Marion McKeone: Democrats mount pressure on Biden to rein in Israeli aggression in Gaza

The US President is facing growing calls from Congressional Democrats to halt armament supplies to Israel until it agrees to a ceasefire

Representative Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan (centre) and Representative Cori Bush, a Democrat from Missouri (right) hold up signs calling for a ceasefire during a State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington DC. Photo: Julia Nikhinson

‘Stop Sending Bombs’.

The protest signs that were silently raised by Democrat Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib, Cori Bush and Ilhan Omar during US President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address as he expressed concern about the loss of innocent lives in Gaza, encapsulated the inherent contradiction and election year risks of his approach.

Even as he pledged to build a temporary port to facilitate the delivery of aid to half a million starving Palestinians in ...