Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) said policy differences toward Israel between her and President Biden won’t stop her from supporting him in the November general election.

“Of course,” Omar said Tuesday, when asked by CNN’s Abby Phillip on “NewsNight” whether she would vote for Biden if the election were held that day, in a clip highlighted by Mediaite. “Democracy is on the line, we are facing down fascism.”

“And I personally know what my life felt like having Trump as the president of this country, and I know what it felt like for my constituents, and for people around this country and around the world,” Omar continued. “We have to do everything that we can to make sure that does not happen to our country again.”

  • theotherverion@lemmynsfw.com
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    8 months ago

    Now I bet if we compare the numbers to, let’s say Muslim population, the numbers against Israel will be far lower.

    What I am saying is that for Jewish people, the probability of supporting Israel is higher compared to non-Jewish ones.

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      8 months ago

      So someone said, “why does Biden keep supporting Bibi?”

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      Because USA is the 2nd most jewish country in the world.

      But now it’s

      for Jewish people, the probability of supporting Israel is higher compared to non-Jewish ones.

      Which is thankfully no longer antisemitic but then now we’re back to the original problem: how is that worth it for Biden?

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        8 months ago

        I would say that he is probably afraid of losing the support within the Jewish community in USA. But also it is strategically very important for USA to have Israel in the middle east because otherwise they would have no influence on the region whatsoever.