Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) is calling on President Joe Biden to drastically change his Middle East foreign policy strategy amid the Israel–Hamas war, including recognizing a Palestinian state.
Khanna underscored his call in response to a question about a CBS poll capturing Biden’s loss of support among Democrats before November’s general election.
“This is a problem,” Khanna told CBS on Sunday. “But if he can turn it around, not just by calling for a ceasefire, if he becomes the first American president to convene Gulf allies, to convene Israel, to convene municipal leaders in Palestine and civic society and [say], ‘I’m going to get this done. I’m going to recognize a Palestinian state, I’m going to have a two-state solution, and I’m going to recognize that the security of Israel matters, that the end of occupation matters,’ he can become a hero.”
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