Welcome to americast. Hello, it s sarah, and i m in the bbc s bureau in washington, dc. And it s justin in the worldwide headquarters of americast in london, england. It is such a big question, isn t it, whether or not the american election is affecting the events in the middle east, and vice versa, whether they will affect the outcome of the election? and a fascinating one, i think, because we often say that foreign policy doesn t really impact on us elections. But i wonder if this is creating enough background noise that it will get into people s heads. I don t think anyone s going to go to the ballot box thinking, you know, i do or do not agree with the administration s policy on precisely the two state solution between israel and palestine. But i do think it creates an atmosphere that will influence people s thinking. So, if we re answering that question first do events in the middle east affect the american election before we get to looking at it the other way around, i think
Calling for an end to the war, as the annivesary of the October 7 attack approaches. Now on bbc new, americast. Its all very combustible, isnt it . Huge violence in the Middle East and an american election about to happen. Two questions, then. Does the election affect the conflict in the Middle East . And does the conflict affect the election in america . Those two questions of course hugely important, both hugely complex, and the answer to each of them can be yes or no. So, they do not necessarily cancel Each Other out. But there is no question at all that what is happening in the Middle East matters in america, and what happens in america matters in the Middle East. Welcome to americast. Hello, its sarah, and im in the bbc s bureau in washington, dc. And its justin in the worldwide headquarters of americast in london, england. It is such a big question, isnt it, whether or not the american election is affecting the events in the Middle East, and vice versa, whether they will affect t
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