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<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-should-consider-helping-israelby-withholding-aid">America’s special relationship</a> with <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-can-but-wont-stop-west-bank-settlers-attacks-on-palestinians">Israel</a> has, for the foreseeable future, come to an end.</p>
<p>Many will deny this. Many will hope it is not so. But the damage that has been done cannot be easily undone. A relationship built on shared values cannot be easily restored once it is clear those values are no longer shared.</p>
<p>For years, Israel made the case that it was America’s essential ally in the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-walks-a-tightrope-on-human-rights-with-israel-palestine-saudi-arabia-during-his-middle-east-trip">Middle East</a> because it was the only state in the region that was a democracy—not a theocracy or an autocracy like all its neighbors.</p>
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Many will deny this. Many will hope it is not so. But the damage that has been done cannot be easily undone. A relationship built on shared values cannot be easily restored once it is clear those values are no longer shared.
For years, Israel made the case that it was America’s essential ally in the Middle East because it was the only state in the region that was a democracy—not a theocracy or an autocracy like all its neighbors.
