Israel Loses Key Senate Backer Lindsey Graham, Deepening Isolation Under Trump in 2026
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 15
Israel Loses Key Senate Backer Lindsey Graham, Deepening Isolation Under Trump in 2026
3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jul 15
Summary
Israel lost one of its most dependable advocates in Washington with the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican who frequently visited the country and championed strong U.S. support.
Graham’s death removes a Senate ally who embodied a long-standing bipartisan foreign-policy consensus on backing Israel, a position the report says has been eroding under President Donald Trump.
That loss lands as Israel faces growing international and political isolation, leaving it with less support inside a U.S. political establishment that had long treated aid and diplomatic backing as settled policy.
Tel Aviv’s concern is not only personal but strategic: Graham’s absence underscores how support once anchored by senior U.S. lawmakers is becoming less certain as the broader consensus weakens.