Today, Jess, Les, John, and Andy break down Israel's first election since the October 7 attacks, with no clear winner yet emerging and multiple outcomes still in play. Security, accountability, and the legacy of the attacks are driving voter sentiment, even as the parliamentary system makes coalition-building the decisive factor. With support for Israel increasingly contested in Washington, the stakes for the bilateral relationship extend well beyond who forms the next government in Jerusalem.
How will Israel's electoral outcome shape its ability to prosecute the war and manage the postwar political reckoning? Could a sanctions campaign from Washington — extending beyond weapons restrictions to trade and financial penalties — fundamentally reorder the U.S.-Israel relationship? If Israel can no longer take bipartisan support in Washington for granted, what does that mean for its security—and where else can it turn?
Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.
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