Zionism Is Compromising The Two Major American Parties

When one critiques the Republican and Democratic parties as being more similar than not, a common example is how foreign policy is addressed. Sure, there are still some (surface-level) domestic differences, but when it comes to how the United States treats another countries, Democrats and Republicans are more likely to embrace their inner nationalism and forgo any sense of geopolitical nuance. All an elected leader has to say is some variation of "American interests" and members of both parties will eventually gravitate to a consensus that boils down to "screw everyone but us."

However, when it comes to Zionism, the consensus changes to "screw everyone for the sake of the Zionist Project."

Case In Point:

• On the Democrats' side: Texas House Rep Jasmine Crockett attended a fundraiser for incumbent Missouri House Rep Wesley Bell and defended him as a candidate; an action which some interpreted as an endorsement for Bell at the expense of Cori Bush (who Bell defeated to get the seat in the previous election). Bush faced backlash for criticizing Israel and supporting Palestine; Crockett has been a staunch ally of Israel and Bell has taken AIPAC money. The DNC autopsy report of the 2024 election omitted (among other things) the role Gaza and Israel played for left-leaning Democratic voters whose "red line" was genocide.
• On the Republicans' side: The Pro-Zionist Right did not hold back their joy over Kentucky House Rep Thomas Massie losing the (expensive) primary to Donald Trump-approved candidate Ed Gallrein. While Massie plans to run in 2028, him being AIPAC-free and a staunch advocate for releasing the Epstein Files certainly contributed to him being targeted. Along with Margorie Taylor Greene, Massie's recent political history highlights how MAGA's "America First" mantra has clashed with (and lost to) Zionism's unofficial "Israel First" mission statement.

People on the Left and Right of the political spectrum should take notice of this convergence; you're not going to see Massie or Bush collaborate on many things, but they did share a critique of Israel in common. And the Democrats and Republicans who oppose such critiques tend to receive funding from AIPAC, share a willingness to ignore or justify Israel's military adventures, and use those adventures as a means to push hawkish policies at the expense of West Asia/Persian Gulf and their allies (read: Russia and China).