President Isaac Herzog of Israel addressed Congress on Wednesday at a fraught moment in the American relationship with his nation, and amid fresh signs of strain in the longstanding bipartisan consensus on Capitol Hill to fervently support the Jewish state.
A day after 10 left-wing House Democrats declined to back a resolution declaring strong support for Israel, Mr. Herzog sought to ease concerns that his country is losing its democratic, pluralistic tradition — a message equally aimed at members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government who wish to move toward a state where power is more centralized in the prime […]
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