Making Sense of the Middle East

Episode #176

Bill and Phil break down the latest developments in the Middle East and discuss whether a legal or political solution is the best path forward AND then address the implications of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito hanging the American flag upside down in his yard in the aftermath of the January 6th attacks.

Links related to this week’s episode:

• “The U.S. assembles the pieces of a possible Gaza war endgame” by David Ignatius in The Washington Post

• “Israel Resists Grand Bargain as U.S. and Saudis Work on Security Pact” by Edward Wong and Vivian Nereim in The New York Times

• “At Justice Alito’s House, a ‘Stop the Steal’ Symbol on Display” by Jodi Kantor in The New York Times

• “There’s No Sense of Shame at the Supreme Court” by Jesse Wegman in The New York Times

• “Supreme Court Justice Alito sold Bud Light stock, then bought Coors during boycott” by Kevin Breuninger for CNBC

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