US Support for Israel Could Cost Democrats
American support for Israel, which has lasted for decades, risks costing the Democrats. For generations, support for Israel was unanimous in Washington. Today, Israeli attacks on Gaza, the war in Iran, and Prime Minister Benjamin…
Assessment
The decades long bipartisan U.S. consensus on supporting Israel is fracturing along party lines. Israeli operations in Gaza and the war in Iran, combined with Netanyahu's alignment with Republicans, are driving Democratic voters and primary candidates toward criticism of Israel. This shift threatens to turn a once unifying foreign policy stance into a partisan wedge issue that could cost Democrats electoral support.