From Jerusalem to Kyiv, It’s All One War

President Joe Biden landed in Israel in the midst of a war for the civilized world — whether he knows it or not.

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he visits Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 18, 2023.

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When Joe Biden visited Israel on Wednesday, he became the first U.S. president to visit the Jewish state during wartime. And he made his second trip to a besieged capital in less than a year.

An arc of conflict stretches from Jerusalem to Kyiv. The active fronts cannot be understood in isolation from one another. Israel and Ukraine are different countries. They face unique situations. But this is one war.

Matthew Continetti

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Matthew Continetti

Matthew Continetti is director of domestic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute and author of The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism.

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