After being denied entrance to the busy station, activists of all ages gathered outside — banging pots and pans — to call attention to the “forced starvation” of Gaza.
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A Palestinian youth carries a sack of aid that landed in the Mediterranean Sea after being airdropped over central Gaza, at the shore of Zawaida, Gaza Strip Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Images of emaciated children in Gaza have shaken the world and led to global outrage at the Israeli military offensive. Yesterday, President Donald Trump said there was “real starvation” in Gaza, breaking from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his military allies, who claim the idea of a growing humanitarian crisis is propaganda.
Since 1948, America has been Israel’s greatest ally and largest source of foreign aid. America’s policy toward Israel has rarely changed over the years, persisting through administrations on either side of the aisle. But now with public anger mounting, is this a tipping point in the war in Gaza? Could this alter what’s been almost unconditional U.S. support?
Public opinion polls this year have shown a decline in Americans’ support for Israel and an increase in sympathy for the Palestinians. On this episode of Studio 2, we’ll get two perspectives on what’s happening on the ground in Gaza and if it could lead to a fraying in US-Israel relations.
Guests:
Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington
Matti Friedman – author and Jerusalem-based columnist for The Free Press