Ep. 15: Michael Oren: Afghanistan 'will embolden Islamic extremists'

18/08/2021 49 min
Ep. 15: Michael Oren: Afghanistan 'will embolden Islamic extremists'

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Historian, novelist and former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren joins JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin to discuss America’s disaster in Afghanistan and the U.S.-Israel relationship.The two discuss the impact of America’s withdrawal from the Middle East on Israel and its Arab allies, U.S. policy toward Iran, the impact of critical race theory and intersectional ideology on American support for Israel. He also talks about how Israel’s new coalition government is working, Benjamin Netanyahu, how the Knesset works and what it’s like to be a writer of both novels and history books.

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