eric alterman covers the history of america's alliance in israel and it's troubling consequences andrica's fight over israel. let's welcome back eric. eric, you have israel now about to -- national security minister who is convicted for supporting a terrorist group, itamar ben-gvir. when netanyahu was asked about this -- he dodged it. he went straight for whataboutism. >> we just had a government with a party that's beholden to the muslim brotherhood who don't believe in any democratic values, lgbt rights, women's rights, someone. i didn't hear a word from all the chorus of critics that have come up against us, because most of it is led by the outgoing government that can't except its defeat. >> eric, your reaction to this point and the netanyahu defense? >> well, i like the term whataboutism here. because that's always what people turn to whenever they had an objection to anything israel does. what about this terrorist, what about hamas, et cetera. and an inability to deal with the problem that one faces if one considers themself a supporter of israel. which in some ways, i consider

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