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5 things to know about the Israel-Hamas War from this week: Hostage talks, Biden-Bibi call, Canada, Shifa operation, Houthi attack

The war between Hamas and Israel has surpassed 167 days. Here are the main stories from this past week.

Everything you want to know about Biden’s wartime trip to Israel

President Biden restated his pledge that the U.S. will give Israel whatever it needs to defend itself against Hamas.
U.S. Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, delivers remarks during a roundtable about the rise of antisemitism with Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, Senior Advisor to the President for Public Engagement Keisha Lance Bottoms, and White House Jewish Liaison Shelley Greeenspan at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on December 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Antisemitism is now a “national crisis”

At a roundtable on the rise of antisemitism in the U.S., the second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, said that there is an “epidemic of hate facing our country.”
A meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Joint Commission in Vienna, Austria, in the seventh round of the Iran nuclear talks, on December 17, 2021.

What do Israelis think about the Iran nuclear deal?

Israeli public opinion is divided into two broad camps. The first maintains the agreement is bad for Israel, and the second thinks it would buy more time for Israel.

What did Biden achieve on his trip to Saudi Arabia and Israel?

Despite the Saudis denying any intent of normalization, Prime Minister Yair Lapid said that their decision to allow Israeli overflights was, in fact, a form of normalization between the two countries.

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