A needle in a haystack.

 There’s something about Israel that makes people uncomfortable, and it’s not what they say it is. They’ll point to politics, settlements, borders, and wars. But scratch beneath the outrage, and you’ll find something deeper. A discomfort not with what Israel does, but with what Israel is. A nation this small should not be this strong. Period. Israel has no oil. No special natural resources. A population barely the size of a mid-sized American city. They are surrounded by enemies. Hated in the United Nations. Targeted by terror. Condemned by celebrities. Boycotted, slandered, and attacked. And still, they thrive like there’s no tomorrow. In military. In medicine. In security. In technology. In agriculture. In intelligence. In morality. In sheer, unbreakable will. They turn desert into farmland. They make water from air. They intercept rockets in mid-air. They rescue hostages under the nose of the world’s worst regimes. They survive wars that were supposed to wipe them out, and win. ...

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 Wondering why Starmer is running to recognize a Palestinian state and reward Hamas? Qatar’s royal family owns more of London than King Charles. The Al-Thanis control 1.8M sq ft of prime real estate—including Harrods, Claridge’s, 95% of The Shard, ¼ of Mayfair, 20% of Heathrow, and a chunk of Canary Wharf. London isn’t British. It’s Qatari.  

   In the past two years, there have been decisions far more dramatic — sending soldiers to the front lines or risking the lives of hostages. (The decisions to bomb Iran, strike Hezbollah, or begin maneuvering in Gaza after October 7 were much more “dangerous.”)  So what’s all the drama about? And why did even Tzipi Livni, who left political life years ago, rush to demand that the head of the Histadrut labor union shut down the economy (and what does he even have to do with this)?   The answer : For decades, generals have repeated the mantra that every military maneuver must lead to a political horizon and diplomatic achievement, and that this is the measure of its success. Last night, the cabinet changed the direction of the diplomatic ship — and all the former officials and veterans of the “political solution” camp are in shock. For decades, the career path of every brave general leaving the IDF was to join some “strategic research institute” — in Washington or in ...

 “The UN has admitted that 88% of the aid trucks it brought into Gaza since mid-May were looted, or “diverted,” either by Hamas and other armed groups, or by mobs of Palestinian civilians.”