As Biden Prepares a Pitch for Aid to Ukraine, Israel in a Single Package, Foreign Policy ‘Realists’ Are Asking, ‘Exactly Where Is This Taking Us?’

‘Any aid to both Ukraine and Israel should be tied to the exploration of the diplomatic process to bring the war to an end, however difficult it might be,’ one self-described realist says.

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President Biden during a meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas, at Tel Aviv, October 18, 2023. Miriam Alster/pool via AP

While President Biden is calling for combining into a single package aid to Israel and Ukraine, Congress is poised to advance a funding bill this week to support Israel exclusively. It’s a move that follows the skepticism of Republican politicians and scholars, whose demands are growing louder for “America-first” solutions to looming threats overseas.

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