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October 23, 2026

How Anti-Semites and Isolationists Misunderstand the U.S.-Israel Alliance

The right way to conserve the American inheritance.

To a certain contingent on the American right, Donald Trump’s election signaled a Republican shift away from overseas commitments and alliances. As with those on the left with a similar foreign-policy vision, proponents of this approach favor distancing the U.S. from Israel. America, they argue, should think about its own problems and interests, not events abroad. Yet, as Michael Doran explains, the U.S. has real enemies that threaten its interests:

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