In a speech at Tel Aviv University, Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate and longtime defender of Israel, warned that the country has become increasingly isolated and its leadership has turned it into a 'territorial pariah.' This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Emanuel's condemnation of Israel's leadership shows how far centrist Democrats have shifted away from historic support of Israel, three years after the war in Gaza began. While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has curried favor with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, Israel's standing with the Democrats has plummeted.
About 58% of Democrats say the U.S. is 'too supportive' of the Israelis, according to a new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, up from 45% in January 2024. Roughly half of Democrats believe that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians during the war in Gaza, a charge Israel vehemently denies.