In this episode of Conversations with MEMO, we explore a growing fracture inside the US right wing, particularly the MAGA movement, over Israel. While united for decades in its hostility towards Islam and Muslims, the American right now finds itself at a crossroads. The once seamless coalition is splintering between “America First” nationalists and staunch “Israel First” loyalists.
Author and commentator Jamal Kanj joins us to unpack how this division came to be, and how pro-Israel voices in the US are attempting to reassert dominance over the national narrative on Palestine. We discuss the illusion of US-Israel “shared values,” the role of institutionalised propaganda, and the power of lobby groups like AIPAC in shaping foreign and domestic policy.