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War, Peace, and the Future of the U.S.-Israeli Relationship

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages the Middle East Institute’s Yael Lempert, Princeton’s Daniel Kurtzer, and the Atlantic Council’s Daniel Shapiro, three former U.S. ambassadors to the region with deep experience on the U.S.-Israeli relationship, on Carnegie Connects.

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By Aaron David Miller, Yael Lempert, Daniel C. Kurtzer, Daniel B. Shapiro
Published on Mar 20, 2026

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The Trump Administration’s war against Iran has highlighted one of the stranger paradoxes of America’s longstanding relationship with Israel—at a time when Israel’s image in the United States is at a low point, cooperation and coordination with Washington has reached an all-time high. One would be hard pressed to identify any large-scale U.S. military campaign in decades in which there has been greater partnership between allies.  

Is the foundation of this alliance—common and shared values; a high coincidence of interests; and strong base of domestic support—under stress? What of the relationship between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump? And what does the future of the relationship hold for U.S. and Israeli interests in a complex and volatile region?

Join Aaron David Miller as he engages the Middle East Institute’s Yael Lempert, Princeton’s Daniel Kurtzer, and the Atlantic Council’s Daniel Shapiro, three former U.S. ambassadors to the region with deep experience on the U.S.-Israeli relationship, on Carnegie Connects.  

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Aaron David Miller
Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program
Aaron David Miller

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Yael Lempert
Vice President for Outreach, Middle East Institute
Yael  Lempert
Daniel C. Kurtzer
Lecturer and S. Daniel Abraham Professor of Middle East Policy Studies, Princeton University
Daniel C. Kurtzer
Daniel B. Shapiro
Distinguished Fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, Atlantic Council
Daniel B. Shapiro

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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