Sen Bernie Sanders (I-VT) put forth a resolution to block a military sale to Israel that won support from 40 of 47 Senate Democrats Wednesday. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
The politics of Israel have shifted inside the Democratic Party — and staunch defenders of the Jewish nation are growing scarcer and scarcer.
On Wednesday, 40 out of 47 Democratic senators voted to block a military sale to Israel — far higher opposition than had been previously seen on any similar measure. It was the most dramatic sign yet of the party’s rapid turn toward a more confrontational approach, and one...
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