Anti-Israel radical J STREET and why Biden is angry

Submitted by Nora (United States), Dec 6, 2022 at 01:33

ERIC LEVINE

Biden is turning on Israel to satisfy progressives

The president knows he needs the Israel-hating left in 2024, and is acting accordingly.

Angry that Israel's free and fair election resulted in a victory for Benjamin Netanyahu rather than the Biden administration's preferred candidate, Yair Lapid, the administration has adopted a policy towards Israel characterized by petulance, insults and slights. While this policy undermines both the U.S.-Israel relationship and America's national security interests, it serves to advance President Joe Biden's ambitions as he prepares to run for reelection in 2024 and stave off a primary challenge from the progressive left.

The toxicity of this approach is demonstrated by three notable examples: The recently announced FBI investigation into the death of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh; the keynote address delivered by Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the left-wing lobby J Street's annual conference; and the Biden administration's craven attempt to revive the disastrous 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

https://www.jns.org/opinion/biden-is-turning-on-israel-to-satisfy-progressives/
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