Walter Russell Mead discusses the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, what Israel’s Arab citizens think of the war, the Biden administration’s segregated therapy sessions for Muslim and Jewish staffers, and why the United States has so little to show for decades of peace process on his podcast, What Really Matters.

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Iranian workers walk past a destroyed residential building due to Israeli attacks in Tehran, Iran, on June 13, 2025. (Morteza Nikoubazl via Getty Images)