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Home / Israel / Does the U.S. Even Want out of This Middle East War?
Israel, Israel‑Hamas, Middle East

October 11, 2024

Does the U.S. Even Want out of This Middle East War?

This would be a precarious situation at any time, but it is heightened by the extraordinarily tight U.S. presidential election. “The U.S. administration is not going to massively change support for Israel a month before an election. The U.S. is pretty locked into the support now,” Rosemary Kelanic, the director of Middle East Engagement at Defense Priorities, told reporters last week.

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