Democrats finally axing Israel from the program? w/ Annelle Sheline & Erik Sperling
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of recent primary wins on Democratic voters' views regarding US support for Israel and Gaza.
A handful of primary wins can look like noise until you notice the common thread: Gaza. We sit down with Annelle Sheline , a Quincy Institute research fellow and former State Department Foreign Service officer who resigned in protest, and Erik Sperling , executive director of Just Foreign Policy, to sort out what these races are really telling us about Democratic voters, donor influence, and the future of US policy toward Israel and Gaza. We talk through the data showing Democrats increasingly see the US as too supportive of Israel, then stress-test the big question: is this a district-by-district phenomenon or the start of a wider political realignment? From New York City to Colorado, we unpack why candidates are running on rejecting AIPAC money, opposing more military aid for Israel, and linking war spending to everyday pressures at home, like affordability and public trust. Then we get concrete about power in Washington. We dig into AIPAC’s evolving tactics, the broader Israel lobby ecosystem, and the fight inside the NDAA over deeper US Israel military integration that could shift oversight into the Pentagon and out of clearer congressional control. Finally, we look at the…
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Guests: Annelle Sheline, Erik Sperling
Topics covered
- US foreign policy
- Democratic Party politics
- Israel and Gaza
- AIPAC influence
- military aid
- political realignment
Keywords
- Democrats
- Israel
- Gaza
- AIPAC
- military aid
- political realignment
- foreign policy
- voter influence
- ranked choice voting
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Quincy Institute, Just Foreign Policy, AIPAC, NDAA
Places: New York City, Colorado, Gaza, Israel, Washington
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