he love affair between America and Israel lasted 75 years, but a break-up is starting to look inevitable.
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The love affair between America and Israel lasted 75 years, but a break-up is starting to look inevitable.
60% of Americans now view Israel unfavorably.
75% of Americans 18-29 sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis.
40 out of 47 Democrats in the Senate just voted to block U.S. arms sales to Israel, something that would have been career suicide a few years ago.
White House hopefuls are practically in a bidding war to see who can distance themselves furthest from Israel.
Rahm Emanuel, whose middle name is literally Israel, is pledging to end America's $3.8 billion annual subsidy and impose an embargo if Israel breaks the rules of war.
This dramatic shift seems like it started with Gaza, and in some ways it did, but to really understand it you have to go back further.
Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated in 1995 by an Israeli extremist who opposed the peace process.
His death ended the era of Israeli leaders staking their careers on compromise, and the Netanyahu era was ushered in.
Trump’s war with Iran was against the advice of many of his closest advisors, and the most prominent voice urging him to go ahead (other than Lindsey Graham) was Netanyahu.
An influence Americans have begun to notice.
As boomers who grew up seeing Israel as the underdog die off, they are being replaced by generations who grew up watching Gaza, and the numbers only move in one direction.
Trump is 79 and clearly sees Israel as a close ally, but whoever comes after Trump is almost certain to be far less accommodating.
Whether it’s a Democrat, or a Republican.
Source: Financial Times
posted by Satish Sharma at
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