The Political Price of Anti-Israel Protests – WSJ

Antisemitism is the new antiwar a litmus test of progressive solidarity. Antiwar was arguable. Antisemitism, no matter how often it is euphemized as pro-Palestine, isn t. Jewish voters have some hard thinking to do about where their partisan interests lie now.

Whaddabout the too-odious Donald Trump as their probable opponent? Short answer: It s not possible to overstate how much liberals despised Nixon and even Reagan. Relying on personal abhorrence alone to win is a bad bet.

The real political threat this wave of left-wing protesters presents to the Biden Democrats is that they are so unhinged, always at the edge of violence. We are living in disturbed times crime, inflation, post-pandemic challenges, global disorder. It resembles the 1970s. Now comes the spectacle of unrelenting anti-Israel protests in American cities. Elected Democrats are starting to push back. But it may be too little, too late to save Joe Biden or any conceivable replacement.

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Daniel Henninger.

Do Jews and philo-semites have enough votes to make a difference? I’m surprised by how many Congressional districts the Left has.