Cut Israel Off -- for Its Own Sake

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : On Saturday, one day after Trump departed the region, Israel announced it had launched its planned operation.
57% : Like much of the world, Americans are turning against Israel -- with a majority of U.S. adults, especially younger ones, now disfavoring the country -- and increasingly don't want their tax dollars to fund the war in Gaza and Israel's related antagonisms in the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and Iran.
54% : Trump, in his inaugural address, vowed to govern as a "peacemaker and unifier."
49% : Like the Biden administration, which routinely grumbled about Netanyahu behind closed doors, Trump officials haven't given the Israeli leader much reason to think that U.S. assistance is conditional on good behavior.
48% : "No, look, he's got a tough situation," Trump said.
38% : Because of this lack of progress, some commentators have questioned whether an actual rift between Trump and Netanyahu has even emerged.
34% : While a split seems to have developed between Trump and Netanyahu -- the former declined to visit Israel during his Middle East trip, has struck bilateral deals with Israel's enemies Hamas and the Yemeni Houthis, is pursuing a nuclear deal with its arch-nemesis Iran, and lifted sanctions on Syria over Israel's objections, among other moves -- the president has been reluctant to challenge Israel publicly.
33% : Washington not only sends Israel billions of dollars in military aid each year, but positions U.S. forces to deter Israel's enemies, scrambles to thwart attacks on Israel when deterrence fails, and runs diplomatic cover for Israel at the United Nations.
31% : While Trump did make some noises about the hunger crisis in Gaza, he did not implore Netanyahu to cease fire, and, indeed, he renewed his call for the U.S. to participate in the Gaza takeover.
31% : Indeed, Trump has dismissed the claim that private tensions exist.
30% : Trump should cut Israel off now before it finds itself in that unenviable circumstance.
28% : While Trump has signaled a desire to put some policy daylight between the two nations, he hasn't suspended military aid to Israel, nor even threatened to do so (though some in his inner circle may have conveyed such a threat in private).
24% : As Trump toured opulent Gulf states, Israel escalated strikes on the beleaguered Gazans, killing hundreds on Thursday and Friday alone.
24% : Until Trump takes a harder line, Netanyahu will continue to brush aside White House concerns. To be sure, criticisms from Trump and other officials secured Israel's decision Sunday night to permit a small amount of food aid into Gaza.
20% : During a Saturday interview on Fox News, Trump denied that he was "frustrated" with Netanyahu.

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