Listeners from different parts of the US call in to express their confusion and curiosity about the strong support America gives to Israel, wondering if it is due to a weapons treaty and seeking a detailed exploration of the topic.
This was the top question we got from Today, Explained listeners. Joel Beinin, Middle East history professor emeritus at Stanford, has answers.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Isabel Angell, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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