Israel faces new era of sinking US support after election

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A US election outcome is prompting concern about weakening American support for Israel, with Democrats expected to take a tougher stance on Iran, Gaza, and settlement violence in the occupied West Bank. The article describes the shift as a challenge for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the bilateral alliance.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's brash campaign posters are still up on Israeli public buses -- images of him, US President Donald Trump and soaring warjets that laud the two leaders attacking Iran together. Neither is now advertising the state of the two countries' alliance. A week after an inconclusive election for Netanyahu, Americans overwhelmingly rejected Trump and chose a Congress led by Democrats who want a tougher approach to Israel, whether on Iran, Gaza or settler violence in the occupied West Bank.