About this episode

This episode discusses the surprising vote by Democrats in Congress to cut aid to Israel.

Democrats in Congress voted in shocking numbers to cut aid to Israel. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto with help from Miles Bryan, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Pro-Israel protesters demonstrate during the Democratic National Convention in 2024 in Chicago. Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Sean Rameswaram

Topics covered

• aid to Israel
• Democrats
• protests
• politics
• Congress
• funding

Keywords

• Israel
• Democrats
• Congress
• aid
• protests
• funding
• politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democrats, Vox

Places: Israel, Chicago

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