The Democratic Socialists of America has urged people to show their opposition to US support for Israel in its war on Gaza.
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), the largest socialist organization in the US, has urged primary voters to cast their ballots for ‘uncommitted’ rather than President Joe Biden to show their opposition to his stance on the Israel-Hamas war.
The announcement comes just two days before the primary elections on March 5 – known as Super Tuesday – when millions of Americans are expected to vote.
In a series of X posts on Sunday, the DSA, which has more than 92,000 members and chapters in all US states, demanded that the White House end the bloodshed in Gaza by revoking military assistance to Israel, saying Biden will be to blame if former President Donald Trump is reelected this year.
Today, DSA endorses “Uncommitted” in the remaining Democratic presidential primaries. Until this administration ends its support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza and delivers a permanent, lasting ceasefire, Joe Biden will bear the responsibility for another Trump presidency. 1/
— DSA (@DemSocialists) March 3, 2024
“Today, DSA endorses ‘Uncommitted’ in the remaining Democratic presidential primaries. Until this administration ends its support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza and delivers a permanent, lasting ceasefire, Joe Biden will bear the responsibility for another Trump presidency,” the organization said, adding that “defeat is certain” if Biden continues on the current course.
“This week’s brutal ‘Flour Massacre’ has proven once again that Israel is a brutal, inhumane apartheid state which carries a legacy of 75 years of genocide and occupation. Over 30,000 Palestinians have already died; how many will be ENOUGH for Joe Biden to stop this war?” the DSA said in a follow-up post, referring to the tragedy on February 29 when at least 112 Palestinians were killed and more than 750 were injured while waiting for much-needed food aid in Gaza City.
The campaign calling on Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ was organized by local chapters of the DSA and the Colorado Palestine Coalitions last week and is gaining popularity amid protests against the Gaza war.
With over 100k people voting “Uncommitted” in last Tuesday’s MI primary to demand a permanent ceasefire, Biden is on track to lose the election to Trump unless he chooses to listen to the working class of this country and change course. Defeat is certain if he fails to do so. 2/
— DSA (@DemSocialists) March 3, 2024
The DSA noted that over 100,000 people voted ‘uncommitted’ in the Michigan primary last week. The movement was also endorsed by a major labor union, UFCW 3000, which represents more than 50,000 grocery workers in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
Biden is not the only one feeling the heat from voters who are choosing ‘none of the above’. Last week, Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suffered an embarrassment when she became the first candidate to lose to ‘no-one’ in the Nevada GOP primary since the option was introduced in 1975.
Like Biden, Haley has also been a major supporter for Israel, even long before the current Israeli genocidal war on Gaza.
WSJ Poll
Earlier, some 60 percent of US voters are unhappy with Biden’s handling of the Israeli war on Gaza, a new survey by the Wall Street Journal has found.
A growing number also believe the US is not doing enough to help the Palestinian people, the outlet wrote on Sunday.
The WSJ poll found that disapproval of Biden’s handling of the war is at 60%, eight points higher than it was in a December poll.
Major Shift in US Public Opinion on Israel’s War on Gaza – Poll
Just over 30 percent of respondents said they backed Biden on the issue.
The newspaper noted that the high level of disapproval has made its way to the ballot box, with more than 100,000 people voting “uncommitted” in Michigan’s Democratic presidential primary last week, many in protest at the president’s policies on Israel.
Gaza Genocide
Currently on trial before the International Court of Justice for genocide against Palestinians, Israel has been waging a devastating war on Gaza since October 7.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 30,534 Palestinians have been killed, and 71,920 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
Moreover, at least 7,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.
Palestinian and international organizations say that the majority of those killed and wounded are women and children.
The Israeli aggression has also resulted in the forceful displacement of nearly two million people from all over the Gaza Strip, with the vast majority of the displaced forced into the densely crowded southern city of Rafah near the border with Egypt – in what has become Palestine’s largest mass exodus since the 1948 Nakba.
Israel says that 1,200 soldiers and civilians were killed during the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation on October 7. Israeli media published reports suggesting that many Israelis were killed on that day by ‘friendly fire.’
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Because it’s an absolute requirement that every U.S. President must pledge full allegiance to the genocidal Zionist entity, therefore, it’s just not possible for ‘Genocide Joe’ to suddenly stop supplying Israel with all those tons of American bombs being used in its holocaust against the civilians of Gaza. On the other hand, if Trump ends up returning back to the White House, he will definitely not do any less for Israel than what Biden’s been doing.
Appreciate Michigan for taking this huge risk. They will be ripped apart if Trump wins. He withheld the assistance they badly needed for their covid patients. He was offended by the fact that their desperate governor went to press after he repeatedly stayed unresponsive to her calls. So many died because of that. Somebody suspiciously also broke their dam. Later his MAGA useless eaters were found guilty of plotting to kidnap the governor and execute her by hanging. He also tried triggering civil war in that state. The enmity hasn’t ended. That’s why, what Michigan is doing for Gaza should be considered heroic.