Is unconditional support for Israel becoming a liability for Republicans?
- The sweeping Republican defeat in the November 3 midterm elections may have opened a debate that, until recently, would have been almost unthinkable within the party: whether the United States should fundamentally reconsider its relationship with Israel.
- For decades, unwavering support for Israel was a defining feature of Republican identity, sustained by evangelical Christians, the conservative foreign policy establishment, influential lobbying organisations, and a deeply entrenched congressional consensus.
- Now, following the electorate’s repudiation of Donald Trump and his administration, tha
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- The sweeping Republican defeat in the November 3 midterm elections may have opened a debate that, until recently, would have been almost unthinkable within the party: whether the United States should fundamentally reconsider its relationship with Israel.
- For decades, unwavering support for Israel was a defining feature of Republican identity, sustained by evangelical Christians, the conservative foreign policy establishment, influential lobbying organisations, and a deeply entrenched congressional consensus.
- Now, following the electorate’s repudiation of Donald Trump and his administration, tha
Sources: Al Jazeera