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Israel's New Political Fault Line
US political landscape fractures over Israel amid Gaza war fallout.
In brief
US political landscape fractures over Israel amid Gaza war fallout. US Jewish political groups and voters increasingly view Israel as a foreign entanglement in domestic politics. Originally reported by Mother Jones.
US officials back Netanyahu's Gaza war
Many US elected officials from both parties broadly supported Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s prosecution of the war in Gaza.
Voters see Israel as foreign entanglement
Voters are beginning to view it as a needless foreign entanglement, if not a livestreamed US-sanctioned genocide.
Abbas Alawieh shifts political focus
Two years ago, Abbas Alawieh helped lead the Uncommitted movement, pressuring Democrats over Gaza. Now he’s running for Michigan state Senate.
Kamala Harris supports Alawieh
Kamala Harris is calling Abbas Alawieh, who helped lead the Uncommitted movement, pressuring Democrats over Gaza.
AIPAC spends $30 million
AIPAC and its allies spent close to $30 million backing Abdul El-Sayed’s opponent in the Democratic Senate primary.
El-Sayed wins primary
El-Sayed won the Democratic Senate primary despite AIPAC’s $30 million spending.
In short
US Jewish political groups and voters increasingly view Israel as a foreign entanglement in domestic politics.
