Democ­rats strug­gle to find foot­ing on anti-Israel cam­pus protests

Con­gres­sion­al Democ­rats are strug­gling to coa­lesce around a uni­fied mes­sage as anti­se­mit­ic and at times vio­lent anti-Israel protests play out on col­lege cam­pus­es.  
The demon­stra­tions, which have led to mass arrests as stu­dents break cam­pus rules and the law, have been con­demned by Demo­c­ra­t­ic lead­ers, but some law­mak­ers have been more force­ful than oth­ers as the issue threat­ens to weigh the par­ty down ahead of the 2024 elec­tions.  
Sen. Gary Peters (D‑MI), tasked with get­ting Sen­ate Democ­rats elect­ed as chair­man of the Demo­c­ra­t­ic Sen­a­to­r­i­al Cam­paign Com­mit­tee, empha­sized the First Amend­ment in defend­ing the cam­pus protests.
“Peo­ple have a right to protest and get out and speak their mind. And that’s what we’re see­ing hap­pen,” Peters told the Wash­ing­ton Exam­in­er. “You have protests on both sides of the issue. Peo­ple are very pas­sion­ate about the issue, and it just shows the Amer­i­can polit­i­cal process work­ing itself out.” 
But the chaos sur­rou …