By forcing Americans – and not just Jews or Democrats – to choose between their loyalty to Israel and the president of their own country, Netanyahu has punched a large hole in Americans' normally bipartisan support for Israel. This is not to say that US politicians have always agreed with Israeli policies.
内塔尼亚胡强迫美国人——不仅是犹太人和民主党——选择忠于以色列还是忠于本国总统，这实际上给正常情况下美国两党一致支持以色列的局面挖了一个大坑。这并不是说美国政客以往总是支持以色列的政策。但很少有人认为值得公开发表批评。这样做绝大部分情况下都得不偿失：失去选举献金、戴上反犹帽子、被指责背叛紧密盟友（“中东唯一的民主国家”），等等。