Politics Panel: How are Israel and Palestine Affecting US Politics?

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on US politics with a focus on the Democratic Party's divisions and foreign policy implications.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict may be 5,000 miles away, but it’s also central to US politics at the moment, showing up in primary races across the country. Democrats are split, and many see it as a litmus test for other issues. This week on Say More’s political panel, opinion editor Jim Dao sits down with Ideas writer Abdallah Fayyad and editorial writer Shira Schoenberg to discuss American foreign policy, Trump’s relationship with Netanyahu, and the shared future of Palestinians and Jews the world over. Email us at saymore@globe.com.

People in this episode

Host: Jim Dao

Guests: Abdallah Fayyad, Shira Schoenberg

Topics covered

• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• US politics
• foreign policy
• Democratic Party
• Trump-Netanyahu relationship
• Palestinian and Jewish future

Keywords

• Israel
• Palestine
• US politics
• foreign policy
• Trump
• Netanyahu
• Democrats
• political panel

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Israel, Palestine, United States

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