Whoever wins Israeli election, bonds with US won’t fray, Gottheimer tells JNS
The results of the Israeli elections won’t affect America’s relationship with the Jewish state, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), one of Israel’s leading supporters in Congress, told JNS on Tuesday night. The Jewish congressman talked to…
Assessment
The US-Israel alliance is a bipartisan anchor in Congress, and Gottheimer's reassurance signals that Democrats will not waver regardless of which bloc forms the next Israeli government. With Likud leading but under 22% of the counted vote and Eisenkot's Yashar trailing at 15.46%, the outcome is genuinely unsettled. Watch whether the alliance rhetoric holds if a coalition dependent on harder-line parties emerges.