Defunding Israel

削减对以色列的资助

Today, Explained

2026-07-22

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Democrats in Congress voted in shocking numbers to cut aid to Israel. This episode was produced by Dustin DeSoto with help from Miles Bryan, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Pro-Israel protesters demonstrate during the Democratic National Convention in 2024 in Chicago. Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • The president has a new favorite word maybe you've heard.

  • Communism.

  • Communism's easy to sell.

  • I would be the greatest communist in history.

  • I'd be right up there with Lenin.

  • And it's contagious.

  • He's got Marco Rubio using it.

  • Communism does not sound good in theory.

  • He's got Speaker Johnson using it.

  • Communism and this philosophy has led to the murder of tens of millions of innocent people.

  • Easy buddy.

  • The president and his pals are intentionally conflating communism with democratic socialism.

  • And they're doing it because The Democratic Socialists are winning, and they're winning on Israel.

  • Israel is a country that has been accused of apartheid and occupation for decades now.

  • Prime Minister Netanyahu belongs in the Hague.

  • This genocide happens with our tax dollars, and we must stand up and say, not on our dime.

  • Democrats in Congress just had to draw lines on Israel with a big funding vote.

  • So we're going to talk about defunding Israel on today's Explain from Vox.

  • Sometimes good business is about the things you don't do, like not paying annual fees,

  • not wasting time on reimbursements, and not leaving rewards on the table.