#CutTheClutter: How & why of total US backing for Israel. As war rages, evidence from 7 June 1981 to this week

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Why has the US emerged as a staunch supporter of Israel amid its much-condemned offensive on Gaza, which followed the Hamas’ 7 October terror attack? Washington has voted against a UN General Assembly resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire, even as several allies voted for or abstained, and also vetoed a Security Council resolution calling for the same. In Ep 1343 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta dives into the history of US-Israel ties to explain how & why they got so close, and bust some popular conspiracy theories. 

 

Suez Crisis, 1956: https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/lw/97179.htm#:~:text=The%20Suez%20Crisis%20of%201956,Eastern%20countries%20and%20European%20allies.