Laphonza Butler was sworn into the United States Senate to succeed Dianne Feinstein on Oct. 1, only days before the Simchat Torah massacre in Israel. Newsom has always been a strong backer of the Jewish state. Newsom, who traveled to Israel less than two weeks after the terrorist attacks, has always been a strong backer of the Jewish state. Even before Oct. 7, we knew that the Democratic Party was dividing over Israel. President Biden himself and most of the party’s more traditional members – including Newsom — have not wavered in their support for the Jewish state.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 01, 2024 10:11 UTC