If the primary "protest vote" to pressure Biden on Israel carries over to November, Gaza is doomed to destruction [View all]

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https://signalpress.blogspot.com/2024/04/democrats-cannot-afford-to-turn-israeli.html

If the intention of those using the primary votes as a means of "getting the President's attention," or protesting his position on the Israeli-Hamas war, that's one thing. But there needs to be a whole lot more clarity from those who are doing this regarding their message, and their intentions. And if the message they are sending is an ultimatum, that if he doesn't do exactly what they think he ought to do, they will not vote for him in November, then they are making a grave mistake that they will come to regret fairly quickly if Trump wins the election in November.

Those who articulating the content of these protests are all over the place in their messaging. What is their ultimate aim? Are they genuinely interested in stopping the bombing and the attacks that are killing civilians, including women and children, in Gaza, or are they more interested in punishing the President because he's not doing what they think he should be doing? Frankly, from much of the rhetoric, including from Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, of Michigan, it sounds more like they're interested in political gain for themselves, and they're using what's happening in Gaza as a means to get it.

If they really are interested in helping the people of Gaza, then they need to communicate that. There needs to be an acknowledgement, first of all, that in order to achieve this end, they absolutely know, beyond the shadow of any doubt, they must turn out, like all other Democratic constituencies must turn out in November, and re-elect President Joe Biden. Because if he is not re-elected, Gaza will become a desolate ruin, its 2 million residents will become refugees scattered all over the world, or shoved out into the Sinai to become some other country's problem, and anyone who stays behind will be bombed into oblivion. That's what Netanyahu and the far right in Israel want, and that aligns perfectly with what Trump wants.