Opinion | Who are you, Stacey Abrahams?

We might find ourselves in the same situation again if Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in the November presidential race. Biden promised in one of the television conflicts to appoint a deputy. Betting on the lucky identity of his partner in the race has not stopped since.

One of the most prominent candidates for the coveted role is Stacey Abrahams, another American politician whose name is less familiar to Israelis, though she has been quite saturated with statements and storms related to Israel. Abrahams has been a member of the Democratic Party and served in the Georgia House of Representatives for several years, most recently as the Democratic Minority Leader in it. Seemingly perfectly sound, a select house in the country is not very influential. But all this seems only because it shattered glass ceilings one after another. About two years ago, she became the first African-American woman to be a major party candidate for state governor. Although she lost in the Republican opponent’s race, her name became increasingly well-known in the United States in general and the Democratic Party in particular. Therefore, last year she became the first African-American woman to give a speech to the U.S. President’s State of the Nation, an honor reserved for one Democratic leader every year. . All this, though not a very senior politician.

Abrahams, as mentioned, also expressed and stirred up a storm about Israel in the past. Although she visited Israel on the invitation of the Jewish-American Committee and participated in the AIPC lobbying event – when asked during the governors’ campaign why she voted against a bill that protects Israel’s boycotts, her answer was surprising. She assured the Jewish audience that she believed in Israel’s right to exist, such as Suggesting that this is not self-evident and that people should be commended for it, because in saying this, she goes out against many of her party members.

If she does someday become Vice President of the United States, it will stir mixed feelings. On the one hand, she does support Israel, on the other, she will not vote against those who boycott her. And most importantly, she lives in peace with the support of Israel’s right It is not a petty issue, it is the whole story, and Abrahams is a politician, and if you think that supporting Israel’s existence has become too burdensome or controversial, it can, like any good politician, change its mind accordingly.