If you pay attention to what he says about this issue, since he has spoken a lot about Palestine, it is clear that he opposes Israel. This isn’t 5D chess, it’s a simple rhetorical refocusing that is similar to how he handles almost everything because, even outside of “Does Israel have a right to exist as a Jewish state?” people are constantly throwing insipid gotchas at him that he tries to redirect to cost of living, listening to the expressed needs of New Yorkers, etc.
If you pay attention to what he says about this issue, since he has spoken a lot about Palestine, it is clear that he opposes Israel. This isn’t 5D chess, it’s a simple rhetorical refocusing that is similar to how he handles almost everything because, even outside of “Does Israel have a right to exist as a Jewish state?” people are constantly throwing insipid gotchas at him that he tries to redirect to cost of living, listening to the expressed needs of New Yorkers, etc.