A weekend of carnage after Hamas launched an attack on Israel, and the
country in turn declared war on Palestinian-populated Gaza, disrupted
international diplomacy for the foreseeable future. Though the events in
the Middle East are just beginning to unfold, National Security Reporter
Alex Ward tells Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza officials on the Hill—from
the Oval Office, to Congress, to the campaign trail—must reckon with the
aftershocks of the crisis and decide how to proceed as allies of
Israel. 

Playbook co-author Ryan Lizza interviews National Security Reporter Alex
Ward.