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The longer Biden enables Netanyahu, the more his presidency is at risk | Mohamad Bazzi
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 01 Mar 2024
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And if he cuts Israel loose, he loses MORE votes AND donations thanks to the large block of Jewish voters and fundraisers.
He's taking a calculated risk. Yes, supporting Israel might cost him Michigan, do you want him losing the Jewish vote which then puts states like New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and California in play?
He has a path to victory without Michigan, he has NONE without California and New York.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/jewish-population-by-state
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib?cycle=2018&ind=Q05
He is not losing NY or CA over this or virtually anything else
Supporting israel does not have to mean blindly continue their Genocide. Surely there are more moderate options
There are many Jews that oppose what israel is doing right now.
Jewish Voice for Peace estimates more than 1,500 protesters calling for permanent ceasefire blocked cars amid holiday traffic
The remaining ~~Jews~~ Zionists can choose between having a ceasefire in Gaza or the guy which had a book of Hitler quotes next to his bed
Oh no, doing the right thing has a risk of downside! No one has ever faced such a moral dilemma before.
I wouldn't want to be associated with anybody who thinks that what's going on over there is okay and needs my guns or dollars to enable it.
He needs to sack up and tell Israel to give Netanyahu the boot or we are not giving them any more money.
I won't really be happy until Netanyahu is sitting in the hague with all of his little genocidal cronies.
I cannot for the life of me understand why we NEED to be funding this... I understand the history, I read up more about the arming of Israel to get them up to speed, but now they're fully capable of creating their own arms and have an arms industry that's as advanced as our own. They don't need us anymore. but nope, gotta maintain that "relationship" so we can protect our oil interests in the middle east... As usual it's fucking oil...
Drake meme: social spending here that cost 1billion+ nahhhh!
Sending 1billion+ for weapons to Israel, yeahhhhh!
They want this war, let them fund it...
At this point, it's not about needing to support Israel, it's all about needing the campaign donations.
Nobody is going to let Israel twist in the wind with millions of dollars on the line.
https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib?cycle=2018&ind=Q05
It's not just Michigan. There are many battleground states where his campaign is at risk without Muslims and Black people, and there's no way he's winning at all without high young progressive turnout (one of, if not the, most important factors in his 2020 victory). Also the Jewish community in the US is very much not a monolith regarding Israeli aid.
Florida also has a large population of Jewish voters, although the state has been trending red in recent election cycles.
Yeah, no matter what he does, he's not winning Florida. ;)
It went Blue for Obama twice, Clinton once and Carter, but it's ruby red otherwise.
Look at the guys they keep electing to governor...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_DeSantis
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Scott
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Bush