Nice, balanced position & requests by the Progressives. Nice contrast to the DSA extremists.
‘We are deeply concerned’ – Progressive lawmakers make plea to Biden ahead of Israel’s Gaza campaign - POLITICO
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In the letter, which was first obtained by POLITICO, CPC Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal and others make five primary requests of the president.
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1) The lawmakers said Biden should help reestablish the delivery of food, water and electricity to Gaza, 2) discourage hate crimes against both Jews and Muslims in the U.S., and 3) guarantee any supplemental funding requests made of Congress include humanitarian aid for Palestinians and Israelis. In addition, they 4) ask Biden to make the case that Israel follows international law and instruct 5) the U.S. to work with partners in the region to set up a humanitarian corridor allowing Palestinian civilians to leave Gaza.
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IMO reasonable request, talking "both sides" ...
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The lawmakers also condemn the Hamas’ attack and offer their agreement with Biden that Israel has the right to defend itself. But, they said, that response must be cognizant of Palestinian civilians in Gaza “who themselves are victims of Hamas.”
In order to prevent hate crimes against Jewish and Muslim Americans, the lawmakers urged Biden to communicate “to the American people that Hamas is not the Palestinian people and the Palestinian people are not Hamas.”
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The DSA ...
Democratic Socialists of America facing an internal reckoning on Israel - POLITICO
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman let his membership lapse. Colleague Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ripped the New York chapter over a pro-Palestinian rally Sunday. And others on the left are struggling to reconcile their views with the group — even disavowing it amid criticism from across the political spectrum.
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And the debate over how to respond to the declared war between Israel and Hamas has caused the beginnings of a major rift within the DSA, a group that’s viewed the Jewish state as an oppressor of Palestinians and has tried to link the issue to racial justice causes in the United States.
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Sounds a little like the Harvard student groups ...
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In New York, several far-left Democrats boosted to elected office by the DSA condemned a pro-Palestinian rally in Manhattan that the New York City DSA had promoted but later distanced itself from. Attendees had chanted “resistance is justified when people are occupied” and one was shown displaying a swastika in a widely circulated photo.
A day later, the NYC-DSA toned down its rhetoric, apologizing in a statement.
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