Mike Johnson: “It's the only stable democracy in the Middle East.”

“But even if you don't accept that, you have to look at this objectively and say it's really important to have that ally and partner and that corner of the world. And It's the only stable democracy in the Middle East. It's a tinderbox. So you can make all sorts of arguments of why this is a really important friendship and alliance, but the anti Semitism stuff ought to be universally rejected and called out.” (14:11–14:14)

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