On today’s episode of “Matter of Opinion,” the hosts discuss the global response to the war between Israel and Hamas. What domestic and international strings are attached to U.S. support in the region? And what will that support signal to rival hostile powers?

(A transcript of this episode can be found at the top of the episode page on the Times website.)

Mentioned in this episode:

• “Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China’s Superpower Future,” by Chun Han Wong
• President Joseph Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Administration’s National Security Strategy — October 2022
• “There Is Not Yet an ‘Axis of Evil,’ but a New Reality for America in the Holy Land,” by Ross Douthat in The New York Times

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