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Political Fallout from Israel-Palestine Conflict Continues Apace
Who will Democrats lose in November?
In Foreign Policy, Marc Lynch warned of “The Coming Arab Backlash” on April 22, 2024, cautioning that “Middle Eastern Regimes — and America — Ignore Public Anger at Their Peril.”
But whose “Public Anger” should most concern lawmakers and would-be lawmakers on Capitol Hill? Some experts, like Mr. Lynch, believe the political fallout will emanate from Muslim-American voters eager to punish elected officials for wrongs perpetrated in Gaza by Hamas, real and imagined.
Lynch, and other experts, are also concerned about the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict inspiring acts of terror — in the U.S. and around the world.
“Since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, the Middle East has been rocked by mass protests,” observed Lynch ominously. “For Washington, the view is that none of this mobilization really matters. Arab leaders, after all, are among the world’s most experienced practitioners of realpolitik, and they have a record of ignoring their people’s preferences. The protests, although large, have been manageable.”
“Since there are no democracies in the Middle East, care need not be given to what anyone outside the palaces thinks,” wrote Lynch, perhaps forgetting the Middle East does have one democracy…