Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas war, AP-NORC poll shows
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Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of how President Joe Biden is handling the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The poll found 50% of Democrats approve of how Biden has navigated the conflict while 46% disapprove — and the two groups diverge substantially in their views of U.S. support for Israel. Biden’s support on the issue among Democrats is down slightly from August, as an AP-NORC poll conducted then found that 57% of Democrats approved of his handling of the conflict and 40% disapproved.

  • HandBreadedTools@lemmy.worldEnglish
    143·
    2 years ago

    Genuine question: other than the speech right after Oct 7 happened, what has Biden even done besides require Ukraine and Israel funding to be in the same bill? I keep seeing posts about Biden’s response but I still don’t know what it is :c

    In my post history, I was leaning towards Israel in the beginning until I learned about the atrocities they committed/are committing. At this point, I’m firmly of the opinion that Palestine needs justice.

    • doctorcrimson@lemmy.today
      83·
      2 years ago

      Biden hasn’t done much other than secure their funding, which is by no means a small amount btw, but he has made a lot of statements about it that people disagree with such as

      "This attack has brought to the surface painful memories and the scars left by a millennia of antisemitism and genocide of the Jewish people.

      So, in this moment, we must be crystal clear: We stand with Israel. We stand with Israel. And we will make sure Israel has what it needs to take care of its citizens, defend itself, and respond to this attack.

      There is no justification for terrorism. There is no excuse.

      …

      The loss of innocent life is heartbreaking.

      Like every nation in the world, Israel has the right to respond — indeed has a duty to respond — to these vicious attacks.

      I just got off the phone with — the third call with Prime Minister Netanyahu. And I told him if the United States experienced what Israel is experiencing, our response would be swift, decisive, and overwhelming.

      We also discussed how democracies like Israel and the United States are stronger and more secure when we act according to the rule of law."

      ~ WhiteHouse.gov

      Kind of hard to walk back a statement that basically boils down to “Killing innocents is wrong when they do it, but it is good when we do it.”

      EDIT: some typos