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Source: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/443798-israel-needs-bipartisan-support
Israel Needs Bipartisan Support
(The Hill) Fred Zeidman and Steve Israel - One of us is a conservative Republican fundraiser and a Bush appointee, and the other was chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. While we disagree on many issues, we are in complete and total agreement about continuing support for the relationship with Israel, which is a vital tenet of U.S. foreign policy in an increasingly unstable world. One ideal that has remained paramount is that the alliance with Israel is vital to protecting American interests. A strong ally in the war on terror, intelligence cooperation with Israel is unparalleled. The only democracy in the region, Israel has an exemplary record of human rights that celebrates due process. While Israel proudly identifies as a Jewish state, it is not a theocracy and the Knesset remains a vibrant and often chaotic example of the diverse Israeli parliamentary system. Today, global affairs spin with centrifugal force, uprooting long established norms and assumptions. Certain things must center us. The alliance between the U.S. and Israel is one. On this issue, there is no disagreement between this Republican and this Democrat. Fred Zeidman is a chairman of the Council for a Secure America and is chairman emeritus of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Steve Israel is on the board of the Council for a Secure America. He served as a U.S. Representative from New York from 2001 to 2017.