‘But’

That confounded conjunction is emerging as the word with which the Democrats swing to their defense of the Palestinians levying from Gaza the war on Israel.

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Governor Walz at the Minnesota State Fair on September 1, 2024. Glen Stubbe /Star Tribune via AP

“But” is the hinge word in commentary on Israel. When uttered by a man who, in, say, Governor Walz, vies to become America’s next vice president, voters might account for such bet-hedging. Speaking to a National Public Radio affiliate in Michigan, WCMU, the winning assistant high school football coach and ex-sergeant major was asked what a Harris-Walz administration would do in respect of the war in Gaza. 

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