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October 29, 2021

During the Last Gaza War, President Biden Appeased the Hard Left While Giving Israel the Political Cover It Needed

Dealing with the Hamas caucus.

During the eleven days of fighting between Israel and Hamas last May, the White House faced intense pressure from the left wing of the Democratic party to interfere with the Jewish state’s attempts to defend itself. Senator Bernie Sanders and Representatives Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued predictable anti-Israel statements, while Representative Rashida Tlaib confronted the president directly. In an excerpt from his recent book on the Gaza war, Jonathan Schanzer labels these legislators the “Hamas caucus,” and explains Joe Biden’s response:

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