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Support for Israel eroding among both Democrats and Republicans, expert warns

From Jerusalem Post · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Support for Israel is significantly eroding among both Democrats and Republicans in the United States, according to expert Yossi Shain.
  • Shain argues that being anti-Israel has become a "hot commodity" in American politics, influencing electoral success.
  • He also stated that the U.S. and Iran will not reach an agreement, and that Israel has "betrayed" the Democratic Party.

Support for Israel is facing a "deep erosion" within both major U.S. political parties, according to Yossi Shain, an expert on international relations and former Yisrael Beytenu MK. Shain warned in an interview that anti-Israel sentiment is becoming increasingly prevalent and even beneficial in American politics.

Being anti-Israel in the US today is a hot commodity; it is worthwhile and rewarding, and not just anti-Israel, but anti-AIPAC.

— Yossi ShainExpert Yossi Shain on the changing political landscape regarding Israel in the U.S.

"Being anti-Israel in the US today is a hot commodity; it is worthwhile and rewarding, and not just anti-Israel, but anti-AIPAC," Shain stated. He observed that the perception of Israel and its lobby projecting strength has "collapsed in the US," with candidates now running for office on platforms of hostility toward Israel to gain votes.

The entire idea around the world that Israel projects strength and that the Israeli lobby projects strength, and that it is not worth messing with it, is an idea that has collapsed in the US.

— Yossi ShainShain on the diminished perception of Israeli and lobby strength in the U.S.

Shain also discussed Israel's relationship with the Democratic Party, describing it as a "long process of collapse." He cited a remark from David Hess, former head of the American Jewish Committee, comparing the standing of U.S. Jewry and Israel to a "building in Florida that collapsed on its residents." Shain asserted that "the State of Israel and the Israeli government simply betrayed the Democratic Party."

We are in a long process of collapse.

— Yossi ShainShain describing the relationship between Israel and the Democratic Party.

Furthermore, Shain expressed skepticism about a potential agreement between the U.S. and Iran, stating, "There will be no agreement between the US and Iran." He suggested that future U.S. administrations would also not be bound by such an agreement. Shain also criticized the handling of Iran, implying that Israel had convinced the U.S. to act but that America ultimately did not complete the intended process, thereby diminishing its standing.

The State of Israel and the Israeli government simply betrayed the Democratic Party.

— Yossi ShainShain's assessment of Israel's actions toward the Democratic Party.
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Originally published by Jerusalem Post in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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