In recent years, there have been increasing tensions between the Democratic Party and the Israeli government due to a variety of policy disagreements. Democrats have become increasingly critical of the Netanyahu government’s policies towards Palestinians, settlements in the West Bank, the blockade of Gaza, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in general. Democrats have also become more vocal in raising concerns about high-profile human rights abuses, with some candidates expressing their support for conditional aid for Israel. In addition, the nomination of Donald Trump in 2016 and his subsequent administration’s close relationship with Israel has led many left-leaning Democrats to further distance themselves from the government in Jerusalem.
How Democrats have soured on Israel
