Today we’re heading to Washington, DC, where we’ve seen a number of key developments throughout the week, from the relaunch of the Congressional Hellenic Israel Alliance Caucus to US lawmakers demanding that the State Department use all tools available to the US to hold the Turkish government accountable for supporting the operations of the terror group Hamas. Endy Zemenides and Sinan Ciddi join Thanos Davelis to break down the significance of both the relaunch of the CHIA caucus and Washington’s steps to crack down on the Turkey-Hamas nexus.

Endy Zemenides is the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council.

Sinan Ciddi is a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), where he contributes to FDD’s Turkey Program and Center on Military and Political Power (CMPP). He is also an Associate Professor of Security Studies at the Command and Staff College-Marine Corps University and Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Why Erdogan Is Unlikely to Cut Ties With Hamas

Bipartisan group targets Turkey over its ties to Hamas

Greece, Turkey close to migration deal

France's Macron: looking to build 'humanitarian coalition' regarding Gaza, in talks with Cyprus and Greece

Cyprus gears up for potential Middle East evacuations of over 100,000 people