Geoff Brumfiel
@gbrumfiel.bsky.social
I'm an editor/correspondent for NPR. Mostly smart on the radio. Mostly stupid on everywhere else.
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No it’s true several parts of it are quite funny but the ending had me chortling, which given the mood just seconds before was quite the switch!
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
No it’s true several parts of it are quite funny but the ending had me chortling, which given the mood just seconds before was quite the switch!
Somehow manages to be It meets Rashomon meets 28 Days Later meets the VVitch… but with a comedy ending?
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Somehow manages to be It meets Rashomon meets 28 Days Later meets the VVitch… but with a comedy ending?
But it's pretty clear that support for Israel is no longer the given it once was on the political right in the U.S. And it's already deeply eroded on the left.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
Support for Israel among U.S. conservatives is starting to crack. Here's why
For a decade, political support for Israel has come from conservative Christians. But now isolationism and antisemitism are changing the tone.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
But it's pretty clear that support for Israel is no longer the given it once was on the political right in the U.S. And it's already deeply eroded on the left.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
Will these shifting currents actually change America's relationship with Israel? It's unclear Telhami says.
"The question of course is whether the shift in public opinion in-and-of-itself would lead to a shift in policy. And that's not a straightforward line."
"The question of course is whether the shift in public opinion in-and-of-itself would lead to a shift in policy. And that's not a straightforward line."
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Will these shifting currents actually change America's relationship with Israel? It's unclear Telhami says.
"The question of course is whether the shift in public opinion in-and-of-itself would lead to a shift in policy. And that's not a straightforward line."
"The question of course is whether the shift in public opinion in-and-of-itself would lead to a shift in policy. And that's not a straightforward line."
It was all on display last week when Tucker Carlson interviewed White nationalist Nick Fuentes. Carlson disavowed Fuentes's most antisemitic statements, but he agreed with him on Israel.
"Our relationship with Israel [is] insane and it hurts us... I completely agree with you there," Carlson said.
"Our relationship with Israel [is] insane and it hurts us... I completely agree with you there," Carlson said.
November 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It was all on display last week when Tucker Carlson interviewed White nationalist Nick Fuentes. Carlson disavowed Fuentes's most antisemitic statements, but he agreed with him on Israel.
"Our relationship with Israel [is] insane and it hurts us... I completely agree with you there," Carlson said.
"Our relationship with Israel [is] insane and it hurts us... I completely agree with you there," Carlson said.
The final reason is antisemitism. Influencers like Candace Owens are promoting antisemitic conspiracies about Jews and Israel and those ideas are gaining traction with young conservatives.
@zackbeauchamp.bsky.social had a great write-up on this over on Vox.
www.vox.com/politics/466...
@zackbeauchamp.bsky.social had a great write-up on this over on Vox.
www.vox.com/politics/466...
The GOP’s antisemitism crisis
Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and the looming Republican civil war over Jews.
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The final reason is antisemitism. Influencers like Candace Owens are promoting antisemitic conspiracies about Jews and Israel and those ideas are gaining traction with young conservatives.
@zackbeauchamp.bsky.social had a great write-up on this over on Vox.
www.vox.com/politics/466...
@zackbeauchamp.bsky.social had a great write-up on this over on Vox.
www.vox.com/politics/466...
But as Curt Mills told me, many young conservatives also don't want to support Israel because they're isolationist and strong believers in an America First agenda.
Particularly after President Trump decided to bomb Iran's nuclear program, many became angry.
Particularly after President Trump decided to bomb Iran's nuclear program, many became angry.
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
But as Curt Mills told me, many young conservatives also don't want to support Israel because they're isolationist and strong believers in an America First agenda.
Particularly after President Trump decided to bomb Iran's nuclear program, many became angry.
Particularly after President Trump decided to bomb Iran's nuclear program, many became angry.
What's behind this shift?
Well part of it has to do with the war itself. The images that have come out of Gaza, like those from my colleague Daniel Estrin who visited today, have had a huge influence on young people everywhere.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
Well part of it has to do with the war itself. The images that have come out of Gaza, like those from my colleague Daniel Estrin who visited today, have had a huge influence on young people everywhere.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
An NPR reporter's journey into Gaza, for the first time since the war began
NPR Mideast correspondent Daniel Estrin has entered the Gaza Strip for the first time since the war began, but Israel still requires a military escort.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
What's behind this shift?
Well part of it has to do with the war itself. The images that have come out of Gaza, like those from my colleague Daniel Estrin who visited today, have had a huge influence on young people everywhere.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
Well part of it has to do with the war itself. The images that have come out of Gaza, like those from my colleague Daniel Estrin who visited today, have had a huge influence on young people everywhere.
www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...
And polling from @stelhami.bsky.social shows only 24% of young Republicans under 34 sympathize with Israel over the Palestinians.
There is a massive gap that's opened between them and older Republicans. (Telhami's polling shows something similar for evangelicals).
There is a massive gap that's opened between them and older Republicans. (Telhami's polling shows something similar for evangelicals).
November 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And polling from @stelhami.bsky.social shows only 24% of young Republicans under 34 sympathize with Israel over the Palestinians.
There is a massive gap that's opened between them and older Republicans. (Telhami's polling shows something similar for evangelicals).
There is a massive gap that's opened between them and older Republicans. (Telhami's polling shows something similar for evangelicals).
But over the past few years, something has started to happen. There is a massive shift away from support of Israel among young conservatives and evangelicals.
A Pew pole this spring found negative views of Israel have shot up 15 points among conservatives under 50.
A Pew pole this spring found negative views of Israel have shot up 15 points among conservatives under 50.
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
But over the past few years, something has started to happen. There is a massive shift away from support of Israel among young conservatives and evangelicals.
A Pew pole this spring found negative views of Israel have shot up 15 points among conservatives under 50.
A Pew pole this spring found negative views of Israel have shot up 15 points among conservatives under 50.
Today Christian Zionists, as they're sometimes known "are the last bastion of support for Israel," says Daniel Hummel, a scholar at UW Madison. "They tend to say, 'We think Israel knows its interests best.'"
They've even supported settlement building.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
They've even supported settlement building.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Inside the evangelical money flowing into the West Bank
A Haaretz Investigation Reveals That Christian Groups Have Invested Up to $65 Million in Projects in the ‘Biblical Heartland’ Over the Past Decade. That Doesn’t Include Services They Provide Free of C...
www.haaretz.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today Christian Zionists, as they're sometimes known "are the last bastion of support for Israel," says Daniel Hummel, a scholar at UW Madison. "They tend to say, 'We think Israel knows its interests best.'"
They've even supported settlement building.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
They've even supported settlement building.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
After 9/11, their influence grew even larger. Groups like Christians United For Israel (CUFI) claimed tens of millions of members.
Their support is rooted in faith, says @jacksonlahmeyer.bsky.social. Evangelicals in particular believe God's covenant with the Jewish people is sacred.
Their support is rooted in faith, says @jacksonlahmeyer.bsky.social. Evangelicals in particular believe God's covenant with the Jewish people is sacred.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
After 9/11, their influence grew even larger. Groups like Christians United For Israel (CUFI) claimed tens of millions of members.
Their support is rooted in faith, says @jacksonlahmeyer.bsky.social. Evangelicals in particular believe God's covenant with the Jewish people is sacred.
Their support is rooted in faith, says @jacksonlahmeyer.bsky.social. Evangelicals in particular believe God's covenant with the Jewish people is sacred.
When it comes to U.S. support for Israel, often the conversation revolves around the Jewish community and their feelings about the nation. But in fact, Christians are by far the larger and more consequential group.
Particularly evangelicals like Billy Graham have been huge backers.
Particularly evangelicals like Billy Graham have been huge backers.
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When it comes to U.S. support for Israel, often the conversation revolves around the Jewish community and their feelings about the nation. But in fact, Christians are by far the larger and more consequential group.
Particularly evangelicals like Billy Graham have been huge backers.
Particularly evangelicals like Billy Graham have been huge backers.
You'll see @byng.bsky.social! Say hi to her!
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
You'll see @byng.bsky.social! Say hi to her!