Gaza war

Israel is in growing danger—but the responsibility lies more in Washington than in Tehran

Intended as a means of avoiding future deadly conflagrations, nations' refusal to impose sanctions and targeted countries' ability to circumvent them made them ineffective in many cases

Israel fears that such action—if taken in Washington—could then be taken by other Israeli allies, whether against Netzah Yehuda or any other military unit

As in 1968, the Democrat risks being the candidate of chaos and war

It remains to be seen if, going forward, Israeli strikes on Hezbollah in Syria or Lebanon—or against the PMF in Iraq—will elicit a direct Iranian response. Time will tell.

The US House of Representatives passed on Saturday a $95bn legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan over objections from a number of Republicans.The legislation…

The two sides are making careful calculations—at least for now—but the conflict is changing, as are the political dynamics at work in dangerous times