Is Israel at Risk under Harris?

Let’s plug that into Binyamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress and how he, Kamala Harris, and J.D. Vance fared in the short run.

Netanyahu’s uncomplicated message that the US and Israel have common interests, face the same enemies, and are stronger when they stand together boosted his popularity in Israel. A Channel 12 survey after Bibi’s address showed for the first time since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 that more Israelis prefer Netanyahu as prime minister than they do Benny Gantz, Yair Lapid, or Naftali Bennett.

J.D. Vance, whose decision to skip Bibi’s address was accepted without question, raked in more than $1 million that day at a fundraiser in Fort Wayne, Indiana, that donors scheduled right after Donald Trump selected him to be his running mate.

The gains for Kamala Harris, who breached vice-presidential diplomatic protocol by not presiding at a joint session of Congress, were not directly measurable. However, her progressive base applauded her decision to address a black sorority in Indianapolis instead of sitting in Bibi’s Congressional cheering section.