Israel, Ukraine & The United States

While Israel is striking Palestinian targets in the occupied West Bank it has approved for the first time exporting electronic defense systems against Iranian-made drones used by Russia in its war in Ukraine. One major reason for Israel’s initial reluctance to help Ukraine appears to be its strategic need to maintain freedom of operations in Syria, where Russia largely controls the airspace. Israel in Syria targets Iranian and Syrian positions. But the US is unhappy with Israel’s right-wing policies on settlements and judicial reform. So what are the deep reasons behind the changing web of interests for the different parties? Dr. Atef Abdel Gawad discussed those issues with distinguished guests and experts Journalist Said Arikat who is a long-time Washington-based Palestinian journalist and analyst, Professor Brad R. Roth, who is a Professor of Political Science and Law at Wayne State University in Detroit, and Abdaljwad Omar Hamayel a PhD student and a lecturer in the Philosophy and Cultural Studies Department at Birzeit University. The episode was broadcast on July 7, 2023 US Arab Radio can be heard on wnzk 690 AM, WDMV 700 AM, and WPAT 930 AM. Please visit: www.facebook.com/USArabRadio/ Web site : arabradio.us/ Online Radio: www.radio.net/s/usarabradio Twitter : twitter.com/USArabRadio Instagram : www.instagram.com/usarabradio/ Youtube : US Arab Radio