EPISODE · Jul 1, 2025 · 53 MIN
Ep 211: Daniel Samet on the Origins of the U.S.-Israel Relationship
from School of War · host The Free Press
Daniel Samet, the George P. Shultz Fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute and author of U.S. Defense Policy toward Israel: A Cold War History, joins the show to breakdown the origins of the important, if at times contentious, U.S.-Israel relationship. ▪️ Times • 01:30 Introduction • 02:28 1948 • 05:44 Arabist strategy • 08:13 11 minutes • 10:37 Looking for friends • 15:40 Soviet-Arab relations • 19:25 Republicans • 25:16 Kennedy • 29:29 Strong friends • 32:02 Nuclear program • 37:33 6 Day War • 43:19 Mistake? • 47:41 Kissinger Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find a transcripts of episodes on our School of War Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Daniel Samet, the George P. Shultz Fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute and author of U.S. Defense Policy toward Israel: A Cold War History, joins the show to breakdown the origins of the important, if at times contentious, U.S.-Israel relationship. ▪️ Times • 01:30 Introduction • 02:28 1948 • 05:44 Arabist strategy • 08:13 11 minutes • 10:37 Looking for friends • 15:40 Soviet-Arab relations • 19:25 Republicans • 25:16 Kennedy • 29:29 Strong friends • 32:02 Nuclear program • 37:33 6 Day War • 43:19 Mistake? • 47:41 Kissinger Follow along on Instagram, X @schoolofwarpod, and YouTube @SchoolofWarPodcast Find a transcripts of episodes on our School of War Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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