Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with The Times of Israel’s senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur.

With the sudden death of US Sen. Lindsey Graham this week, Rettig Gur is asked to expound on the loss of this staunchly pro-Israel politician who was able to rally both sides of the aisle.

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We then turn to the recent visits of two Democratic wannabe presidential candidates — Rahm Emanuel, most recently the US ambassador to Japan, and US Rep. Ro Khanna.

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