As Israel Tilts More Right, Is a Showdown with Washington Looming?
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2013
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
At a time of upheaval all over Middle East, Israel’s alliance with the United States is in trouble.
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:08.0 | Will Israel move from the right to the far right? |
| 0:15.1 | Hello again, I'm Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:19.3 | A daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:21.8 | At a time of upheaval all over the Middle East, |
| 0:24.1 | Israel's alliance with the United States is in trouble. |
| 0:27.1 | Prime Minister Netanyahu made clear he supported Mitt Romney. |
| 0:30.5 | President Obama has signaled that Netanyahu doesn't know what's good for his country. |
| 0:34.7 | Netanyahu is expected to win next Tuesday's elections, |
| 0:37.3 | but his coalition |
| 0:38.3 | government may include people who no longer support a Palestinian state. Will Israel's leaders |
| 0:44.1 | once again turn their backs on international law? What will that mean for U.S. support and for |
| 0:49.6 | Israel's relations with its Arab neighbors? On reporter's notebook later, on his Boeing's dreamliner becoming a nightmare. |
| 0:56.2 | First, here's the news. |
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| 1:20.7 | Program Fund. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point. Next week's elections may be a turning |
| 1:25.6 | point in the history of Israel. Will the new |
| 1:27.5 | government include members who oppose the two-state solution? Will Israel try to turn its occupation |
| 1:32.7 | of the West Bank into outright annexation? And what will that mean for relations with the United |
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