In Israel, Biden Affirms Support, Warns Against Acting Out Of Rage
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🗓️ 18 October 2023
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Majorities of both parties in the U.S. favor American support for Israel. And, despite an ascendant isolationist inclination within the Republican Party, the deeply rooted pro-Israel sentiment among the party's white evangelical base has remained steadfast.
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| 0:49.1 | I'm Asma Khalid, I cover the White House. |
| 0:51.2 | I'm Daniel Kurt Slavin, I cover politics. |
| 0:53.4 | And I'm Mara Liason, National Political Correspondent. |
| 0:57.0 | And today, on the show, we have got the latest on President Biden's trip to Israel, |
| 1:01.4 | what he said, and what it means. |
| 1:04.0 | About an hour ago, Biden made a speech in Tel Aviv promising steadfast support for |
| 1:08.6 | Israel and reflecting on the country's loss of life. |
| 1:12.3 | We've seen it described as Israel's 9-11, but for nation the size of Israel was like 15-9-11s. |
| 1:21.5 | But he also had a word of caution, thinking back to the US response to the 2001 terrorist |
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