Israel's decades-old US support risks losing Democrats

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Support for Israel in the U.S. has traditionally united Washington but recent events including Israel's Gaza attacks and Prime Minister Netanyahu's links to Republicans are weakening Democratic backing. This threatens to politicize a historically bipartisan alliance amid ongoing conflict concerns with Iran.

By Richard Cowan, Patricia Zengerle and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - For generations, support for Israel united Washington. Now Israel's attacks on Gaza, the Iran war and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's close ties to U.S. Republicans are eroding Democratic backing, threatening to turn one of America's closest alliances into a partisan divide.