Every presidential election feels consequential, but events have combined to make Tuesday’s vote feel even more so. There are many flaws with the argument that it is the “Israel Lobby” that has driven U.S. foreign policy toward Israel, the Palestinians, and the wider region. It may be broadly true that foreign policy doesn’t decide elections, but it is a big factor—perhaps decisively—when it becomes a proxy for larger concerns. On the left, Israel is seen as the embodiment of a U.S. foreign policy that discounts concerns over justice, human rights, and international law. And that lies more with Israeli policies than anything else.