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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Biden’s renewed embrace of Israel threatens to deepen Democratic divide

Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Delaware air national guard base on Friday.
Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Delaware air national guard base on Friday. Photograph: Pablo Martínez Monsiváis/AP

“Ironclad,” said Joe Biden. “Ironclad,” said Lloyd Austin, the defense secretary. “Ironclad,” said the Senate leader Chuck Schumer, the House leader Hakeem Jeffries and the Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer.

In the wake of Saturday’s attack by Iran, Democrats united around a single word in expressing their commitment to Israel’s security. It was a sentiment that papered over, at least for now, cracks in the party over Biden’s handling of the war in Gaza.

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