Two years after the Al-Aqsa Flood operation carried out by the Palestinian resistance, its repercussions remain one of the most controversial discussion topics within the United States, especially regarding U.S.-Israeli relations.
Despite the strong support from both the Republican and Democratic parties for Israel, the outcomes of the past two years have revealed deepening divisions over Israel within both camps in an unprecedented manner.
The administration of former Democratic President Joe Biden was strongly supportive of Israel, granting it everything it wanted to support its military operations in Gaza and beyond, following in the footsteps of the Donald Trump administration.
The Biden administration provided ongoing support to Israel during the aggression against Gaza, and both administrations spent months negotiating agreements for the release of Israelis held by the resistance in Gaza and for a ceasefire.
Osama Khalil, a professor of history and international relations at Syracuse University in New York, says that "the October 7 attacks revealed the levels of coordination and cooperation embedded in the U.S.-Israeli relationship."
He added that the Biden and Trump administrations funded, armed, and participated in "the Israeli genocide in Gaza."
He emphasized that both administrations facilitated the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza while preventing any attempts to hold Israel accountable for war crimes.
The relationship between the United States and Israel reached new heights during the ongoing aggression against Gaza, and Washington significantly altered its military plans.
The United States supplied Israel from its military stockpiles and integrated air defense systems with it to counter Iranian missile attacks.
International relations expert Adam Shapiro states that "the repercussions of October 7 have strengthened U.S.-Israeli relations from a military perspective."
He noted that the main difference now is that President Trump takes things personally.
The past two years have seen significant changes in the essence of American political discussions regarding Israel, with conservative trends towards the relationship with Israel accelerating.
27 Democrats in the Senate voted in favor of suspending some arms transfers to Israel.
More than 50 Democrats in the House supported imposing permanent and strict conditions on arms sales to Israel.
On the Republican side, doubts have grown about the seriousness and morality of providing U.S. aid to Israel.
21 Republicans voted last year against providing aid to Israel.
Polls show that support for Israel has reached its historic lows among Americans, especially among younger generations.
Figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene have expressed unprecedented criticisms of U.S. support for Israel.
Asal states, "What October 7 revealed is not only the scale of destruction in Gaza but also the cost of American complicity."
What October 7 revealed is not only the scale of destruction in Gaza but also the cost of American complicity.





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The Gaza war has shattered the American consensus on supporting Israel.