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How is Joe Biden handling the Israel-Palestine crisis?

October 24, 2023

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This week Freddy speaks to Dennis Ross, former Middle East coordinator under President Clinton and current professor of the practice of diplomacy at Georgetown University. They discuss Biden’s visit to Israel this week, how his policy towards the Middle East borrows from Trump and Obama, and how we can discern between the public posturing and private desires of Middle Eastern states.

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US politics and analysis, delivering in-depth discussions with the best American pundits. Presented by Freddy Gray.

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