Progressive Rep. Pramila Jayapal warned her fellow Democrats over the weekend that the ongoing Israel-Hamas war is fracturing the party — and it will be harder to reunite the factions the longer it rages on.

"This particular issue on Gaza is breaking our coalition," Jayapal (D-Wash.) vented to CNN's Manu Raju in a segment that aired Sunday.

"We need that fragile coalition to come back together, but this is a moral issue for people. So there's not a lot of time to fix it," she went on. "The worse it gets in Gaza, the harder it gets to bring people back in."

Jayapal chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus and had been among the earliest lawmakers to call for a cease-fire.

Since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, President Biden has been under intense pressure from his left flank on Israel, facing down a series of protests during his travels across the country and a 100,000-strong protest vote in the Feb. 27 Michigan primary.

Biden, 81, has begun to shift his tone toward Israel in recent weeks, with his administration last week declining to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an "immediate cease-fire."

The White House is currently at loggerheads with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over plans to invade the southern Gazan city of Rafah.

Still, the Biden administration also authorized a shipment of weaponry to Israel that included two dozen F-35 fighter jets, 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs, and 500 MK82 500-pound bombs, according to multiple reports.

Just 18% of self-identified Democrats approved of Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip, down from 36% in November, while 75% disapproved, according to a recent Gallup survey.

Biden has also sought to ease strife within his coalition by pushing for more humanitarian support for Palestinians. But that has been complicated, in part, by the logistics of delivering aid during a war.

Last month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the US, took to the chamber floor and delivered a blistering speech ripping Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace and calling for new elections.

Over the weekend, thousands of Israelis took to the streets, with some of them demanding a new election.

Last summer, Jayapal ignited controversy by bashing Israel as a "racist state," drawing a swift repudiation from her fellow Democrats.
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