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Israel’s rightward shift is straining its ties with US Jews

FILE - Members of Women of the Wall sing during Rosh Hodesh prayers marking the new month at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. The group has waged a decades-long campaign for gender equality at the holy site. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

FILE - Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, near the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin, right, stand in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Critics of the Netanyahu government are alarmed about coalition members' wish list of expanded settlements, narrowing the eligibility for would-be immigrants claiming Jewish heritage, and restricting non-Orthodox access to a sacred site. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

FILE - An image of the U.S. flag is projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City in honor of President Joe Biden's visit to Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Several U.S. Jewish leaders are sounding alarms about what they see as a threat to Israel’s democracy posed by its new government, the Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu who took office in December 2022, fearing it will erode the independence of its judiciary and legal protections for minority groups. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

Israel’s rightward shift is straining its ties with US Jews