Mike Johnson: US-Israel alliance ‘really important’ for multiple reasons, antisemitism should be ‘called out’

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House Speaker Mike Johnson defended the U.S.–Israel alliance as a strategic necessity in the Middle East and said antisemitism must be “universally rejected.”

He made his comments as Republicans confront widening divisions over U.S. support for Israel and how the party should respond to rising antisemitism.

During an interview on “The Katie Miller Podcast,” in response to what Miller called a “schism” in the GOP over Israel, Johnson said he wished “everybody would acknowledge the importance of that relationship,” noting many Americans view support for Israel as rooted in “scripturally based, biblical reasons.”

“But even if you don’t accept that,” he continued, “you have to look at this objectively and say it’s really important to have that al