Describing a shift in popular opinion, activist and linguist Noam Chomsky contends in a recent video chat that “there is the potential for a kind of reassessment of the blind support for Israel.” And yet, he adds, this change in attitude hasn’t affected many politicians, especially Republicans.

Chomsky also explains how he believes President Obama will address the conflict in his final years as the leader of the United States.

—Posted by Natasha Hakimi Zapata

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