Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar 3/5/26: Newsom Calls Israel Apartheid, Saagar Humiliated On War, Lindsey Graham Holy War
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Mar 5, 2026 
Emily Jashinsky, conservative journalist focused on religion and culture, explains evangelical and eschatological influences on policy. She dissects dispensationalism and beliefs about a Third Temple. Conversations cover Temple Institute funding, crusader rhetoric among US commentators, and how theological ideas shape US and Israeli political choices.
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Newsom Acknowledges Apartheid And Conditions On Aid
- Gavin Newsom publicly opened the Overton window by calling aspects of Israel's current trajectory an apartheid-like path and suggesting conditioning military aid is on the table.
- Krystal and Saagar highlight this shift as evidence the Democratic base moved left and the Israel lobby can no longer fully enforce lockstep support, forcing politicians to recalibrate.
Backing War Funding Forces Trust In Trump
- Democratic lawmakers who back Trump-era military actions must implicitly trust Trump as commander-in-chief, creating political contradictions for those opposing him elsewhere.
- Saagar and Krystal use Rep. Landsman's interview to show how Democrats claim to trust generals while refusing to trust the president executing the same operations.
Hosts Describe Personal Betrayal Over War With Iran
- Krystal recounts interviews and past statements by politicians like Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Buttigieg, and others who once opposed war with Iran but later supported or failed to stop it.
- She describes personal disappointment and professional radicalization after seeing anti-war figures reverse course once in power.