This week has driven a wedge between Israel and its Arab neighbors, a win for Iran and Hamas. It also puts Ukraine and Taiwan on back burners, which advances the foreign policy of Russia and China.
As Hezbollah threatens to open a second front in the Israel-Hamas war, Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz formed a war cabinet Wednesday that includes the two men and Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Iranian security officials helped Hamas plan Saturday’s sneak attack on Israel, giving final approval at a meeting last Monday in Beirut.
HAMAS SURPRISED Israel with an attack early Saturday, October 7. It’s the worst military setback in Israel since the Yom Kippur War exactly 50 years ago.Continue Reading
Israel was surprised Saturday morning by an attack from Gaza. Hamas has launched more than 2,000 missiles into Israel along with a ground invasion into the Negev. PM Netanyahu declared, “Israel is at war.”
Three years after we suggested the Wuhan Institute of Virology might be the source of SARS-CoV-2, and five years after the State Department warned about its biosecurity, the Biden administration has finally suspended US funding for the Chinese lab.
Republicans and Democrats are both claiming victory after reaching a deal over the weekend raise the federal debt ceiling by about $4 trillion. Both parties are leaning on holdouts to pass the bill Wednesday before the US Treasury runs out of money.
The RESTRICT Act (S. 686) is a proposed bill in Congress described as a TikTok ban, but it goes way beyond that. The bill would grant the White House, through the Commerce Department, the power to censor any social media platform.
The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill signed by President Biden prohibits using Border Patrol funding to improve border security, but gives $410 million to Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia, and Oman—for border security.Continue Reading
The important 12-mile-long bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean peninsula was damaged by a large explosion Friday. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine; the question is what comes next.Continue Reading