Has Biden Become Israel's Worst Enemy?

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🗓️ 10 May 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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We begin with a clip of an interview with Joe Biden in 2019 saying the idea of withholding military aid from Israel would be unthinkable to him. And we're off and running with the question of just how damaging and destructive his moves this past week have been. Plus: can you "slut-shame" a porn star? Give a listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hope for the best.
0:07.0	the worst.
0:09.0	Expect the words.
0:11.0	Some drink champagne, some die of furs.
0:15.0	The way of knowing which way it's going.
0:19.0	Hope for the best expect the worst.
0:22.0	Welcome. Welcome to the Commentary Magazine Daily Podcast.
0:27.0	Today is Friday, May 10th, 2024.
0:30.0	I am John Putharts, the editor of Commentary magazine with me as always executive editor A Greenwald. Hi Abe.
0:36.0	Hi, John. Senior editor Seth Mandel, hi Seth.
0:39.0	Hi, John.
0:40.0	And media commentary columnist Christine
0:42.6	Christine.
0:43.6	Hi, Christine.
0:44.6	Okay guys this is from 2019 here we go.
0:48.4	News this week to the extent that some of the Democrats are saying that if because of
0:56.3	Israel's settlement policy that they would look at cutting off the military
1:00.9	aid to Israel as a result of that.
1:03.5	That'd be a tragic mistake.
1:05.2	I strongly oppose Israel's settlement policy on the West Bank.
1:10.6	I've made that clear to BB when I was Vice President, I made it crystal clear to the Israelis.
1:18.0	But the idea that we would cut off military aid to an ally, our only true, true ally in the entire region is
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