A lot of congressional Democrats see a social bang slam in thrusting their focus into the wet of anti-Israel demonstrations raging at Ivy League schools across the country, but to the demonstrators, there’s just one thing to say: This is what sadness feels like. Get used to it.
Participants in the protests are demanding a range of things, from a simple “cease fire ” in Gaza to something resembling more of what you might call a “final solution ” in Israel. Republicans and Fox News are taking a particular interest in the event because of training all of the activists are Democrat citizens, and some of them are happily allowing their anti-Jew flag to travel.
That makes things a little unpleasant for the White House and Democrats in Congress, but so far, Joe Biden and Co. are managing to bear it. That’s because, with a giddy support from Republicans, Democrats are within a baby’s breath of passing a nearly$ 100 billion foreign security offer, about a third of which will come to Israel to maintain its battle plan. Included in that portion is some “humanitarian aid ” for Palestinians. ( Enjoy! )
What’s not included in that handsome giveaway is anything of note that would directly improve the life of a single American on U. S. soil. There was nothing related to the collapse of the Southern border, nothing to address crime, and nothing to bring down the cost of groceries or the price of gas.
So the anti-Israel faction of the Democrat Party feels put out by Washington? Don’t we all.
What they all need to understand is that the leaders they elected don’t care. Elected Democrats don’t share their interests. Likewise, elected Republicans just showed their priorities aren’t in sync with the desires of their voters, either.
I know it stings. Nobody likes rejection. But here we all are, as far corners of the world are taken care of by our tax dollars amid massive federal deficits and debt. Everyone here is fine, right?
Ultimately, what the protesters want is stupid anyway. After what happened on Oct. 7, Israel is n’t going to relent until it ’s ready, just as any proud nation would do. That’s not to say Israelis should wage their battle at our expense, but that was n’t my call. It was Washington ’s. And Washington cares just as much about the preferences of anti-Israel activists as they do every other average American’s.
Get comfortable. Things aren’t going to change for a while.
