Benjamin Netanyahu

December 10, 2024 — Scott Johnson

The Netanyahu factor

Featured image Presidents Obama and Biden have treated Iran and its proxies with kid gloves. It is difficult to understand the underlying thought. Michael Doran seemed to me to hold the key in his 2015 Mosaic essay “Obama’s secret Iran strategy” (2015) and in updates such as the Tablet essays “The realignment” (with Tony Badran, 2021) and “Biden’s ties that bind” (2023). The Obama/Biden foreign policy hands (including Obama and Biden themselves) »
October 19, 2024 — John Hinderaker

Iran Whiffs on Assassinating Netanyahu

Featured image After firing thousands of rockets that forced the depopulation of much of northern Israel, Hezbollah has been devastated by Israel’s counterattacks. But if down, Hezbollah and its sponsor Iran are not quite out. Earlier today, they tried to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: A drone fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon that exploded in the central seaside town of Caesarea early on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private home, his »
July 25, 2024 — Scott Johnson

Fourth time around

Featured image Speaker of the House Mike Johnson invited Prime Minister Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress for the fourth time. Senate Majority Leader Schumer grudgingly joined in the invitation and grudgingly attended when Netanyahu spoke yesterday. Johnson and Netanyahu appeared publicly together for brief statements before the speech (video below). Thank you for your leadership, Speaker Johnson. Roughly half of the Democrats in Congress boycotted the speech. Rashida Tlaib »
July 21, 2024 — Scott Johnson

The Netanyahu factor

The sage Michael Doran adds two notes to a New York Times story about President Biden’s possible or pending departure from the 2024 presidential race. Doran highlights the New York Times story “Secluded in Rehoboth, Biden Stews at Allies’ Pressure to Drop Out of the Race,” by Peter Baker, Michael Shear, and Katie Rogers. This NYT article about Biden edging closer to dropping out of the race contains two nuggets. »