Dems Who Hate Israel—and Sydney Sweeney

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News Commentary, Politics, News

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Twenty-seven Democratic senators voted against aid to Israel on Wednesday, a mark of the Jewish state's abandonment by one of the two major parties in America. But wait! What's this? Polling in 1982 that almost perfectly matches the polling today on support for Israel? Maybe be of better cheer if you are an advocate for the Jewish state, or nah? And...the amazing Sydney Sweeney jeans ad and what it says about America. Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:48.3	Hope for the best.
0:50.3	Expect the worst.
0:52.3	Hope for the best. Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily Podcast. Today is Thursday, July 31st, 2025.
1:00.8	I'm John Pothort, the editor of Commentary Magazine.
1:03.4	With me, as always, Executive Editor Abe Greenwald. Hi, Abe.
1:06.4	Hi, John.
1:07.4	Washington Commentary columnist Matthew Connetti. Hi, Matt.
1:10.8	Hi, John. And social commentary columnist Matthew Connolly. Hi, Matt. Hi, John.
1:11.8	And social commentary columnist Christine Rosen.
1:15.3	Hi, Christine.
1:16.4	Hi, John.
1:17.8	Christine's powers as our social commentary columnist will be brought into full bear when we turn to the story of Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle jeans.
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1:29.0	came over the wire. Forty-three percent of the American people favor a cutoff of U.S. military
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