From Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its critics | Peter Beinart

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Robert Kraft allegedly pressured Ed Sheeran to drop Macklemore for saying "Free Palestine," while Benjamin Netanyahu's party has pushed to ban Arab parties, actions the author argues are politically detrimental to Israel. These moves, framed by loss aversion theory, are seen as aggressive responses to declining support rather than prudent adaptations to changing American public opinion.

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These men’s actions aren’t just morally loathsome; they’re politically stupid. Social science may explain the phenomenonIsrael’s supporters keep proving its detractors right.

From Robert Kraft to Netanyahu, Israel’s supporters keep helping its critics | Peter Beinart

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