The Squad Is Getting Primaried for Standing Against the War

Deconstructed

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🗓️ 3 November 2023

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Fourteen Democratic senators called for a "short-term cessation of hostilities” on Thursday, as Israel’s airstrikes continued for the fourth week and a ground invasion intensified. So far 18 House members have signed on to a resolution, introduced weeks earlier, with stronger calls for an "immediate de-escalation and ceasefire in Israel and occupied Palestine.” Pro-Israel lobbying groups have already begun efforts to oust House members pushing for a ceasefire. This week on Deconstructed, Democratic strategist Waleed Shahid joins Ryan Grim to discuss the powerful influence of groups like the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and Democratic Majority for Israel in shaping U.S.-Israel policy, the generational shift challenging their power, and how Arab and Muslim communities are responding to the Biden administration’s response to the war.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Deconstructed.
0:05.0	I'm Ryan Graham.
0:06.0	This week, House Republicans fell short in an effort to censure Representative Rashida
0:10.3	Talibe, but an effort to oust her in a Democratic primary is full steam ahead.
0:15.1	The organization Democratic Majority for Israel just dropped this ad against her.
0:19.7	She's one of only seven Democrats in Congress to vote against missile protection for Israel.
0:26.0	One of only nine Democrats against condemning the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas.
0:32.0	Her legislation would allow the terrorists to rearm themselves. And
0:36.1	she refuses to answer even this horrific question.
0:39.3	You can't comment about Hamas terrorist chopping off baby pet?
0:44.0	Tell Rashida Tali, she's on the wrong side of history and humanity.
0:49.7	On today's show, I'm joined by Walid Shahid, a co-founder of Justice Democrats, which has
0:54.8	back to leave another progressive Democrats since her first run in 2018.
0:59.0	He is also, like me, something of an amateur historian, who likes to understand how things have
1:03.8	gotten to the way they are and what lessons have been learned but forgotten
1:07.0	from the past. Is that a fair assessment, Walid? I self-identify as a junior
1:11.8	amateur historian. Maybe you're as a junior amateur historian.
1:12.9	Maybe you're like a senior amateur historian.
1:15.3	I'm not so sure about that.
1:17.0	If you're a junior, I'm like JV. Jr.
1:19.8	Yes.
1:21.3	So I wanted to set up this conversation with a couple of historical paragraphs actually
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