Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said policy differences toward Israel between her and President Biden won’t stop her from supporting him in the November general election. “Of course,” Omar said Tuesday, …

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said policy differences toward Israel between her and President Biden won’t stop her from supporting him in the November general election.

“Of course,” Omar said Tuesday, when asked by CNN’s Abby Phillip on “NewsNight” whether she would vote for Biden if the election were held that day, in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. “Democracy is on the line, we are facing down fascism.”

“And I personally know what my life felt like having Trump as the president of this country, and I know what it felt like for my constituents, and for people around this country and around the world,” Omar continued. “We have to do everything that we can to make sure that does not happen to our country again.”

  • OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world
    262·
    8 months ago

    And Jewish people are a monolith and all support Israel? Ironically this is closer to actual antisemitism than someone who hates Israel as a state because of their horrendous actions.

      • OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world
        212·
        8 months ago

        Again, as a monolith? Like “they” all hold this position? Hopefully you see the issue here. Many jewish people absolutely do not support Israel at all

          • OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world
            14·
            8 months ago

            This article discusses the issue. We have to assume that this recent bout of war crimes has made less jewish people supportive of Israel as well.

            As the article says, they are not a monolith

              • OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world
                7·
                8 months ago

                So someone said, “why does Biden keep supporting Bibi?”

                You said

                Because USA is the 2nd most jewish country in the world.

                But now it’s

                for Jewish people, the probability of supporting Israel is higher compared to non-Jewish ones.

                Which is thankfully no longer antisemitic but then now we’re back to the original problem: how is that worth it for Biden?

                  • OccamsTeapot@lemmy.world
                    2·
                    8 months ago

                    But we just went over that. The Jewish community has a plurality of opinions, and even though it may be more likely that they support Israel in general, that doesn’t mean they (e.g.) don’t want a ceasefire or think that weapons sales should stop during a plausible genocide. Assuming otherwise is antisemitic, unless you have evidence?

                    As for the partner in the middle East I really think this point is bullshit. Why have a partner that’s been committing war crimes for 5 straight months now? Well longer, but you know. Does the US actually have bad relations with Jordan, for example? Plus their influence in the region would grow substantially if they openly opposed the apartheid state (which basically all of the middle East doesn’t like) and sent that money to someone else instead. I’m sorry I know this is the common wisdom but I really don’t get it. “No influence whatsoever” is obviously taking it too far, but even the general point I find questionable