Daily Briefing May 24 – Taking sides: How the Gaza war has split the globe
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Today’s panel comprises senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman, along with host Amanda Borschel-Dan.
We open the show with a look at the varied international reactions to Israel’s Guardian of the Walls operation, which saw 11 days of fighting with the Hamas terror group. Is the whole world really critical of Israel? What differences in responses have we seen from world leaders and what do those differences stem from?
Even as fighting has ended, Hamas promises another war soon, and another and another. We look at why Gaza’s rulers think they’ll succeed, and why they ultimately won’t.
And finally, the Iron Dome has saved many lives, but has it made Israel safer? Though tactically a runaway success, some believe the active missile defense system blunted Israel’s traditional boldness and gave leaders cover to let the Hamas threat fester.
Discussed articles include:
‘Israel thanks you’: Jewish communities in US, UK hold pro-Israel rallies
Hundreds rally for Israel in NYC following spate of antisemitic attacks
Blinken reaffirms two-state support ahead of Mideast tour
Hamas’s forever war against Israel has a glitch, and it isn’t Iron Dome
Iron Dome has saved many lives, but has it made Israel safer?
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