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David Smith in Washington

FOUND: Us dysfunction in response to israel gaza war makes case for dictatorships - You Need To See This

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The United States has been without an ambassador in Israel since the July departure of Tom Nides. Photograph: Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images

Political turmoil in Washington has left the US without key diplomats across the Middle East and raised concerns that years of congressional dysfunction are taking their toll on US leadership.

A devastating weekend attack on Israel by Hamas gunmen shook the region and came at a moment when there is no US ambassador in place in Israel, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon or Oman.

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