The new U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, posted a videotaped statement about U.S. policy on Gaza last week. In his familiar, avuncular tone, the former governor related how he had just rejected an appeal from Hanan Balkhy, a physician and senior World Health Organization official, to put more pressure on Israel to provide humanitarian…
As the second round of nuclear talks between the United States and Iran get underway this weekend, suspicion and distrust between the two sides remain high. U.S. President Donald Trump continues to make threats against the country I served for years as a policymaker and a diplomat. Understandably, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei remains cautious….
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For years, right-wing governments have been passing measures that make it harder for human rights groups and other civil society organizations to operate in Israel. Now, two bills making their way through parliament would go further—denying funding for these groups and criminalizing some of their activities. The bills, which cast some of these nongovernmental organizations…
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“In democracies around the world, elected leaders are challenging legal constraints on their power: Just look at Brazil, India, Israel, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, and Turkey,” Andrew O’Donohue wrote last week. The Trump administration’s attacks on the U.S. judiciary follow this pattern—though, as O’Donohue noted, they have been “unusually swift and severe.” This edition of Flash…
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israel’s threat to permanently seize parts of Gaza, a massive fire at London’s Heathrow Airport, and a symbolic victory for the Sudanese army. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Sign…
The Trump administration appears to be ramping up efforts to deport foreign-born students who are in the United States legally but whom authorities accuse of opposing U.S. foreign policy—without offering any evidence. As of Friday morning, U.S. officials have now moved to deport two such individuals. On March 8, immigration agents arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a…
To be convincing, as the old adage goes, you must first be convinced. Ambivalence never polls well. Focus groups rarely select the irresolute choice. Leaders who change their minds, discarding policies in favor of new ones, are frequently slammed for being opportunistic, or worse, flip-flopping chameleons. Certainty is a virtue; doubt is a vice. Righting…
The evidence that Joe Biden, Antony Blinken, and Lloyd Austin helped Israel commit war crimes is overwhelming. Ad Policy Antony Blinken, Joe Biden, and Lloyd Austin provided Israel with military, diplomatic, and public support knowing that such support would facilitate attacks on civilians, mass murder, and the deliberate deprivation of items needed for Palestinians in…