California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for a “ceasefire” in Gaza in a letter to California’s “Muslim, Palestinian American, and Arab American” communities on Thursday, a step back from his pro-Israel stance early in the war.
As Breitbart News reported in October, Newsom paid a surprise visit to Israel on his way to China, meeting with Israeli victims of the Hamas terror attack of October 7. He did not equivocate in his support for Israel’s right to defend itself, as he recalled meeting in Isarel with “young soldiers fresh from bomb shelters and battlefields.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) visits with an Israeli victim of terror on a visit to Israel in October 2023 (Office of the Governor)
Now, following the lead of his party, Newsom has shifted toward a murkier middle, demanding “an immediate ceasefire as part of a deal to secure desperately needed relief…
