Republicans are using a narrative of chaos and āphilosophical divisions on Israelā among Democrats to sink Bidenās campaign
Republicans have identified recent college protests against Israelās war in Gaza as the core of an election campaign narrative of chaos that they hope can be used to sink Joe Bidenās presidency.
The approach was bluntly crystallised by Tom Cotton, the Republican senator Arkansas, in a recent television interview when he mocked the encampments that have sprung up in recent weeks as ālittle Gazasā and lambasted the president for a perceived failure to unequivocally denounce instances of antisemitism.
What a bizarre fantasy these Republicans live in. Biden flew to Israel immediately to meet Israeli victims. He still hosts their families at the White House even this month. He has never comforted a single Palestinian family despite Palestinian Americans being killed in hate crimes since October. Instead, he thought it was helpful to go on TV and say he has zero trust Palestinians arenāt lying. (Itās reported he privately said he meant Hamas and not all Palestinians but he never apologized publicly). He bypasses Congress to ship more weapons to Israel despite the laws requiring him to stop shipments in the event of war crimes being committed, which his own state department is aware of.
Despite doing more for Israel than anyone, even undermining Obamaās Palestine policies, theyāre still trying to paint him as some raging anti-Semite?
Since when have facts ever mattered to republicans?
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