The Hill: American Democrats’ anger toward Israel is rising

The US news site The Hill said that anger among American Democrats is escalating over Israel’s actions in the region, especially after the recent escalation in both Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, which left more than 20 Palestinian martyrs, including 9 children, and hundreds of wounded.

“The Hill” said in a report by White House columnist Niall Standing – that a previous generation of Democrats was strongly inclined to the idea that Israel is a strong ally of the United States, just as Washington’s criticism of Tel Aviv was muted or absent, and it often was itself a bulwark Which protects Israel against international reproach and criticism.

But it is likely that the rising progressives of today are more inclined to draw comparisons between the plight of the Palestinian people and the injustice inflicted on black Americans, or to compare Israel’s positions and behavior to that of the apartheid era in South Africa.

The site stated that 3 senior figures on the American left condemned over the weekend what happened at the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem and Gaza, namely, Social Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders, and the two Democrats in the Senate, Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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Hateful attempts

Warren tweeted on her Twitter account, describing the attempts to forcibly transfer Sheikh Jarrah residents to Jerusalem as “abhorrent and unacceptable,” stressing that President Joe Biden’s administration “must make clear to the Israeli government that these evictions are illegal and must stop immediately.”

Sanders also considered that the evacuations “should not go ahead” and that the United States should “speak up” to stop what is happening.

Meanwhile, Ocasio-Cortez said, “We stand in solidarity” with the Palestinians, noting that the Israeli forces “practice violence” against the defenseless residents of Jerusalem.

This kind of explicit criticism of Israeli behavior was not limited to the hard-line left only, as Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen tweeted in turn the day before Sunday, considering that Israel’s efforts to forcibly evacuate the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood would be a violation of international law, warning the White House that “this moment is not” Time for tepid remarks. “

The American website believes that criticizing Israel for its excesses in Gaza and occupied Jerusalem may increase in intensity with the passage of time, but this is unlikely to have an impact on the policy of the Biden administration, which interacted with the current crisis through statements that are likely to not satisfy Israel’s democratic critics.

Commenting on what happened in the occupied Palestinian territories and Gaza, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said yesterday, “All parties need to reduce escalation, reduce tension, and take practical steps

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Fears and Commitment

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan also spoke with his Israeli counterpart on Sunday and “reiterated the serious concerns of the United States” about possible evacuations, but at the same time expressed “the commitment of the US administration to the security of Israel.”

While answering the White House press secretary Jane Saki to a question about recent developments – during a press conference on Monday – that the administration “continues to monitor the situation closely.”

“The Hill” believes that US support for Israel does not seem to be negatively affected by what is happening now, especially since the progressive wing of the Democratic Party also includes voices strongly supportive of Israel.

Representative from New York State Ritchie Torres criticized the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) for its rocket attacks yesterday, saying that these attacks “confirm the need for missile defense systems, such as the Iron Dome that protects Israeli civilians – Arabs and Jews – from Hamas terror.”

But despite statements like these – the site concludes – there are clear and increasing indications from within the Democratic Party that Israel can no longer rely on the party to obtain immediate support every time, and this in itself is a “big change” that may reverberate for years to come.