The Democrats’ Gaza reckoning

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Democratic party establishment figures denied speaking slots to Palestinian American representatives at a pre-election convention, while voters have rejected establishment choices in primaries, favoring candidates who emphasize empathy for Palestinian losses and oppose AIPAC. This shift reflects a growing base sentiment for rethinking unconditional US-Israel solidarity, with a May poll indicating 60% of potential Democratic voters sympathize more with Palestinians.

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Failing to give Palestinians a voice at the 2024 convention came back to bite the party in this year’s elections, writes Akbar Shahid AhmedThe last time she gathered with fellow Democrats for a pre-election national convention, Georgia state representative Ruwa Romman got an unspoken message from the party establishment: on their biggest stage, she said, “There’s room for an anti-choice Republican but not for Palestinians”. Democratic officials gave speaking slots to an architect of Georgia’s st

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