DNC Approach to Israel is Political Malpractice and Moral Failure
March 20, 2026 DNC Approach to Israel is Political Malpractice and Moral Failure Norman Solomon Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair When the governing body of the Democratic Party convenes next month, it will face a challenge to its support for Israel. The Democratic National Committee has evaded the fact that large majorities of Democrats oppose continuing military aid to Israel and believe it has committed genocide in Gaza. The stage is set for jarring discord when the DNC’s 450 members gather in New Orleans. An NBC poll released this week underscores the depth of the DNC’s political folly. The results were lopsided, by a 67-17 percent margin in favor of Palestinians, when the survey asked Democrats: “Are your sympathies more with the Israelis or more with the Palestinians?” The DNC leadership has stayed on a collision course with political realities about Israel. Last August, while a Gallup poll was showing that ...
