Left revolts over Biden’s staunch support of Israel amid Gaza crisis
by Lauren Gambino in Washington DC from World news | The Guardian on (#6FY7W)
The president has lost favor with young, Muslim and Arab Americans, important Democratic constituencies
On Wednesday afternoon, hundreds of liberal Jewish American activists staged sit-ins in the Capitol Hill offices of top Democrats, including in the senate office of progressive champion Bernie Sanders, to demand a ceasefire in the escalating war between Israel and Hamas.
As they sang in Hebrew and prayed for peace, the House floor resumed legislative activity for the first time in weeks after the election of a new Republican speaker, congressman Mike Johnson.
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