there are significant numbers of very pro—israel democrats. that's what makes the politics of this issue very difficult for president biden. he hasn't really satisfied anyone in his own party. we saw almost a0 democrats voted against this aid to israel. is there any sort of concern here for the white house when it comes to what the us�*s foes may be thinking as they are watching this battle out? yes, i think there is. there is clearly a concern that the polarisation here in the united states affecting both domestic and international issues is hollowing out american strength and is leading to these kind of log jams in congress where either nothing happens at all or something happens at the last second when the situation is particularly perilous. there is a realfear, particularly in foreign policy circles that russia or china or other potential american adversaries look at these kind of things and feel that america