How to (almost) eliminate the U.S. partisan divide on the Middle East

From time to time, the Palestine Center distributes articles it believes will enhance understanding of the Palestinian political reality. The following article by Shibley Telhami was published by Brookings on December 17, 2015.

A year ago, I wrote an article with Katayoun Kishi on this website about the emerging partisan divide in American public attitudes on issues related to Israel and the Middle East. Some of the findings were striking, underpinned by demographic changes in America, especially within the Democratic Party. Since then, these observations have become conventional wisdom, thanks in large part to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plunge into our political divide over the Iran nuclear deal.

 

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