Democratic megadonor Haim Saban is privately airing his dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden’s apparent new policy toward Israel.
in Wednesday interview, Biden threatened to withhold weapons from Israel if Israeli forces invade and attack Rafah, a major population center in southern Gaza. In fact, Mr. Biden acknowledged that administration officials have said: Already have at least one shipment “on hold” Weapons.
“Bad…bad…bad decision on every level. Please reconsider.”
Clear policy change toward Israel — Chairman Mike Johnson I believe it’s a betrayal — Saban prompted Biden’s senior advisers Steve Ricchetti and Anita Dunn to send an email.
The billionaire businessman accused Biden of sending a “terrible message” to US allies and suggested the decision would hurt his support among Jewish voters who support Israel. . He asked his senior aides to convey their concerns to the president.
“As you have stated many times, we, the United States, believe that Hamas must be defeated. “For the sake of Israel and ourselves, we have decided to stop sending munitions to Israel,” Saban wrote.
“Even beyond Israel, this would send a terrible message to our allies in the region, beyond which we may not do the right thing.”chic) will succumb to political pressure,” he added.
“Remember, there are more Jewish voters who care about Israel than there are Muslim voters who care about Hamas,” Saban reminded. “Bad…bad…bad decision on every level. Please reconsider.”
Haim, an ardent supporter of the president. recently hosted a fundraiser Ahead of Biden’s re-election campaign in February. He also supported Biden in the 2022 midterm elections. Raised millions of dollars for Biden in 2020.
His message underscores the political headwinds Biden faces heading into the 2024 election.
On the one hand, progressive Democrats resent Mr. Biden’s level of support for Israel, and Democratic strategists say he may have alienated significant numbers of liberal young voters with his pro-Israel policies. I’m warning you. On the other hand, the moderate Democratic Party generally more supportive of Israel than progressives.
So Biden faces a lose-lose situation.
“We are very concerned about what appears to be a significant shift in U.S. policy,” said Mark Mellman, chairman of the Israel Democratic Majority Party. Said Axios.
“There are a lot of people in the pro-Israel community who are very concerned, very upset, very angry,” he added. “We don’t know what the outcome will be politically.”
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