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Dec 2023
37m 21s

Biden Is Trying to Rein In Israel. Is It...

The New York Times
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As the cease-fire in Gaza has ended and the fierce fighting there has resumed, the United States has issued sharper warnings to Israel’s leaders that they have a responsibility to avoid civilian casualties.

Peter Baker, The Times’s chief White House correspondent, discusses the public and private ways in which President Biden is trying to influence Israel’s conduct.

Guest: Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The New York Times.

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