April 5, 2024: Biden’s challenge in Israel
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In a phone call yesterday with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, President
Joe Biden made two central demands: First, to allow the flow of
humanitarian aid; second, to empower negotiators to broker a cease-fire
and hostage deal. If that sounds like a marked change in Biden’s
posture, it is: The killings this week of seven aid workers with World
Central Kitchen seems to have fundamentally shifted the calculus at play
for the U.S. in Gaza. National security reporter Alex Ward joins
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza to break it all down.
Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza interviews National security reporter Alex
Ward.
April 5, 2024: Biden’s challenge in Israel