Rahm Emmanuel’s Israel-Endorsed ‘Opposition’ to Israel
Politics Rahm Emmanuel’s Israel-Endorsed ‘Opposition’ to Israel The former Chicago mayor and likely presidential hopeful gave a big, deceptive speech in Tel Aviv. To court Democratic voters, the longtime pro-Israel Emanuel arrived in Israel with a markedly different message than the one past Democratic hopefuls have carried on the same pilgrimage. It was the latest attempt by the Democratic establishment to come to terms with its voters’ turn against Israel, whether through a serious reckoning or—as the evidence suggests and as the Democratic Party traditionally does—merely through deception and cooptation.
- ▪Politics Rahm Emmanuel’s Israel-Endorsed ‘Opposition’ to Israel The former Chicago mayor and likely presidential hopeful gave a big, deceptive speech in Tel Aviv.
- ▪To court Democratic voters, the longtime pro-Israel Emanuel arrived in Israel with a markedly different message than the one past Democratic hopefuls have carried on the same pilgrimage.
- ▪It was the latest attempt by the Democratic establishment to come to terms with its voters’ turn against Israel, whether through a serious reckoning or—as the evidence suggests and as the Democratic Party traditionally does—merely through d
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