While the U.S.-Israel military pact is strong, support for Israel among Americans is eroding.

From a military standpoint, the joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran has been just short of miraculous, starting with eliminating the Supreme Leader and 40 of his top lieutenants in the first 40 seconds of the conflict.

From an American political standpoint, though, the war appears to be turning into a true dilemma for Israel – and American Jews – as bipartisan support for the Jewish state, a longtime bulwark of the relationship, is cratering.

Israelis believe this moment is their best – and maybe only – chance to free themselves of the existential threat of destruction at the hands of an Islamic fundamentalist regime fully committed to Israel’s demise. Support for the war is strong, and Donald Trump is seen as the one American leader with the resolve and commitment to topple the world’s most aggressive and dangerous source of international terror.

But here in the U.S., signs of discontent regarding Israel are coming from many directions. Large numbers of Republicans are upset with the president who promised no more “forever wars.” Tucker Carlson, hugely popular on the right and increasingly blunt about his anti-Israel and anti-Jewish views, sought to dissuade Trump from allegedly being coerced by Prime Minister Netanyahu into attacking Iran, and declares Israel is a dangerous liability.

On the left, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a likely Democratic presidential candidate and longtime supporter of Israel, said this week that the U.S. should consider “rethinking our military support for Israel” and described Israel as “sort of an apartheid state.” He recently said he “never will” accept money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the pro-Israel lobby that was once almost universally endorsed by members of Congress. It is now seen as toxic by........

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