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Lapid urges effort to restore bipartisan US support for Israel
Democrats won control of both houses of the US Congress in midterm elections, amid voter frustration over the US-Israel war on Iran.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid said the result showed that Israel must work to restore support from both US parties.
He argued that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has damaged Israel’s standing and urged the incoming Israeli government to repair ties with moderate Democrats.
Lapid proposed a US listening tour involving politicians and leaders from religious and ethnic communities.
Congressman-elect Brad Lander rejected the tour idea, saying Israel should focus on international law and human rights.
Netanyahu’s coalition lost its parliamentary majority in Israel’s election, but his main rival, Gadi Eisenkot, has no clear path to replacing him.
Lapid wants Israel to rebuild bipartisan support, but the sources do not say what the incoming government will do next.
Yair Lapid urged Israel’s incoming government to work to restore bipartisan support for Israel in the United States.
He proposed a listening tour involving US politicians and leaders from religious and ethnic communities across the political spectrum.
Lapid said most Democrats do not oppose Israel, while acknowledging that anti-Israel lawmakers in Congress have grown in number.
New York Congressman-elect Brad Lander rejected Lapid’s approach and said voters want Israel to uphold international law and human rights.
Other Israeli opposition politicians blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for weakening US support and pledged to rebuild ties if they form the next government.
- Who
- Yair Lapid, an Israeli opposition leader, urged action to rebuild bipartisan US support for Israel. Congressman-elect Brad Lander criticized his approach.
- What
- Lapid proposed an American listening tour and closer engagement with political moderates and community leaders.
- When
- Wednesday, the day after the US midterm elections.
- Where
- The United States and Israel.
- Why
- Lapid said bipartisan support for Israel had weakened and called for leadership and a plan to address the problem.
Yair Lapid
Brad Lander
How to address US criticism
Yair Lapid
Israel should engage across the political spectrum, including through a listening tour.
Brad Lander
US voters want Israel to adhere to international law and human rights, not conduct a “barnstorming” tour.
What is driving criticism
Yair Lapid
Lapid said most Democrats do not oppose Israel, and that many object to the outgoing Israeli coalition.
Brad Lander
Lander rejected Lapid’s remarks; the article reports he has accused Israel of genocide.
Democrats won majorities in both the US Senate and House, according to Al Jazeera.
Lapid called for a plan to restore bipartisan support for Israel and proposed a US listening tour.
Congressman-elect Brad Lander rejected Lapid’s remarks, saying voters seek Israeli adherence to international law and human rights.
- US midterm result
- Democrats won control of both the Senate and the House, according to Al Jazeera.
- Lapid’s proposal
- An Israeli leadership listening tour across the United States.
- Lapid’s stated concern
- The anti-Israel core in Congress has grown.
- Lander’s response
- He said voters seek adherence to international law and human rights.
- Eisenkot’s pledge
- Restore and strengthen bipartisan ties with Washington.
4 sources
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What people are saying
There’s an urgent need for leadership and a plan of action instead of politicians’ panic.
Israel doesn’t choose sides in America. We work with everyone.
international law and human rights
We will renew and deepen that partnership, strengthen the bipartisan foundations that have long sustained it, and work with our allies to advance a Middle East defined not simply by the absence of conflict, but by the presence of opportunity and cooperation.
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השינויים בקונגרס - עובדות, ואז תוכנית -- הדמוקרטים לקחו הלילה את שני הבתים. מה זה אומר? זה אומר שיש צורך דחוף במנהיגות ותוכנית עבודה במקום פאניקה של פוליטיקאים. הכי קל לצעוק ש"אמריקה אבודה", כי אם היא אבודה לא צריך לעבוד. זה רק לא נכון. ממש לא. את בית הנבחרים יוביל חכים ג'פריס.
Minister Lapid: As someone who won a seat in Congress last night, and who cares about Israel: you’re not listening to what American voters – Jewish and non-Jewish – are saying. We aren’t starving for a barnstorming tour. We’re hungry to see respect for international law and human
Dan, There will be those who want to genuinely engage to rebuild and repair the relationship between our two countries and there will be those who relentlessly push an anti-Israel agenda no matter what. We know some people will hate us no matter what. And some people will be