Potholes over foreign policy: City leaders want to move on from Israel-Gaza debate
by POLITICO
POLITICO— Dozens of cities have adopted resolutions calling for a cease-fire but some officials want to stay out of the issue.
Washington Examiner—City leaders voting on foreign policy resolutions should be embarrassed. How do city leaders not feel embarrassed spending their time issuing resolutions on foreign policy decisions over which they have no control? Some Democratic city leaders took their complaints about their activist colleagues to Politico. Seattle City Councilwoman Sara Nelson said, “Foreign policy is not my job and I’m not going to tell members of […]
The Guardian—What would Trump’s Israel-Gaza policy be if he were re-elected?. The ex-president unambiguously favored Israel while in office but recent statements have been inconsistent and evasiveAt a windy rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, earlier this month, Donald Trump began his hour-long address by sending prayers and support to Israel as it withstood Iran’s aerial assault.“They’re under attack right now,” the former president and presumptive Republican nominee said. “That’s because we show great weakness.” Continue reading
New York Post—The left's petty protests vs. the right's productive debates on foreign policy — including Ukraine. In 2024, foreign policy doesn’t pit Republicans against Democrats so much as it pits Republicans against Republicans and Democrats against Democrats.