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Topic	Do u think Israel is going to cost Biden the election?
tankboy 04/03/24 10:21:04 AM #157:	Mearcstapa posted... Biden is betting that cracking down on Israel would lose him more votes than continuing to appease them would, and he's probably right. He would go straight from accusations of genocide from the pro-palestine faction, to relentless accusations of anti-semitism from both sides. It's a lose-lose situation politically for Biden. It's a mistake to think the US support for Israel is somehow based on appeasing the tiny minority of voters who are Jewish or the (much larger) portion who are Christian fundamentalists. The hard truth is that even if AIPAC didn't exist, even if no Jews lived in Israel, and even if biblical stories took place in Hoboken, the US would still support Israel. It is simply in US strategic interests to have a Western-ish ally, technology center, and military testbed, in the area. It's kind of like the flip side of why no Arab countries seriously support the Palestinians -- there's nothing in it for them. <cite>tankboy posted [p:979708242] in Do u think... [t:80737505]...</cite> <quote>Mearcstapa posted... </cite><quote>Biden is betting that cracking down on Israel would lose him more votes than continuing to appease them would, and he's probably right.He would go straight from accusations of genocide from the pro-palestine faction, to relentless accusations of anti-semitism from both sides. It's a lose-lose situation politically for Biden. </quote>It's a mistake to think the US support for Israel is somehow based on appeasing the tiny minority of voters who are Jewish or the (much larger) portion who are Christian fundamentalists. The hard truth is that even if AIPAC didn't exist, even if no Jews lived in Israel, and even if biblical stories took place in Hoboken, the US would still support Israel. It is simply in US strategic interests to have a Western-ish ally, technology center, and military testbed, in the area. It's kind of like the flip side of why no Arab countries seriously support the Palestinians -- there's nothing in it for them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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