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November 4, 2020

The U.S.-Israel Alliance Is Too Sturdy to Be Upended by a Presidential Election

Common interests and common values.

As happens every four years, Israelis, and those who care about Israel, are wondering what the results of yesterday’s election will augur for the country’s most important alliance. Dan Schueftan, while acknowledging important policy differences between the two candidates, argues that the friendship between Israel and the U.S. is built on the firm basis of common values and common interests that transcend the politics of the moment:

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