Anti-Israel protests may cost Biden election, supporters, journalists warn
As anti-Israel protesters continue to demonstrate across college campuses and rage at the White House's stance on the war in Gaza, more journalists, reports and even supporters are saying the conflict could fatally damage President Biden's re-election hopes.
"Well, I think Trump is really bad, and that abortion rights, tax policy, climate change, and the American public's health care are very important issues so I am annoyed that pro-Palestinian protestors are doing a lot to sandbag Biden's re-election," Bloomberg columnist and Vox co-founder Matthew Yglesias wrote Tuesday on X, responding to a list of demands presented by far-left, anti-Israel student groups.
In addition to taking over elite college campuses like Columbia and Yale, and shouting down Biden and other prominent Democrats, anti-Israel protesters have blocked traffic, including on the Golden Gate Bridge in California, which was shut down for hours because of a protest last week.
Biden condemned antisemitism this week while also criticizing people "who don't understand what is going on with the Palestinians," but nothing appears to be assuaging the far-left flank who are enraged over continued financial aid to Israel.
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Actor and comedian Michael Rapaport, who is staunchly pro-Israel but also a huge critic of former President Trump, posted a video to social media on Monday and argued far-left student protesters were going to hand the election to Trump.
"You know what's going to be great?" Rapaport sarcastically remarked. "When d--- stained Donald Trump gets elected — and I ain't saying I'm voting for him — but when he does win, and he's going to win, the screaming