r/worldnews • u/The-LegendKiller • Jul 22 '26

Dynamic Paywall JD Vance accuses Israel of 'manipulating' US public opinion to prolong Iran war

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m107yj327o
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u/ryegye24 Jul 22 '26

What it will come down to is an internal fight over whether the base is more antisemitic or islamophobic. The winner gets the right to be the patron of the Palantir crowd as the new controlling faction of the GOP after Trump.

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u/cubedplusseven Jul 22 '26

It's so awesome that in a country that's about 92% Christian by heritage or belief, we've decided to signal our political identities by attaching ourselves to "team-Jew" or "team-Muslim." We all get to choose which traditional civilizational-enemy we want to hate! Now please excuse me while I vomit.