As a result, Israel and Netanyahu came under fire for siding with Trump, Hungary and Russia, in addition to Moscow’s unsavory allies like Iran and North Korea
For “Never Trump” die-hards like former Republican bigwig turned Democratic Party cheerleader William Kristol, Israel’s action was a “disgrace” in which they were accused of siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin against “democracy and decency”
Kristol was once an ardent supporter of Israel and regarded former President Barack Obama’s efforts to appease Iran as an “emergency”
Kristol's rage at Trump’s takeover of the GOP was so great that by 2020 he was openly supporting a return to those same dangerous anti-Israel policies if it meant defeating Trump
While it’s hard to take people like Kristol seriously anymore, he wasn’t alone in excoriating Israel on this point
Some Americans have,
embraced the cause of Ukraine as the most important issue in the world, dwarfing all other concerns
including the Hamas-led terrorist attacks in southern Israel on October 7, 2023
and the subsequent surge in antisemitism throughout the globe
For them, the choice on the war between Russia and Ukraine is a binary one between good and evil For many, that extends to any discussion about Trump, Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Standing with Trump against Zelenskyy’s demands for a continuation of former President Joe Biden’s policy backing the war for “as long as it takes” is now treated as a de facto endorsement of Putin by many in the corporate liberal media
