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The speaker is saying that people at the most extreme end of a party’s support base could shift that party’s stance on Israel. It suggests concern that internal pressure from hard-line supporters may pull the party away from its current position.
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About Alan Dershowitz
American lawyer and law professor
Alan Morton Dershowitz is an American lawyer, law professor, and legal commentator known for his work in U.S. constitutional and criminal law. He taught at Harvard Law School from 1964 to 2013, and in 1993 he was appointed Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law. He is also a regular media contributor and political commentator, with a public profile shaped by legal analysis and debate.
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