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Trump seeks to capitalize on Biden's frustration with Israel's Netanyahu

Support for Israel's war in Gaza has fractured along political and religious lines. But Trump's own remarks about Jewish Americans have been sharply criticized.
Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition's Annual Leadership Summit on October 28, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Former President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through the Jewish American community and Washington when he said Jews who vote Democrat "hate Israel."

It's not the first time Trump has dabbled in what critics say are anti-Semitic tropes, but the extreme rhetoric reflects how Trump is trying to drive a wedge between Jewish American voters and Democrats.

"The idea is that if Jews care about Israel, they're going to want to go for the strongest supporter," said Norman Ornstein, a senior fellow at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. But Republicans "failed in those efforts before. They haven't really cracked

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