Joe Biden said he opposes Netanyahu hitting Iran’s nuclear sites, but why should anyone trust him? The administration backed Israel’s invasion of Lebanon while he was publicly calling for a ceasefire. Will we see a similar contradiction on Iran?
A review of Tim Walz’s time in Congress from 2007 to 2018 shows he supported multiple Israeli wars on Gaza, rejected the international consensus on the illegality of West Bank settlements, and opposed any unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state.
According to Minnesota activists, Governor Tim Walz canceled an agreed upon meeting with Palestinian families who have lost relatives in Gaza after learning they wanted to talk about state divestment from Israel.
Kamala Harris’s choice of Tim Walz isn’t a repudiation of Democratic Party support for Israel, but activists see it as an opportunity to push the new ticket on Gaza.
The Israel lobby built its strength on the fact that its opposition was politically weak. Kamala Harris’s choice of Tim Walz over Josh Shapiro and the massive cost it took to defeat Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush show this is no longer the case.