And the Good evening. It's Wednesday, October 18th. Welcome to a new episode of

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Joe Biden arrived today in Israel where he stood at the side of Israeli President Benjamin Etnjahru and pledge, quote,

I come to Israel with a single message, you are not alone, as long as the United States

stands and we will stand forever, we will not let you ever

be alone.

News reports today indicated that the White House would seek billions more for Israel, the almost four billion dollars a year

it already transfers there automatically under an agreement signed by

President Obama all is part of a hundred billion dollar package of new spending that will also include more

war funding for Ukraine with some left over for border security and disaster relief

for Americans. The US government today further emphasizes support for the Israeli war effort by being

the only country to veto a proposal at the UN Security Council offered by Brazil, one that condemns Hamas's attack but also

calls for Israel to allow humanitarian assistance, food, water, and medicine to enter

Gaza.

A place which Israel, as a response to the attack by Hamas

last Saturday, announced it would prevent the entry of food, water, fuel, and

medication. When it came to full-scale US support for Ukraine in its war against Russia,

one of the points we repeatedly emphasized on this program

is that the central overarching question, when it comes to US foreign policy in

general and the involvement of the US government and other countries wars in

particular is whether such policies enhance the security of the American people or

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