Posted on 06/19/2026 10:37:22 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
It would seem that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accomplished what his predecessors could only have dreamed of: U.S. and Israeli fighter jets flying tandem over Tehran, Israeli officers ensconced in U.S. Central Command’s Florida headquarters.
Since the days of David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s leaders have sought backing from the world’s preeminent superpower, which they hoped would guarantee their state’s survival into perpetuity. None could have imagined the level of cooperation currently on display. If one were to wake up the Old Man, as Ben-Gurion was known, from his otherworldly slumber in the sands of Sde Boker, he would surely delight in the news.
Appearances, however, can be deceiving. In one sense, the U.S.-Israel relationship is at its apogee. Viewed from another angle, it has already entered a period of terminal decline. The political, ideological, and sociological pillars on which the so-called special alliance rested for most of the last half-century have begun to collapse. The Israel-advocacy complex—the network of lobbying groups such as the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Jewish communal organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League, and Christian Zionist groups such as Christians United for Israel—was once a juggernaut on Capitol Hill.
In today’s climate of hyperpolarization, it has started to falter, challenged first by the progressive flank of the Democratic Party and now increasingly by the neoisolationist faction of the MAGA coalition.
Public opinion has shifted dramatically. Less than half of Americans now say U.S. support for Israel is in the national interest; for the first time, Americans also view Palestinians more sympathetically than they do Israelis. Nor is it any longer a given that Americans and Israelis hold a common set of cultural and religious values. As the United States has become less Christian and more diverse, Israeli society has become more traditionalist,
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Oh Bull crap. What utter nonsense.
yes CRAP. Civilizations will always be aligned against barbarians.
Actually, pretty accurate. Freepers may not like it but that’s the way it is going to be moving forward. The US is not a Christian nation and has been colonized within and without by queers, communists, and islamists. No surprise, in combination with the old Dems, they tip it over 50% against Israel. But Israel didn’t help their cause any by their behavior towards the US over the decades.
Ok, anti Semites are headed for the hot end of judgement.
I think the author is wrong. The US and Israel share many values and interests.
America is seeing Revival and it is gowing to grow. The time has come for Israel to stand on its own 2 feet without our aid. We have a war against the vermin left to win here.
Does Israel have any other ally?
It was never an alliance.
oh nooes, we must make judgments on long term relationships based on the events of one day or one week. panic, the sky is falling!
the people who promote that idea obviously are pushing their point of view. panic, the sky is falling!
more reasonable people will take our time to see how things develop
You get to decide whether you want to be panicked into a catastrophic mindset about the situation or not
“Does Israel have any other ally?”
They are doing their best to end their alliance with us too.
This is ridiculous.
“Foreign Policy” == Progressive Tripe.
The got plenty of natural gas in the Mediterranean they know how to fight. They won’t need us anymore. Might be soon depending on the citizens of Iran.
“What utter nonsense.”
Yep.
64% of White Evangelicals support Israeli military action against terrorists.
There’s not a single Republican that will ignore that.
They are doing their best to end their alliance with us too.
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True. How dare Israel defend itself and bugger up Trump’s peace plan?
“for the first time, Americans also view Palestinians more sympathetically than they do Israelis”
Because for the first time we have more non-Americans (turd-worlders from ME) here that the press treats like Americans and polls them.
Yeah, the US will ally w/Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas now. LOL!
When Trump spouts off about Netanyahu, that’s just Queens talking.
such total BullKrap is hard to imagine from any sources other than the anti-American DemoNaziCommie party machine bosses or foreign enemies of USA like Iran, Krapistan, Communist China.
Any and all working to weaken America, our defenses, our alliances, our economy, and our traditional moral strength.
Or just written by some complete Useful Idiot maybe?
I mean, now that AI can generate pretty good grammar for even the most false or stupid ideas.
These folks are claiming that the sitcom, soap opera watching Americans are feeling more sympathetic to palescumians. Unfortunately, such folks can vote. Politicians seeking election should try to get a role on the favorite soap operas to reach their fans.
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