Never Alone

I don’t just mean the air campaign, beginning with a surgical opening strike that killed the Iranian leadership. I mean the very fact that the American and Israeli air forces are operating, to all purposes, as one.

Decades of American politicians proclaiming the unbreakable bond between the two countries has never produced anything remotely like this.

And yet ironically, just as popular American support for Israel plunges, comes a partnership the likes of which will probably never be seen again.

To understand just how unique this moment is, here’s a brief view of what came before, and what’s up next.