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When Benny Gantz quit Israel’s emergency wartime cabinet, on June 9th, he did so with some political mudslinging. He and two of his colleagues in the centrist National Unity Party had joined Benjamin Netanyahu’s government immediately after the Hamas-led attacks of October 7th, “even though we knew it …

When I was a cub reporter working at the Washington Post a half-century ago, being a journalist was first and foremost a craft. I once tried to slip my opinion into an article, but my editor wrote on the copy that ‘nobody gives a shit what you think’. …

In The Claremont Review of Books winter 2023/24 issue, the magazine’s editor Charles Kesler published “National Conservatism vs. American Conservatism.” Siding with American conservatism, Kesler offered a respectful critique of National Conservatism, a transnational movement that embraces citizens of several Western nations, many of whom Kesler counts as …

The resignation of the National Unity party leader, Benny Gantz, who joined the war cabinet, should not come as a surprise. Trying to hold on Following Gantz’s departure, Benjamin Netanyahu will have to choose one of two options. His first option is to hold onto his current government …

“America is back.” In the early days of his presidency, Joe Biden repeated those words as a starting point for his foreign policy. The phrase offered a bumper-sticker slogan to pivot away from Donald Trump’s chaotic leadership. It also suggested that the United States could reclaim its self-conception …

Harrison Kass CNN has announced the rules for the first presidential debate of 2024 between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, aiming to curb interruptions and facilitate actual debate. Summary and Key Points: CNN has announced the rules for the first presidential debate of 2024 between …

Eng. Saleem Al Batayneh In periods of economic recovery, society becomes more open and lively. But in times of recession and social instability, it grows more tense and aggressive. This reality underscores the fallacy of absolute economic freedom. It is time to redefine and reassert the state’s economic …

Dr. Shehab Al-Makahleh As part of my two-day seminar at a European state on the future of the world if any global war erupts, I talked about the scourge of lawlessness and how militias and non-state actors can trigger WWIII. The world is currently facing an unprecedented wave …

It is imperative that the United States and its Western allies revise the international humanitarian law to deprive terrorists and their sponsors of military and public relations advantages. On March 14, 2024, Israel sent a letter to President Joe Biden, committing itself to using American weapons and munitions …