After giving a brief background on the events that led to the invasion of the Gaza Strip, Bennis explains the various ways in which the United States facilitates Israel's activities.
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Several days into Israel's military operation in Gaza, The Real News speaks to Phyllis Bennis about the conflict.

After giving a brief background on the events that led to the invasion of the Gaza Strip, Phyllis explains the various ways in which the United States facilitates Israel's activities. According to Phyllis, it is the unquestioning military and political support from Washington that makes Israel's actions possible.

Phyllis Bennis is a Senior Analyst at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington DC. She is the author of Before and After: US Foreign Policy and the September 11 Crisis and Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy US Power.

Her newest book Understanding the US-Iran Crisis: A Primer will be available in September 2008

For more stories on Gaza please visit The Real News Network.

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