A senior aide to President Joe Biden told Arab and Muslim Americans in Dearborn, Michigan this week that he had no “confidence” that the Israeli government would agree to a Palestinian state and that the United States regrets the war in Gaza. Told. .
Dearborn is a hotbed of extremism and has openly supported Hamas terrorists, who started the war with a brutal attack on Oct. 7 that killed about 1,200 Israelis. But in the battleground state of Michigan, Arab-American and Muslim-American votes matter.
So the Biden campaign and administration are blurring the line between partisan politics and the foreign policy they pretend to support in other countries, and by increasing their anti-Israel stance, they are appealing to Michigan’s Arab and Muslim voters. trying to calm down.
of new york times report On Friday, President Biden’s vice presidential national security adviser, John Finer, was dispatched to Dearborn to meet with leaders.
Press briefing – Photo: — Vice President for National Security Advisor John Finer appears at the press briefing in Washington, DC, April 24, 2022. (Photo by William B. Plowman/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
He expressed regret for the “missteps” in the administration’s support for Israel and slammed Israeli leaders.
“We are fully aware that mistakes have been made in the response to this crisis since October 7,” Feiner said during a Thursday meeting with Arab American political leaders in Dearborn, Michigan. “I’m here,” he said, according to the records. The rally was obtained by The New York Times. National Security Council officials confirmed the authenticity of the recording.
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Feiner and several other senior Biden administration officials, including U.S. Agency for International Development Secretary Samantha Power, traveled to Dearborn on Thursday and attended a series of meetings, including the one in which Feiner’s comments were recorded.
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“We’re going to have to do something for Saudi Arabia that’s very unpopular in this country and in Congress,” Feiner said. “Is Israel willing to do the difficult things that are going to be required of it that will be a meaningful step forward for the Palestinians on the two-state issue?” I don’t know if the answer to that is “yes.” I have no confidence in the current Israeli government. ”
The Biden administration has sought to undermine Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from the moment he was elected in 2022, largely due to President Barack Obama and President Biden’s efforts to placate Iran. This was Prime Minister Netanyahu’s firm opposition.
Mr. Biden repaired relations with Prime Minister Netanyahu in mid-2023 because of the deadlock between Saudi Arabia and Israel caused by the 2020 election, with Mr. Biden facing re-election in 2024 without achieving any real results on foreign policy. This was because they wanted to promote a peace agreement.
In the weeks after the Oct. 7 attack, Biden showed solidarity with Israel and sold arms and ammunition to Israel to resupply the Israeli military. In addition, two US aircraft carriers were dispatched to the eastern Mediterranean to prevent Iran from escalating the war.
But Biden faces a backlash not only from Arab-American and Muslim-American voters, but also from young and “progressive” voters who are pushing anti-Israel policies within the Democratic Party. It has become more openly critical of Israel and increasingly hostile towards it. times.
The Biden administration is pushing for the establishment of a Palestinian state as a result of the war, a stance that rewards Hamas’ terrorism and alarms Israelis. shifted There has been a dramatic shift from supporting a Palestinian state 10 years ago to opposing a Palestinian state today.
Israelis have also been shocked by recent criticism by Mr. Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Biden said Thursday that Israel’s response to Hamas had gone “too far,” and Blinken said Wednesday that Israel had been “dehumanized.”[ing]” Palestinians.
The Biden administration will tell Arab and Muslim American voters that support for Hamas against Israel goes against U.S. interests and values and will prolong the conflict by promoting Palestinian terrorism. It’s passive.
While there is no evidence that Mr. Biden’s efforts to appease these voters will sway them back to him, the policies and rhetoric currently being pushed by the White House are an important part of Israel’s struggle for survival. may cause significant damage.
Joel B. Pollack is a senior editor at Breitbart News. Breitbart News Sunday Sunday nights from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM ET (4:00 PM to 7:00 PM PT) on Sirius XM Patriot. He is the author of the recent book, The Zionist Conspiracy (And How to Participate in It), now available on Audible. He is also the author of an e-book. Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 US Presidential Election. He is the recipient of the 2018 Robert Novak Journalism Alumni Fellowship. Follow him on Twitter @joelpolak.
