A new book argues that pro-Israel money and pressure now hold outsized sway over Washington and American media — bad news for open debate, and, the argument goes, for Israel itself.

• Big pro-Israel donors gained enormous power after the 2010 Citizens United ruling opened the door to unlimited election spending.
• Public support for Israel has been falling for years across both parties and even among evangelical Christians.
• With the argument being lost, the tactics have shifted to silencing critics — smearing them as anti-Semitic, firing them, pulling university funding, deporting green-card holders.
• Conflating criticism of the lobby with an attack on all Jews is itself an old anti-Semitic trope, and most American Jews oppose the current Israeli government.
• Images out of Gaza on social media broke through what mainstream outlets downplayed, which is why the fight has moved to controlling platforms like TikTok.

Outlook: Half of House Democrats have already voted to cut aid to Israel, so expect more politicians to test that line — and harder pushback on speech in response.