Biden Faces Pressure from Democrats over Israel-Hamas Conflict
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Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal warned the Israel-Hamas conflict is fracturing the Democratic party coalition and will be harder to fix the longer it goes on.
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President Biden is facing pressure from progressives in his party to take a tougher stance against Israel's actions in Gaza.
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Biden has shifted his tone recently by declining to veto a UN ceasefire resolution, but also approved a weapons shipment to Israel.
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Just 18% of Democrats in a recent poll approved of Israel's operation in Gaza, showing growing discontent in the party.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer delivered a speech criticizing Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace in an effort to appease progressives.