Alternate headline: 19 Senate Democrats Endorse Terrorism As Legitimate Exercise of Politics. How else to describe a memo signed by almost half of the Senate Democrat caucus calling on Joe Biden to be “bold” and unilaterally declare an intent to recognize Palestine as a sovereign state as a direct result of the war Hamas started on October 7?
And while Hamas still holds Americans hostage in Gaza, no less. Shouldn’t Senate Democrats start with demands for their release?
Nineteen Democratic senators led by Tom Carper, a longtime ally of Biden from his home state of Delaware, wrote that the Middle East crisis had “reached an inflection point” that required US leadership beyond past “facilitation” of Israeli-Palestinian talks.
“As such, we request the Biden administration promptly establish a bold, public framework outlining the steps necessary” to establish a Palestinian…
