Intel: How the latest freshman-establishment spat is laying bare Democrats’ Palestinian problem
An escalating feud between freshman Palestinian-American Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Minn., and the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is laying bare Democrats’ gaping divide over Israel.
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Calibri; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} span.s2 {text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none; color: #0463c1; -webkit-text-stroke: 0px #0463c1} span.s3 {font: 9.0px 'Times New Roman'; font-kerning: none} An escalating feud between freshman Palestinian-American Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Minn., and the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is laying bare Democrats’ gaping divide over Israel.
Why it matters: Democrats are in a pickle over their left-wing base’s increasing frustration with the plight of the Palestinians. Rising anti-Israel rhetoric risks scaring Jewish voters and others toward the Republican Party, which is exploiting the Democratic rift to the hilt.
