Democrats and Middle East fighting

 The Hill:

Democrats worry that intensified fighting in the Middle East could lead to further tensions in their party, costing Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democratic candidates in the process.

The worries are twofold. Democrats say the violence could leave some progressives unhappy with the Biden-Harris administration’s policies resulting in these voters staying home on Election Day. In the case of moderates or soft Republicans who deeply care about the state of Israel, the Democrats fear it could cost Harris and their party votes to former president Donald Trump.

Democrats were already fractured over the ongoing conflict in Gaza. But as Israel launched extensive airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, killing hundreds, Democrats said there is a palpable fear that the rash of instability could pose trouble for Harris as she heads into the final weeks of the campaign.

“Right now, she’s in the worst spot,” said one Democratic strategist who has worked on recent presidential campaigns. ““She can’t undercut Biden’s policy and she also has to not upset the balance of her coalition.

“There are folks who think she’s not doing enough to help Israel and then there’s the other side who think she’s not doing enough to help the situation in Gaza,” another strategist added. “She’s in a lose-lose situation.”

Trump, perhaps sensing an opening, in recent days sought to pounce on the opportunity, saying that he is the only candidate in the race who is supportive of Israel.

“If I don’t win this election — and Jewish people would have a lot to do with that, 60 percent are voting for the enemy — Israel will cease to exist in two years,” Trump said last week at the Israeli American Council conference in Washington. “I believe I’m 100 percent right…If I do win, Israel will be safe and secure, and we’ll stop the toxic poison of antisemitism.”
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Israel is fighting in Gaza because of a mass murder attack on Israelis by Hamas which controlled much of Gaza.  Destroying an enemy that stated its ambition of genocide against Israelis is not surprising.  Now that Israeli has responded to the attack there is an attempt to impose a ceasefire in the area.  It would not surprise me that Israel would be reluctant to accept such a ceasefire before it destroyed Hamas and Hezballah's ability to kill Israelis.  Biden's policy is seen as weak in dealing with the threat to the Jewish state.

Tlaib and other members of the squad who are Democrats appear to favor the Palestinians that are attacking Israel.

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