As ongoing wars create strain, a look at how Americans and Israelis view one another

NPR | By Frank Langfitt

Published August 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

With the Gaza and Iran wars, the relationship between Israel and America is the most fraught in decades. Attitudes are changing. What do Americans and Israelis think of the other?

Frank Langfitt

Frank Langfitt is NPR's Roving National Correspondent. He has covered everything from threats to democracy and the use of inflatable animals as political props to America’s biggest croquet tournament, its oldest fiddler’s convention and the creative process behind Born to Run.

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