The midterms were a thumping rebuke of the US-Israel relationship
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Key context: <p>Even Trump seems to recognize that the relationship has become a political liability, and may never be the same</p><p>On the eve of a midterm election that ended in an unequivocal rejection of his brand of politics, even Donald Trump seemed to recognize that the US-Israel relationship had become a political liability.</p><p>Trump’s 11th-hour suggestion, on election morning, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/donald-trump-usa-end-military-aid-to-israel-end-year-midterms">that he would cut military aid to Israel</a> at the end of the year because, as he put it, “they don’t need it”, was condemned across the board – with <a href="https://www.newarab.com/news/trump-says-no-plans-strike-iran-midterm-polls-trickle">pro-Palestinian</a> advocates dismissing it as “desperate” and <a href="https://x.com/DemMaj4Israel/status/2117724301084516680">pro-Israel</a> ones as “unserious”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/israel-relationship-midterm-elections">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Even Trump seems to recognize that the relationship has become a political liability, and may never be the sameOn the eve of a midterm election that ended in an unequivocal rejection of his brand of politics, even Donald Trump seemed to recognize that the US-Israel relationship had become a political liability.Trump’s 11th-hour suggestion, on election morning, that he would cut military aid to Israel at the end of the year because, as he put it, “they don’t need it”, was condemned across the board – with pro-Palestinian advocates dismissing it as “desperate” and pro-Israel ones as “unserious”. Continue reading...
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