if the DSA position on Israel becomes the official Democratic party position, we'll lose a heck of a lot more than John Fetterman.

Exactly.

Bab el Mandeb in Arabic translates to “Gate of Tears” or “Gate of Grief.”

if the DSA position on Israel becomes the official Democratic party position, we'll lose a heck of a lot more than John Fetterman. although the Overton window has moved due to Netanyahu and his coalition's excesses post October 7, there's still enough support for Israel overall that the party would not survive such a change intact.

JL

'Polis agrees Democrats have fumbled life-saving priorities like universal healthcare but believes the only way to do that is with the "prosperity that a capitalist society creates." Polis says the model the U.S. needs "is capitalism and prosperity not socialism and poverty." '
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/17/politics/video/socialism-is-a-ticket-to-nowhere-co-gov-jared-polis-blasts-socialist-candidates-in-dark-blue-congressional-districts-lcl

'The amendment to a State Department spending bill would have eliminated $3.3 billion in funding, and thanks to strong Republican support for the Jewish state, it failed 314-104 . But the vote served as a moment of reckoning for House Democrats who have had to confront years of voter outrage about Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/15/israel-aid-vote-house-democrats-00999917

Why is no one questioning Sen. Fetterman about his "patriotism"?
'For the first time this week, the Pennsylvania Democrat laid out a specific condition that would cause him to quit his party as his relationship with fellow Democrats has soured deeply.

“If they put that in our platform — no aid for Israel — and officially become the anti-Israel party, then yeah, that’s a red line for me,” Fetterman told NBC News on Thursday. “Democrats, we’ve always should support Israel. That’s our special ally, you know? In the only democracy in the entire region, that’s Israel. So I’m always proud to stand with Israel.”'
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-fetterman-says-ll-leave-democratic-party-officially-becomes-anti-i-rcna587859

'The Senate followed by rejecting an effort to advance its own anti-war resolution, offered by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), in a 47-49 vote. Just one Republican, Sen. Susan Collins on Maine, backed the effort, while Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania opposed it.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/23/house-iran-war-vote-trump-01009492