US backing for Israel has long been bipartisan. Will a Democrat-held Congress change that?

The myth of Israel controlling America has a long history and an antisemitic foundation. When Britain followed America into Iraq in 2003, the British press referred to Tony Blair as a "poodle" due to his role as a junior partner. However, twenty-three years later, a faction of the American Right claimed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a "hammerlock" over the American government, labeling the country of 10 million as the leader of the world's greatest military power.

This claim does not align with the history of American coalition warfare. For instance, in 1917, Britain intercepted Germany's Zimmermann Telegram through America's diplomatic cable line and conducted a propaganda campaign aimed at American newspapers, professors, and clergy to pull America into a war. Similarly, in 1941, British Security Coordination, run by William Stephenson, produced a forged "Nazi map" to influence American foreign policy.

In 1950, North Korea threatened South Korea's existence, leading to American intervention without accusations of Syngman Rhee controlling the White House. In 1990, Kuwait's exiled rulers funded a PR campaign to manipulate Congress, but Kuwait never became a "puppet master." In modern times, American planners debate fighting China over Taiwan, but no one claims Taiwan controls Congress.

The unique pattern with Israel is that the weaker and smaller partner becomes the "master," despite the lack of any factual basis. This belief is rooted in the antisemitic myth of Jews collectively controlling governments.