Despite uniting behind Israel, they have begun to express skepticism about its military tactics.
As Israel strikes Gaza in its war with Hamas, some Democrats are expressing increasing concern about the humanitarian toll in the region. | Abed Khaled/APAfter weeks of uniting behind Israel’s right to defend itself following Hamas’ initial attack, mainstream Democrats are beginning to raise concerns about the increasingly harsh toll on Palestinians in the Gaza offensive as the conflict approaches the one-month mark.
“The current rate of civilian death inside Gaza is unacceptable and unsustainable,” Murphy, who sits on the Middle East subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Affairs panel, said on Thursday in a statement. “I urge Israel to immediately reconsider its approach and shift to a more deliberate and proportionate counterterrorism campaign.”
Support for Palestinians has increased in recent years among Democrats, and widespread protests, staff letters and public demonstrations are raising the heat on the party to approach the situation differently as the war drags on with no end in sight. “A mutually agreed-upon humanitarian pause is the only way to deliver adequate aid to those in need, create space for negotiations for the release of hostages, and chart a path forward that protects civilians,” Sen. Brian Schatz said in a statement. “Continued violence will no doubt compound this already dire situation.”
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