# Israel's New Political Fault Line

> US political landscape fractures over Israel amid Gaza war fallout.
- Title: Israel's New Political Fault Line · Mother Jones | Shortify
- Summary: US political landscape fractures over Israel amid Gaza war fallout. US Jewish political groups and voters increasingly view Israel as a foreign entanglement…
- Keywords: united states, israel, gaza war, jewish political groups, michigan, aipac, kamala harris, abbas alawieh, el-sayed, j street, jewish voice for peace, Israel's
- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/united-states-israel-relationship-jewish-political-groups-elections
- Author: Reveal
- Published: 2026-10-03T03:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: united states, israel, gaza war, jewish political groups, michigan, aipac, kamala harris, abbas alawieh, el-sayed, j street, jewish voice for peace
## 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.
## Key takeaway

US Jewish political groups and voters increasingly view Israel as a foreign entanglement in domestic politics.