Second, more American Christians recognize the threat Zionism poses to Palestinian Christians, whether in Gaza, Bethlehem or Jerusalem. The Christ at the Checkpoint Initiative Munther Isaac helps to lead and US groups like Sabeel have provided a critical network for connecting US churches to Palestine.

Finally, American conservatives are recognizing that the Israel lobby’s influence runs counter to the ethos of America First, and that many of the most heavily promoted right wing influencers are just controlled opposition projects whose careers were astroturfed by pro-Israel billionaires. They now correctly denigrate Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire as “the Israeli Wire,” and look back with contempt at the founding of Breitbart after a meeting between its eponymous dead founder and Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

And they cannot ignore the hypocrisy of pundits who built their brand on opposing woke cancel culture, cheering on the cancellation of Candace Owens for offending Shapiro’s fragile ethno-religious identity. It’s hard to say whether this phenomenon will lead to a concrete policy shift, but one thing is clear: the lobby can do nothing but throw more money at the problem.