Over the years, the U.S.-Israeli relationship has had its ups and downs. But both nations benefit from this relationship, even when they disagree over tactics and strategies.
Some of the low points have included President Jimmy Carter's decades of animus toward Israel, falsely accusing it of being one of the world's worst human rights abusers. President Ronald Reagan fought with pro-Israel members of Congress over selling the Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) radar system to Saudi Arabia, which was perceived as undermining Israel's military edge. Most significantly, the Obama administration's support for a nuclear deal with Iran threatened Israel existentially by guaranteeing Iran an industrial-size atomic program with international approval by 2030.
Through these rocky times, the relationship was repaired and strengthened based on joint strategic interests and the shared values of the two democratic liberal societies, surviving changes in the administrations of both countries.
Whether President Biden serves another four years beginning in January 2025 or is replaced by former President Donald Trump, he will be in office for the coming nine months. During this time, some of the most critical decisions affecting the U.S.-Israel relationship will occur, and those decisions will reverberate for years.
Biden has become wobbly in his support of Israel because of extreme pressure from the left wing of his party. Pandering to anti-Israel voices may........