Biden, Schumer, Israel and American interests

(March 17, 2024 / JNS) To placate the antisemitic faction of the Democratic Party’s left-wing, President Joe Biden has been engineering a divide between the United States and Israel as the Jewish state struggles for survival against Hamas. Biden’s recent establishment of a “red line” against potential Israeli military action in Rafah underscores the widening chasm. We saw this coming. Biden’s faux early support for Israel was bound to lead to this point. After all, it was his capitulation to Iran that got us here in the first place.

While Biden courts the Arab and Muslim vote in places like Dearborn, Michigan, he risks isolating the Jewish community and other Americans who are steadfast in their support for Israel’s right to self-defense. The Biden administration must be mindful of the potential fallout from this, particularly in critical swing states like Pennsylvania, which have substantial Jewish populations.