As the midterm elections approach, an increasing number of Israelis are concerned about how the outcome could impact the Jewish state. In the running are a number of far-left Democrats who hold anti-Israel positions. For example, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York) referred to Israel’s response to the Great March of Return as a “massacre” and is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, which supports the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Ilhan Omar (Minnesota) thinks Israel is an apartheid state. And Leslie Cockburn (Virginia) authored the anti-Israel book, Dangerous Liaison: The Inside Story of the U.S.-Israeli Covert Relationship. With candidates like these, many Israelis worry that all the gains they’ve obtained under the Trump administration could be in jeopardy.
The upcoming midterms are strategically important because Israel has numerous security concerns along its northern border and related to Iranian aggression in the Middle East. Thus, many Israelis favor the status quo in the U.S. According to an American Jewish Committee poll, 77% of Israeli Jews support Trump’s handling of U.S.-Israeli relations.
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