When the governing body of the Democratic Party convenes next month, it will face a challenge to its support for Israel. The Democratic National Committee has evaded the fact that large majorities <https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/polls/democrats-sanctions-israel> of Democrats oppose continuing military aid to Israel and believe it has committed genocide in Gaza. The stage is set for jarring discord when the DNC’s 450 members gather in New Orleans.
An NBC poll released this week <https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/poll-israels-standing-plummets-democrats-fueling-primaries-left-rcna262995> underscores the depth of the DNC’s political folly. The results were lopsided, by a 67-17 percent margin in favor of Palestinians, when the survey asked Democrats: “Are your sympathies more with the Israelis or more with the Palestinians?” The DNC leadership has stayed on a collision course with political realities about Israel. Last August, while a Gallup poll <https://news.gallup.com/poll/692948/u.s.-back-israel-military-action-gaza-new-low.aspx> was showing that just 8 percent of Democrats approved of Israel’s military actions in Gaza, DNC chair Ken Martin said <https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/26/dnc-israel-palestine-arms-embargo-resolution-00525446> at a meeting of delegates from across the country that “there’s a divide in our party on this issue.” He didn’t acknowledge that the crucial divide is actually between the party’s leadership and Democrats nationwide. https://www.juancole.com/2026/03/democratic-committees-political.html -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41174): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41174 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118399602/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
