Gaza war opens rift among US Democrats
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 5, 2023
From a hotel lobby in Pittsburgh, Miracle Jones had a warning for Joe Biden: the US president’s staunch backing for Israel in its war against Hamas is eroding support on the left and hurting his re-election chances in 2024.
“The White House has lost a lot of people,” said Jones, a 35-year-old progressive political activist in the western Pennsylvania city where Biden will need a strong turnout if he is to carry the swing state next year.
Jones has seen Muslim-Americans in her area mobilising to ensure “anyone but Biden . . .
