Keep your problems smaller than your life. A flat tire is a flat tire. A bad meeting is a bad meeting. A canceled flight is just an extra two hours. These things become catastrophes when you let them. But they stay manageable when you remember the depth of your real life- the people you love, the work you care about, the beautiful years still ahead. Zoom out. Fit your reaction to the size of the problem.
“Why is Israel so central to US politics?”
There is a clear answer: Because for nearly three years, millions of Americans have watched Israel commit a livestreamed genocide against Palestinians that was only made possible by our tax dollars.
Voters are not going to tolerate yet another presidential candidate unwilling to speak directly to this basic fact.
They want to hear what the next president will do to rapidly change course: Arms embargo on Israel. Sanctions on Israel. No more diplomatic immunity for Israel.