“Last night, we received a reminder of what a real leader looks like, who cares for Israel’s future and not his own. Thank you President Biden,” said Shaul Meridor, the former head of the Finance Ministry’s budget department, referring to the US president’s speech on Friday in which he outlined Israel’s proposal for a deal leading to a ceasefire and release of hostages, urged the Israeli government to stand behind it and called on Hamas to accept it.

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    6 months ago

    I don’t put too much faith in polls anymore. The democrats have over performed in every election since 2018.

    He definitely has a thin-ass tightrope to walk with the democratic tent. What easily could be 5 parties are lumped into one because of the two party system.

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      6 months ago

      Sadly the Republicans used to have some level of mixture as well a few decades ago before all the purity tests started.

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        6 months ago

        Yep. That was when the Overton Window lurched to the right into fascist-land for them.