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For 60 years, Israel has counted on the United States. Is the 'special relationship' between the U.S. and Israel now in jeopardy—not from the left, but from the MAGA right?
US Vice President JD Vance, second right, listens as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Israel, on Oct. 22, 2025. (Nathan Howard/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
For 60 years, Israel has counted on the United States. Is the “special relationship” between the U.S. and Israel now in jeopardy—not from the left, but from the MAGA right?
In this episode, Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi unpack Vice President J.D. Vance’s recent troubling statements, the rise of “America First” isolationism, why Israel may need to rethink its dependence on American aid, and what this means for Jews on both sides of the Atlantic.
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