The Coming MAGA Israel Battle

Charlie Kirk
Even Charlie Kirk—who talks frequently about his admiration for Israel, and about his travels to see where Jesus rose from the dead and walked on water—agreed with the sentiment. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Julia Ioffe
August 7, 2025

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Last month, a young man sitting in a political focus group told the group’s moderator that he was “upset” about the $4 billion in military aid that the U.S. deploys annually to Israel. “The amount, since 1948, amounts to $319 billion, adjusted to inflation,” he said. “I can think of multiple things at home that would have been a better allocation for our taxpayer dollars. … I think this money would have been better spent … helping our generation buy homes, rather than military strikes for Israel.”