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Israel-Gaza: The Democrats’ ‘tectonic’ shift on the conflict
The latest clashes between Israel and the Palestinians has revealed exactly how much the political centre of gravity in the Democratic Party has...
“The shift is dramatic; it’s tectonic,” says pollster John Zogby, who has tracked US views on the Middle East for decades.
- Anthony Zurcher
- BBC
In particular, younger generations are considerably more sympathetic to the Palestinians – and that age gap has been on full display with the Democratic Party.
While President Joe Biden has expressed a more traditional view, repeatedly emphasising that Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas rocket attacks, he’s finding himself out of step in a…