How The Israeli Far Right And Netanyahu Embolden Each Other

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🗓️ 4 August 2025

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U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Gaza Friday to tour an Israeli-backed aid site, amid growing global outcry over the country’s handling of its war with Hamas. New polling from Gallup shows barely a third of Americans support Israel’s actions in Gaza, a new low. And two Israeli human rights organizations last week concluded Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, a first since the start of the war almost two years ago. But as of now, there’s no indication Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing government have any plans to wind down the war. Yair Rosenberg, a staff writer at The Atlantic, talks about the ‘corrupt bargain’ that went into the making of Netanyahu’s coalition. And in headlines: White House officials defended President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after a bad jobs report, Texas House Democrats fled the state to block Republicans from redrawing the state’s congressional map, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting said it would shut down.

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0:00.0	It's Monday, August 4th.
0:04.1	I'm Jane Koston, and this is Wadaday, the show that welcomes all of you to August.
0:08.5	The Bored Months, where we all just do our best.
0:12.5	Look, when an ad for jeans is allegedly causing controversy, you know we are in the
0:17.8	board month.
0:19.1	Just hold out for September, guys.
0:29.4	Music You know, we are in the board month. Just hold out for September, guys. On today's show, Trump fires the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he doesn't like bad news.
0:35.5	And Texas House Democrats are fleeing the state to block Republicans from redrawing the state's
0:39.8	congressional map.
0:41.0	But let's start by talking about Gaza.
0:44.2	On Friday, U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, and Middle East envoy, Steve Whitkoff,
0:49.3	traveled to Gaza to tour an Israeli-backed AIDS site and report back to President Donald
0:53.6	Trump on the conditions,
0:55.0	as Palestinians in Gaza continue to die from hunger and starvation.
0:59.0	Their visit to Gaza comes at an inflection point for the U.S.-Israeli relationship.
1:03.9	Barely a third of Americans support Israel's actions in Gaza, a new low.
1:08.4	Support for Israel's actions has even dropped among Republicans, and that
1:11.8	unfavorable view extends to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which isn't great for him,
1:17.9	given that the United States is Israel's largest and most powerful ally. The problems faced by
1:23.2	Israel's right-wing government are manyfold. Hamas has refused to disarm, despite indications from Whitkoff, that it might.
1:30.0	And Netanyahu has stuck firm to the idea that the people of Gaza are doing just fine,
1:34.6	and that the real focus should be on freeing the remaining hostages by eliminating Hamas.
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