Bipartisan support for Israel is fading as both parties push for new limits on aid. Vice President JD Vance said Republicans must "change our relationship with Israel" after the midterm wipeout. Many Democrats also want to restrict military support, marking a major shift in long-standing United States foreign policy.
Vice President JD Vance is among Republicans calling for change. Many Democratic lawmakers have been driving a campaign to restrict military aid to Israel.
Vice President JD Vance's message on Israel last week was as blunt as anything coming from Democratic politicians.
For Republicans to win elections after the midterm wipeout, Mr. Vance wrote on Wednesday, they must end the war against Iran, which President Trump and Israel started, and also "change our relationship with Israel."
Coming from a leading Republican who is considering a presidential run in 2028, it was an extraordinary volley against U.S. policy on Israel, which over decades has received robust military, diplomatic and economic support.
That backing had long been a bipartisan pillar of U.S. foreign policy. But it has eroded in recent years, first among Democrats angry about Israel's war in Gaza and the treatment of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, and more recently among some Republicans who blame Israel's government for encouraging Mr. Trump to launch the war in Iran.
The war has led to soaring gas prices and higher inflation. Many of Mr. Trump's supporters also view it as a betrayal of his pledge to avoid "forever wars."
Israel still has strong support among many politicians in Washington, including Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the top Democrat in the Senate. They argue that the United States must continue its traditional backing for a democratic, Jewish nation that has been attacked by armed groups for decades and whose powerful military serves as a partner force.