Why does the US always side with Israel?

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🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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This was the top question we got from Today, Explained listeners. Joel Beinin, Middle East history professor emeritus at Stanford, has answers. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Isabel Angell, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Last week, we asked you to call the today explained hotline with your burning questions about this new old war in the Middle East.
0:08.0	Hello, this is Adeline from Houston, Texas.
0:12.0	My name is Chris. I'm calling from Seattle, Washington, coming from Portland, Maine.
0:16.0	I am a farmer in Tennessee, mother, wife, American.
0:20.0	We got one question over and over.
0:24.0	Why is the United States such a strong supporter of Israel?
0:28.0	Why is the United States so much on Israel's side? Because at this point, it just feels like a super unfair fight.
0:34.0	It's hard to wrap my head around it.
0:37.0	This just seems to be a bounding imperialism with the US.
0:41.0	You know, is it some kind of treaty that has to do with weapons?
0:45.0	Probably a simple question, but I'd love to hear a full episode of diving into the history there.
0:49.0	Essentially, the relationship. I want to know everything.
0:54.0	Answers. A head on the show.
0:57.0	All right. Thanks.
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