Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

The end of the Israel exception

The alliance isn't ending. The rules that governed it may be.

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Elise Labott
Jul 02, 2026
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Every few years, someone declares the U.S.-Israel relationship broken. Usually they’re wrong. This time I’m not so sure—though not for the reason you think.

The media is treating this as a personality clash—with Trump and Netanyahu at odds over Iran, and Vance reminding Israel it has one friend left and should act like it.

I’ve sat through enough of these…

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