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July 18, 2024

The New Republican Party Is Sticking with Israel

J.D. Vance rejects the anti-Semitic right.

Donald Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance as his vice-presidential nominee says much about the direction of the Republican party over the next few years. It is thus reassuring that Vance, whatever his other faults or merits, has been unreserved in his support for Israel, although he has taken pains to place this position in the context of what he presents as a Trumpist or “America-first” foreign policy. In Vance’s view the primary feature of this approach would be to abandon Ukraine and seek reconciliation with Russia—a close ally of Iran and supporter of Hamas.

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