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Vox: Democrats are increasingly critical of Israel. Not Pete Buttigieg.
Pete Buttigieg may be a rising star in the 2020 Democratic field, but his strong pro-Israel views may put him at odds with the increasingly pro-Palestinian left flank in his own party.
The 37-year-old openly gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has in the past described Israel as a model for the US in how to deal with security threats. Hes blamed most of the suffering in Gaza on Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist political organization and militant group that has run the territory since 2007. And hes strongly rejected condemnations of Israel and US support for it made by progressive lawmakers.
Thats not to say hes completely ignored the plight of Palestinians he hasnt. During a March campaign stop in Iowa, Buttigieg said he wants America to help make a world where Israelis and Palestinians are able to live in peace side by side. Overall, though, Buttigieg has shown a willingness to back Israel.
That puts him in stark contrast with the more progressive wing of his own party. Poll after poll has shown that liberal Democratic primary voters are less sympathetic to Israel than they were in years past. It also shows he disagrees with some first-term Representatives, particularly Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).
more: https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2019/4/3/18293545/pete-buttigieg-democrats-president-israel-omar-palestine?__twitter_impression=true
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watoos
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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
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EveHammond13
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crazytown
(7,277 posts)What Ive heard from Pete is analysis, not ideology.
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EveHammond13
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EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)make nuanced remarks? condemn bad acts by Israel while supporting them where rational to do so???? WELL the media is just going to have a GD heyday with that. They will chew it up and spit it out in a gross wad of spun "reporting."
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KPN
(15,646 posts)Right.
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primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
DemocratSinceBirth
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Celerity
(43,408 posts)Representatives of Senators Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren, former Representative Beto ORourke and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Julián Castro said they wont be attending the AIPAC conference, which begins Sunday in Washington, without giving a reason. John Delaney, another 2020 Democratic contender, said Thursday he also wont be attending, citing a scheduling conflict.
Trump has accused Democrats of being anti-Israel and anti-Jewish. The president has been a close ally of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and on Thursday he broke with decades of U.S. policy and said its time for the U.S. to fully recognize Israels sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights. The move will give a boost to Netanyahu, who faces corruption allegations as hes running for re-election. He is scheduled to speak at AIPAC and meet with Trump next week.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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