The problem lies with these voters not knowing their history. Trump was the most anti-Palestinian President of our lifetimes. The combined militia groups who perpetrated the Oct 7 attacks were first organized in response to Trump's unilateral declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital and relocation of the American Embassy.
The problem lies with these voters not knowing their history. Trump was the most anti-Palestinian President of our lifetimes. The combined militia groups who perpetrated the Oct 7 attacks were first organized in response to Trump's unilateral declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital and relocation of the American Embassy.
One girl said "at least he never funded a genocide" which shows her ignorance regarding recent history. Trump kicked the PLO out of DC and cut US aide to Palestine to nearly nothing.
It's frustrating that these people who claim to be so engaged with the issues aren't in possession of even this superficial information. If they truly care, why aren't they investing their time to learn about it. Ugh.
I don't entirely agree with the article or the generalization that the relocation of the US Embassy to Jerusalem was necessarily in and of itself a major contributor to the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, but it seems clear Hamas saw its influence waning in the Arab world because the Saudis and others had put the Palestinian issue on the back burner. But irrespective of that , you are correct that these young progressive voters seem ignorant of anything beyond the thrill of putting on a kaffiyeh, chanting "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," screaming "genocide Joe" and disrupting traffic (with a touch of antisemitism thrown in for good measure). They could very well cause Biden to lose in a couple of swing states and reinstate Trump. They don't seem to care, and they won't get any sympathy from me if Trump is reinstalled. They, like Jill Green and RFK Jr., are willing to indulge in political suicide and ignore what's best for the country as a whole.
The problem lies with these voters not knowing their history. Trump was the most anti-Palestinian President of our lifetimes. The combined militia groups who perpetrated the Oct 7 attacks were first organized in response to Trump's unilateral declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital and relocation of the American Embassy.
One girl said "at least he never funded a genocide" which shows her ignorance regarding recent history. Trump kicked the PLO out of DC and cut US aide to Palestine to nearly nothing.
His Abraham Accords sealed the deal.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/abraham-accords-peace-middle-east/
It's frustrating that these people who claim to be so engaged with the issues aren't in possession of even this superficial information. If they truly care, why aren't they investing their time to learn about it. Ugh.
I don't entirely agree with the article or the generalization that the relocation of the US Embassy to Jerusalem was necessarily in and of itself a major contributor to the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, but it seems clear Hamas saw its influence waning in the Arab world because the Saudis and others had put the Palestinian issue on the back burner. But irrespective of that , you are correct that these young progressive voters seem ignorant of anything beyond the thrill of putting on a kaffiyeh, chanting "from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free," screaming "genocide Joe" and disrupting traffic (with a touch of antisemitism thrown in for good measure). They could very well cause Biden to lose in a couple of swing states and reinstate Trump. They don't seem to care, and they won't get any sympathy from me if Trump is reinstalled. They, like Jill Green and RFK Jr., are willing to indulge in political suicide and ignore what's best for the country as a whole.