Biden’s Zionism: The Atlantic’s Franklin Foer
examines President Joe Biden’s history with the Jewish state, and the origins of his support for Israel. “
Biden’s Zionism has shaped how his administration will frame the moment politically. Despite Israel's recent slide away from democracy — and despite the rising criticism of the Jewish state within his own party — Biden remains a true believer, who doesn’t haven’t any qualms linking its struggle for existence to a global struggle against barbarism. That’s part of the reasons that his aides have discussed rhetorically linking Israel’s war to the Ukrainian cause — and to the defense of Taiwan…. Any president would express robust support for Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attack. But the question is how those feelings of solidarity survive through the slog of war.
Biden’s aides say that his spiritual commitment to Zionism means that he’s going to be an exceedingly generous ally in those ugly moments, although it’s not hard to foresee how those moments, especially if they entail a confrontation with Iran, will test the solidarity with Israel he so dearly professes.”
[TheAtlantic]
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