Sheldon Shape
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There’s a huge difference between what happened then and what’s happening now. They had a terrorist attack that was, relative to their population, three 9/11s. Plus the politics in Israel is far different than it was back then.
Does Biden have more influence over them than he has wielded so far? Ehhh possibly, I am honestly not at all convinced of that based on the Israeli reporting I have read, heard, or seen.
But you also have to keep in mind a large minority of Democrats support Israel so Biden has to thread a very difficult needle. I am not arguing morality or ethics here, I think that’s fairly clear. I am arguing the real politics of the situation.
Oh, I understand the predicament. It's all about funding. But that funding doesn't mean much when you've completely lost the youth.
Who is more likely to come around? Liberal Jewish Americans? Or, Arabs & the youth? I would say Jewish Americans would vote for Biden regardless. The other way around? No.
Especially since the last poll I looked at, 50% of American Jews wanted a ceasefire. The ones funding Biden's campaign though? Probably not.