Breitbart News reported on May 17 that a growing number of leftist Democrats have criticized Biden’s support for Israel, and Biden said Monday that he wants Israel to stop its actions against Hamas.
That’s a change from Biden’s Saturday phone call, in which the White House noted that Biden “expressed grave concern about intercommunal violence across Israel” but did not mention his support for a cease-fire.
Biden spoke with Netanyahu Monday afternoon as a growing number of Democratic lawmakers criticized Israel’s attacks on Hamas, with some even calling on the Biden administration to publicly criticize Israel.
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-N.Y.), who is Jewish, led a letter from 28 senators calling for a cease-fire in the conflict “to prevent any further loss of civilian life and to prevent further escalation of the conflict.”
On social media, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-CA) called out Biden for his “outrage” over Israel’s attack on Hamas during Ramadan.
Rep. AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) also expressed solidarity with the Palestinians.
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