The Democrat Party has a serious problem on their hands regarding their ambiguous nature of belief regarding Israel and the Palestinians. This stands to cost Democrats much more than the GOP will lose from disagreement over Ukraine.  This division, and the militant lawlessness that took over college campuses and major American cities under a Palestinian banner, echoes the Democrat split over the Vietnam War in 1968 and spells trouble for the Left heading into yet another August convention held in Chicago. Unfortunately, for the Left, Israel is not the only issue where Democrat attempts to be all things to all people is failing. While there have been GOP divisions over Ukraine, there are very few Republicans that openly side with Moscow.  The GOP has had a robust, but relatively civil debate over Ukraine.  Even President Trump, who might be the most prominent figure in his ambiguity regarding Ukraine, has said the Russian reinvasion would not have happened under his watch, which can only lead to the conclusion that he knows the Russian invasion was, and remains, a terrible transgression. (READ MORE from Larry Provost: Palestinians Cheered 9/11) The issue is different with support for Israel. The Jewish state almost literally moves Heaven and earth to minimize civilian casualties but still bears from the Left a much bigger scope of responsibility, one that no nation at war could meet.  Yet, Palestinians are not given the same degree of scrutiny that American leadership gives to Israel and its internal politics over their response to Hamas terrorism. In war, no one is perfect and responsibility is to be shared, but there are also sins of greater consequence, including the deliberate targeting of civilians as practiced by Hamas. Thank God the boys going ashore at Normandy would not have been under the banner of today’s progressivism. If so, they would have been told, one can imagine, “Make sure you don’t say anything derogatory about the Nazis, even as your buddies are dying.  And definitely don’t call them “Krauts.” They have legitimate grievances because we were too harsh on them at Versailles.” John Fetterman, hardly a beacon of conservatism, has had the audacity in the minds of the progressive Left to support Israel and condemn Palestinian terrorism.  The Democrat split over Israel does not bode well for that party, as typical American voters look disgustedly at the rise of anti-Semitism and the increasing militance of the Palestinian movement worldwide. This lack of clarity among many prominent Democrat leaders, or at a minimum the outright hostility and even hatred towards Israel among progressives, has once again verified to a large segment of the American population, including Democrats, that their party is concerned more with the discounted legacy of identity politics as opposed to doing the morally right thing.  It is ironic, though not historically surprising, that Jews in America have long voted strongly, though not exclusively, for Democrats. For a group so often considered astute, Jews have rarely been adept at gauging anti-Semitism on the Left. Republicans have been quick to give their opinion on support of Ukraine, whether it be for or against, and have been almost universal in their steadfast support of Israel to defend itself as it sees fit. Unfortunately, for the Left, Israel is not the only issue where Democrat attempts to be all things to all people is failing. African Americans feel it as their expense that the Left’s leadership gives time, attention, and government benefits to those who come into the country illegally. Struggling black low incomes families have been in America for hundreds of years, yet the Left does not make them a priority. Citizens obey the laws, pay taxes, and earn the right to vote while progressives continually push for foreigners to vote in our elections and to retain all the rights of citizenship. Veterans feel it when they earned their education benefits but see those who have never lifted a finger in defense of our nation — but coincidentally old enough to vote — have their loans forgiven. The Democrat Party, supposedly once the party of the people, has instead become a party of expanding voter base simply for the sake of getting re-elected, principles be damned. They have done this while taking its existing base for granted, as we have seen with unions (debased by Democrat support of NAFTA), African Americans, and, perhaps more than any other issue, Jews on the issue of Israel. (READ MORE: Ukraine Is Not Vietnam) It is a much bigger problem than the GOP is having regarding any policy debate within its own party and could prove costly in November and in the long term.  The large rallies that President Trump is receiving in cities with traditional Democrat constituencies is an indication that a new generation of voters are no longer buying the leftist playbook. Views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of any group, agency, or organization.  The post The Democrat Split on Israel appeared first on The American Spectator | USA News and Politics.