“If there is one conclusion that most American Jews have drawn from the Iran debate debacle in the US Congress, it is the hope that Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu would not be perceived this time around as backing the Republican candidate, as was the case in the 2012 presidential elections,” said a senior leader of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), speaking on condition of anonymity; a leader who is known for his hawkish pro-Israel views.
Indeed, the American Jewish post-trauma in the aftermath of the Iran congressional debate is the fear of being cornered again into a double loyalty test between their allegiances to the United States and to Israel.