What changed
Phil Gordon, a former national security adviser to Kamala Harris, warned that the Gaza war may have caused permanent damage to ties between the United States and Israel.
Gordon said US support for Israel had collapsed and blamed missed opportunities to end the war.
Why it matters
This is more than a warning about one policy dispute. If Gordon is right, the relationship could carry a lasting political cost even after the Gaza war ends. Cooperation between Washington and Jerusalem would then be shaped by damage that cannot be repaired simply through a new meeting or a change in rhetoric.
The important uncertainty is whether Gordon’s view reflects US policy and public opinion more broadly. The report gives no measure of support and does not establish that the rupture is irreversible. But the language itself is significant: “may never recover” turns the argument from a temporary crisis into a question about whether the old relationship can return at all.
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