M Shahid Alam

is a retired professor of economics at Northeastern University. He is the author of ‘Israeli Exceptionalism’ and ‘Intimations of Ghalib’. He can be reached at [email protected]

US President Joe Biden during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

A dangerous moment for US hegemony

If the US has been letting Israel subvert its policies for decades, what has changed since October 7, 2023 that will allow it now to stand up to Israel’s bullying?

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February 27, 2024
February 27, 2024
US President Joe Biden during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS

A dangerous moment for US hegemony

If the US has been letting Israel subvert its policies for decades, what has changed since October 7, 2023 that will allow it now to stand up to Israel’s bullying?

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