Growing Support In Israel For U.S. Action On Syria

As President Obama tries to convince Congress to approve punitive strikes on Syria’s government, Israeli leaders have stayed mostly quiet.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement saying, “We are not part of the civil war in Syria, but if we identify any attempt whatsoever to harm us, we will respond and we will respond in strength.”

NPR’s Emily Harris joins us to talk about the growing support in Israel for U.S. military action.

Guest

• Emily Harris, Jerusalem correspondent for NPR. She tweets @emilygharris.

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