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Short answer: No. As of August 2026, John Mearsheimer, the University of Chicago political scientist, does not support Israel. He is one of the most...

Short answer: As of July 2026, there is no evidence that Ted Koppel is an activist "supporter of Israel" in the advocacy sense: no donations,...

Short answer: As of August 2026, Rand Paul (R-KY) says he supports Israel as an ally but has repeatedly tried to condition, delay, or offset...

Short answer: Yes. Michele Bachmann, the former Minnesota congresswoman, is one of the most visible Christian Zionist supporters of Israel in American politics. She has...

Short answer: Yes. Sarah Palin has a long, well-documented record of pro-Israel statements and actions dating back to 2008, including a personal visit to Israel...

Short answer: Yes. Joseph "Joe" Lieberman, the former U.S. senator from Connecticut, was a lifelong and outspoken supporter of Israel, and he kept up that...

Short answer: Complicated but not adversarial. Thomas Friedman is a Jewish American journalist with a decades-long personal and professional bond to Israel who has consistently...

Short answer: No. Ali Abunimah does not support Israel. He is a Palestinian-American journalist and the co-founder and executive director of The Electronic Intifada, and...

Short answer: Zehava Gal-On (also spelled Galon) is a Jewish Israeli who was born, raised, and has spent her whole life in Israel, building her...

Short answer: Yes. As of August 2026, Moshe Feiglin, founder of Israel's Zehut party and a former Likud Knesset deputy speaker, is alive and remains...

Short answer: No. As of August 2026, Ayman Odeh, the Arab-Israeli Knesset member who leads the Hadash-Ta'al alliance, is one of the sharpest sitting critics...

Short answer: Yes, with real conditions. Michael Walzer, the American political philosopher and self-described Zionist, has consistently supported Israel's right to exist and defend itself,...