The Iran War Shattered a Taboo, Unleashing the American Right Against Israel - Israel Security
Key Takeaways
- The war with Iran broke a longstanding taboo in U.S. political discourse
- The conflict drove significant sectors of the American right to turn against Israel
- Haaretz's Israel Security piece links that U.S. rightward shift directly to the Iran war
Tectonic political shift
Nettanel Slyomovics wrote on 11:35 PM • March 12 2026 IST that a leading American podcast has exposed a tectonic change.
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The article says Right-wing criticism of Israel is no longer confined to the margins and is beginning to shape the post-Trump era.
Carlson's televised stance
The article highlights Tucker Carlson’s declaration: "This is Israel's war. This is not the United States' war."
It says he made that statement in his first television appearance after the countries launched a war against Iran on the last day of February.
U.S. casualties shown
A photo caption in the article states: "President Trump salutes the bodies of U.S. servicemen killed in the war in Iran, last week."
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The image is credited to Kevin Lamarque/Reuters, indicating U.S. casualties are part of the piece’s depiction of the conflict.
Implications for relations
The article frames these developments as consequential for U.S.-Israel relations, arguing that mainstream right-wing criticism of Israel is moving into the political center.
It says this shift is beginning to influence the post-Trump era but does not provide detailed evidence in this excerpt about how durable or widespread the change will be.
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