From Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its critics | Peter Beinart
Social science may explain the phenomenonThu 1 Oct 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 08.02 EDTShareIsrael’s supporters keep proving its detractors right. Over the last couple of years, Americans from across the ideological spectrum – from Bernie Sanders to Tucker Carlson – have grown increasingly enraged by the way pro-Israel billionaires restrict Americans’ free speech. So, last month, along comes the New York England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, allegedly in tandem with other stadium owners, and pushes Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from his US tour because the rapper uttered “Free Palestine” on stage.
- ▪Social science may explain the phenomenonThu 1 Oct 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 08.02 EDTShareIsrael’s supporters keep proving its detractors right.
- ▪Over the last couple of years, Americans from across the ideological spectrum – from Bernie Sanders to Tucker Carlson – have grown increasingly enraged by the way pro-Israel billionaires restrict Americans’ free speech.
- ▪So, last month, along comes the New York England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, allegedly in tandem with other stadium owners, and pushes Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore from his US tour because the rapper uttered “Free Palestine” on stage.
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‘It’s hard to imagine anything more likely to intensify fury towards the Aipac class.’ Photograph: Steven Senne/APView image in fullscreen‘It’s hard to imagine anything more likely to intensify fury towards the Aipac class.’ Photograph: Steven Senne/APOpinionIsraelFrom Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its criticsPeter BeinartThese men’s actions aren’t just morally loathsome; they’re politically stupid. Social science may explain the phenomenonThu 1 Oct 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 08.02 EDTShareIsrael’s supporters keep proving its detractors right.
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