A House vote makes it clear: Israel’s support among Democrats is starting to buckle

More than one hundred Democrats voted on Wednesday to cut military aid to Israel, signaling a growing rift within the party over support for the country. The shift challenges what has long been Democratic orthodoxy — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries felt compelled to write his caucus a letter urging rejection of the amendment, a whipping operation that once would have seemed unnecessary. Even Jeffries's own second-in-command voted against him, The Guardian reports. The vote reflects broader changes in American public opinion on Israel, a shift that Republicans are also beginning to notice.

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