Jargon, explained
Explained: US election confirms erosion of support for Israel, with even Trump questioning military aid
Compiled Nov 7

President Trump suggested cutting off military aid to Israel in a Fox News interview
- two-state solution
- A proposed framework for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by creating independent Israeli and Palestinian states
- settlements
- Jewish communities built in the occupied West Bank, considered illegal by most of the international community
- America First
- Trump's foreign policy pledge prioritizing U.S. interests, which some critics say Israel undermined by drawing the U.S. into war with Iran
- Oct. 7 attack
- Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza
- postmortem
- An after-the-fact analysis, in this case Vance's social media post analyzing reasons for Republican election losses

