What’s so unsettling about that clip is how ritualized it feels. It’s not just one politician making a case, it’s a whole room rehearsing the story that Israel isn’t just an ally but a kind of sacred extension of ‘us’ that must be defended at all costs. That framing makes any future disagreement look like betrayal instead of normal democratic debate. It also erases the fact that Americans might have legitimate interests that *diverge* from a foreign government’s priorities. I’d love to see one of these events where someone on stage is forced to answer a simple question: in what specific scenarios should the US *not* stand with Israel?