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Ezra Klein: “Israel and Gaza are not that way. And I think it's one…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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The Democratic Party Needs Change | The Ezra Klein Show

Published | Video Starts at 24:39

Yeah, I agree that there's actually a lot of unity directionally on that. Even if the different factions in the party have different ways of approaching how you make things cheaper. Israel and Gaza are not that way. And I think it's one reason those fights have been proving much more combative at times much uglier. They've become more a question of a moral litmus test. That's the kind of thing that is more dangerous for a party when the issues reflect not a disagreement on … (24:39–24:48)

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Asserts that debates over Israel and Gaza have been more combative and uglier.

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