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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29, 2025. 

The once-unshakable consensus on Israel within U.S. politics is fracturing under the weight of generational change, a growing values gap and a misalignment of geopolitical imperatives.

'A Little Sparta': Why the U.S.-Israeli Relationship Is Destined To Change

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Israel's Sept. 9 airstrike on Qatar targeting Hamas leaders has exposed new fissures in Israeli-American relations. In the wake of the attack, U.S. President Donald Trump said he was "very unhappy" about the strike and reportedly reassured Qatar, a major non-NATO ally, that it would not be subject to an open-ended air campaign conducted by a fellow U.S. ally, though he resisted meaningfully sanctioning Israel in response.

'A Little Sparta': Why the U.S.-Israeli Relationship Is Destined To Change 

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'A Little Sparta': Why the U.S.-Israeli Relationship Is Destined To Change

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