Morning Jolt: Is Israel Really Alone, When It Counts?

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY

April 03 2024

Is Israel Really Alone, When It Counts?

On the menu today: The Israelis are in trouble because the country's military accidentally killed seven aid workers connected to the program of Washington-area restaurateur and philanthropist José Andrés — a figure many Washington elites either know personally or feel like they know, because they've eaten at his restaurants. But the conventional wisdom appears wrong on two points: President Biden isn't turning away from Israel in the ways that really matter for the war effort against Hamas, and Israel isn't as isolated as it seems in ways that matter to the war and to its military supplies. Finally, we should expect Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be on the ballot in all the key swing states, and I discuss trips to Ukraine with the Washington Post's David Ignatius.

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