“Al Sharpton Stands Up for Israel” and the latest from the Washington Monthly website.
Gaza
Posted inPolitics
Stop Whining About the “Kids Today”
Griping about youth is as old as Socrates and as up-to-date as Gaza protests. The best way to deal with it is to put a premium on civility and to listen to what the youth are saying.
Posted inWar in the Mideast
“Qatar Has Been the Conduit for Countries to Talk to People They Can’t Talk to Openly”
Patrick Theros, the former American ambassador to the wealthy Persian Gulf nation, explains how it juggles its ties to Hamas, Iran, Israel, and the U.S.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
Israel’s Failed Strategies
Benjamin Netanyahu is once again showing the limits of “forceful deterrence”—and the corrosive, tragic impact of an occupation with no end in sight.
Posted inMain, Political Animal
Don’t Expect White Evangelicals to Be Troubled By Violence in Gaza
They view rising tensions in the Middle East as a prelude to the rapture.
