A pro-Israel case against Israel | Today, Explained

Ambassador Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s former chief of staff, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who’s at the center of the Iran conflict, has isolated Israel like never before. During his time as President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel dealt directly with Netanyahu, even once getting into an argument with him in the Oval Office. Emanuel’s also one of very few people to have operated at every level of power in American politics, and he has a specific lens when it comes to the growing conflict in Iran. Emanuel was one of the people who helped negotiate peace agreements alongside President Clinton in the 1990s. He was also in the Obama White House as they took the first steps toward the Iran nuclear deal. In this interview with Emanuel, Vox’s Astead Herndon asks about the US-Israel relationship as the two countries collaborate on a widening war against Iran and its proxies in the Middle East. This war, according to Emanuel, is as much the responsibility of the Trump administration as it is Israel’s. 00:00 Intro 01:16 The Trump admin’s justifications for the Iran war 05:24 Was the Iran nuclear deal a good idea? 06:45 Did Israel force the Trump administration’s hand? 09:36 Israel’s flagging global status 11:11 Is Palestine a genocide? 16:16 US aid to Israel 18:01 K-12 education and social media ban 22:46 Possibility of presidential run Today, Explained publishes video episodes every Saturday tackling key issues in politics and culture. Subscribe to Vox’s YouTube channel to get them. New episodes of Today, Explained drop every day of the week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite listening app. If you enjoy our reporting and want to hear more from Vox journalists, sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/vox. Each month, our members get access to exclusive videos, livestreams, and chats with our newsroom. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out http://www.vox.com. Watch our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H