The escalating conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement has led to a split in the US Democratic Party, so American President Joe Biden finds himself in a difficult situation. This situation was also expressed by former Virginia State Senator Richard Black. RIA News.
According to the former legislator, the head of state now needs to solve an “unpleasant dilemma”. The White House owner’s next actions will determine whether he will be able to accumulate the necessary funds for the election campaign.
Black explained that Democrats receive more than 50 percent of donations from members of the Jewish community. For contributions to continue, Biden will need to approve unrestricted strikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Gaza Strip.
The former senator said most American citizens trust Israel’s right to respond to the Oct. 7 attack by the Palestinian Hamas movement. However, the former legislator explained that the main issue remains the permissible scale of the operation of Israeli troops.
“Americans are concerned that Israel’s response may become extreme, despite some initial tolerance for such pressure,” Black said.
He added that more than 400 people were seriously injured as a result of Israel’s attack on the Gaza Strip this week. The former senator stated that for this reason, US citizens’ support for the Israeli operation has weakened further.
Formerly at the US State Department accused Joe Biden’s involvement in the genocide of the Palestinian people.