Analysis: Jewish moderators will grill Trump and Biden at CNN’s debate. What should they ask about Israel?

CNN ’s Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential election.

CNN will host the debate in Atlanta , Georgia , on June 27 .

Both candidates have complicated relationships with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , have called for a swift end to the Gaza war .

Trump is appreciated in Israel , and by many American supporters of the country, for moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem .

A majority of Americans , including most Biden voters, strongly dislike Netanyahu .

But Biden may be able to answer this question more easily than Trump .

Expect Biden to look into the camera and repeat his “ironclad” commitment to Israeli security.

CNN moderators with deep knowledge of the Middle East will be Jake Tapper and Jake Bash .

During Trump 's first presidential campaign in 2016 , Tapper and Bash reported on antisemitic campaign rhetoric.

David Duke , former grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan , accused Jews of committing genocide on Americans “just like the Palestinians ” The Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel .