The Beirut Killing of Hezbollah's Second in Command May Spur the Lebanese Government to Advance the Group's Disarmament, or Offer Its Militants a Bargaining Chip – That Only It Can Defend the Country From Israel

The 28-point War-ending 'Peace Plan' Serves Russia's Interests and Pressures Ukraine. Peace Won't Follow, Just as None Came From the Soviet-Nazi Pact

The Campaign Against Army Chief Eyal Zamir Is Powered by Yair and Sara Netanyahu's Personal Obsession, and by a Defense Minister Desperate to Save Himself Before His Party's Primaries

Washington Is Making a Massive Effort to Forge a New Reality in Lebanon and Perhaps It Believes That an Israeli Show of Seriousness Can Lift Negotiations Out of the Quagmire But Israeli Attacks Are Also Connected to Other Fronts - and Appear to Be Aimed at Deflecting Fire From Netanyahu's Failures

An IDF Spokesperson's Statement, Which Zamir Appears to Have Drafted Himself, Is Among the Harshest Ever Issued Against a Serving Defense Minister and Has Become a Clash Between a Relatively Popular Army Chief – Untainted by October 7 – and a Minister Widely Seen as Unfit for the Role

Despite the Political Differences Between New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Their Recent Appearances in Washington Underscore That Israel Is No Longer a Traditional Right–left Fault Line

It Is Not Every Day That a Right-wing Populist World Leader Like Netanyahu Reposts an Article – Based Mainly on Intimation and Innuendo – by Jacobin Magazine, the Small New York-based Socialist Publication. But at a Time When Widespread Illiteracy Is the Norm, the Headline Is What Matters Most. Dirt on the Opposition Is Valuable, No Matter the Source

Syria Faces the Daunting Task of Comprehensive Reform, Including a Dire Educational System With Over 2.4 Million Children Out of School. The New Regime, Led by al-Sharaa, Must Navigate Ideological Challenges in Reforming School Curricula and Gain International Trust by Demonstrating a Commitment to Combating Extremism and Upholding Human Rights

Every U.S. Political Pathology – on the Left and Right – Is Reproduced in American Jewish Politics, Effectively Rendering Invisible the Plurality of U.S. Jews. That's Bad for U.S. Jews, for a Democratic Israel and for a Free Palestine

It's Clear That the IDF Can't Return to the pre-October 7 Model of Routine Border Security. You Don't Need Classified Information to See Israel's Need to Replenish Vast Quantities of Munitions and Interceptor Missiles