These departures highlight the \u200cchallenges Democratic leaders face in\u2064 maintaining party\u200c unity amidst the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-skyline-after-barrage-of-rockets-launched-into-israel-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Hamas launches rockets into Israel, Gaza skyline affected.\">deep-rooted divisions<\/a> between those who staunchly support Israel and those who advocate for\u200c Palestinian\u2063 rights.<\/p>\n<p>While Torres has not\u200c publicly confirmed\u2064 his departure, his \u2062absence from the \u200dpublic list of caucus members\u2062 suggests\u2063 a significant shift. The Washington Examiner reached \u200dout \u2063to the caucus for \u200bcomment but received no response.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict in Israel has caused a rift within the\u200d Democratic Party, with progressive lawmakers openly criticizing President Joe Biden \u2063and \u200baccusing \u200dhim of exacerbating the violence. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) has been\u2063 particularly vocal, even \u2063urging Michigan Democrats to vote &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; in\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-wins-iowa-now-what\/\" title=\"Trump's Iowa victory: What's next\">upcoming primary state<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib \u200dand other members of \u200cthe progressive caucus have \u200cbeen \u200cpressuring\u2063 the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. However, this call \u2063has divided House Democrats, as some, \u200dlike Torres, oppose it and instead advocate \u2062for increased aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The war in Gaza \u2063is \u200dnot only a battle on the ground but also a struggle \u200dwithin the\u200b Democratic Party. As tensions rise, members of the progressive wing are finding themselves at\u2064 odds over the best course of action.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has the conflict in Israel affected\u2064 the unity within the Democratic Party, \u200dand\u2063 what are the main \u200ddivisions between those\u200d who support \u2062Israel and those advocating for\u2063 Palestinian rights?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The ongoing conflict \u200din Gaza not only\u200b showcases the battle on the ground but also reveals a struggle within the \u2064Democratic Party. As tensions rise, members of the party&#8217;s\u200c progressive wing find themselves at odds over the best course of action \u2064to take.<\/p>\n<p>A significant departure from\u2062 the House Congressional Progressive Caucus is Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY), who reportedly \u200dleft in response\u2062 to the war. This departure follows Representative Lois Frankel \u2064(D-FL), who left the \u2062caucus late last year. These recent departures \u200dhighlight the challenges Democratic leaders face in \u2062maintaining party unity amidst the deep-rooted divisions between those who staunchly support\u2062 Israel and\u2064 those who advocate for Palestinian rights.<\/p>\n<p>While Torres has\u2063 not \u2064publicly confirmed his departure, his absence from the public list of\u200c caucus members\u200b suggests a significant shift. The Washington \u200dExaminer attempted to reach out\u2063 to the caucus\u200c for a comment but received no response.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict in \u200dIsrael \u2062has caused a notable division within the Democratic Party, with progressive lawmakers openly criticizing President Joe Biden and \u200baccusing him of exacerbating the violence. \u200dRepresentative Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)\u200d has been particularly vocal, even urging Michigan Democrats to vote &#8220;uncommitted&#8221; in the upcoming primary \u200bstate.<\/p>\n<p>Tlaib \u2063and other members of the progressive caucus have been pressuring the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. However, this \u2062call has divided House Democrats, as some, like\u2062 Torres, oppose it and instead advocate for increased aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The war in Gaza \u200dnot only represents a battle on the ground but also reflects a \u200cstruggle within the Democratic Party. As tensions continue to rise,\u200d members of the progressive wing find\u200c themselves at odds over the \u2063best course\u200b of action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gaza war exposes divisions in the Democratic Party&#8217;s progressive wing, reigniting a debate as members differ on the way forward. Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) recently departed the House Congressional Progressive Caucus, becoming the second Democrat to do so in response to the ongoing conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2183070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24039102373565-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2183069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24039102373565-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2183069","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\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2183069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2183069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2183070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2183069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2183069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2183069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}