American support for Israel was traditionally bipartisan, but Trump's hawkish version of this support has enlarged a partisan gap with significantly less Democratic support. Since 71% of U.S. Jews, according to the Pew Research Center, identify as Democrats, is their support of Israel also declining?
The growing gap between US Jewry and Israelis is explained by basic values and political identification. US Jews are super liberals, believing in expressive individualism, equality, and tolerance.; Israelis don't. Israelis are Republicans, US Jews are not. Israelis love Trump; US Jews don't. This stems from the nature of the Israeli State, a settler-colonialist project at war with the indigenous population. Why it wasn't this way 50 years ago? US Jews are much better informed.
The growing gap between US Jewry and Israelis is explained by basic values and political identification. US Jews are super liberals, believing in expressive individualism, equality, and tolerance.; Israelis don't. Israelis are Republicans, US Jews are not. Israelis love Trump; US Jews don't. This stems from the nature of the Israeli State, a settler-colonialist project at war with the indigenous population. Why it wasn't this way 50 years ago? US Jews are much better informed.