As the old order in the US erodes - the key is the Jewish community | Zalman Shoval

Zalman Shoval analyzes the erosion of the old US order in the Middle East and the expected consequences for Israel. He notes that the lack of American response in 2019 to the Houthi attack on Saudi oil facilities was a watershed moment. Shoval argues that the trend of internal convergence in the US will intensify, and that Israel's situation will be negatively affected. The key, he says, is the Jewish community in the US, whose support for Israel is broad but does not receive adequate attention from state institutions.

Zalman Shoval, a veteran Israeli diplomat and politician, analyzes in his column the geopolitical changes in the Middle East and their implications for Israel. He begins by asserting that the status of the United States in the region is facing a turning point, as the old order erodes. Shoval cites the Center for Strategic and International Studies, according to which the lack of American response in 2019 to the Houthi attack on Saudi oil facilities was a watershed moment that led to the weakening of the old order. In his view, after the war against Iran, regional relations will change and countries will act in different ways, including strengthening self-defense capabilities in cooperation with Israel or attempting to open a new page with Iran. Shoval argues that the trend of internal convergence in the US will intensify, regardless of the identity of the next president, and that Israel's situation will be negatively affected in the security and strategic spheres. He addresses the intergenerational change in the attitude of the left and right in the US towards Israel, which is also fueled by Arab sources, and criticizes the New York Times' biased coverage against Israel. Shoval notes that Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke at the UN General Assembly and exposed the centers of anti-Semitism, but it is doubtful whether his words resonated. He states that the key to preserving support for Israel is the Jewish community in the US, whose support is broad (85% according to polls) but does not receive adequate attention from state institutions, which discriminate against non-Orthodox Jews.