WASHINGTON, D.C. – After narrowly backing Israel’s military action in Gaza in November, Americans now oppose the campaign by a solid margin. Fifty-five percent currently disapprove of Israel’s actions, while 36% approve.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – After narrowly backing Israel’s military action in Gaza in November, Americans now oppose the campaign by a solid margin. Fifty-five percent currently disapprove of Israel’s actions, while 36% approve.
I’ve been preaching that centrist stance for a while. You and I have tangled over it before.
But public sentiment is definitely changing.
I still think that taking a strong stance against Israel will harm Biden more than help.
But that might not be true for much longer. If this trend continues, then what you’ve been wrong about before will become right.
I actually don’t understand this stance. Pro-Israel people tend to be one of these groups:
1-People who simply grew up with the propaganda and are still believing it. These lost the majority of democratic voters recently, and they’re only decrease more, but more importantly to them this isn’t an election-deciding issue. I think we can agree that this group doesn’t care as much about Israel as they do about Trump not becoming president. There’s just not much for them at stake.
2-Zionist Jews. This is usually pointed to as the demographic Biden will lose if he doesn’t support Israel, but the thing is: Jews are less likely to support Israel than the general population. If anything being tougher on Israel might win Biden Jewish votes.
3-Evangelicals. These are the real deal here, but let’s face it: How many of these were voting democrat to begin with?
Yes a very large number of people support Israel, but that’s not the number we need to worry about. The really important question is: How many people on either side will take it as an election-defining issue and how likely are those people to lose Biden the election? Given that losing Muslims alone is liable to make Biden lose, and he’s losing (mainly young) progressives on top of that, I think we can see the answer to that question.
How many Muslims do you think there are in the US??
I don’t necessarily agree. As I said, that’s changing. But yes, the average, ill-informed, centrist voter until very recently would have very strong opinions about Biden not supporting Israel. Maybe not enough alone to sway a vote, but with such close sentiment already it would push a large number over the edge.
Irrelevant question.
A better question is - How many Muslims are in Michigan?
And the answer to that is - Enough to flip the state, and therefore the election, to Trump.
Possibly. Another relevant question - how many white centrists in Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona?
People who would vote for Trump because Biden chose not to support genocide? Probably not many. From what I understand real centrists are a dying breed.
so as an asian who supports israel,which group do i belong to?
bearing in mind i am not in any abrahamic religion and i support Israel military actions against hamas and their supporters but not palestinians.
You’re number 1. “Military actions against Hamas and their supporters but not Palestinians” don’t exist in Gaza.
sounds to me you are a hamas supporter that supports genocide and the oct 7th attack didn’t happen kinda people.
Shut the fuck up already.
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Why are you bragging about being wrong?
Particularly about being wrong about genocide?
It’s all he is.
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Speak of the devil.
You managed to go 6 whole sentences without screaming that I’m a Russian because I oppose the genocide you love. I didn’t know you had it in you.
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Thank you for illustrating exactly what I was talking about.
My position has been consistent and clear: Biden should stop supporting genocide. I have never supported voting for Trump and never will. I will be voting for Biden in the general election. Your anger at me is exclusively due to my opposition to genocide. I’m glad that most Americans are better than you.
Yeah yeah you only say that whenever someone calls you on your bullshit
Which is why I keep calling you on your bullshit
I’m glad most Americans don’t support Netanyahu’s genocide like you do.