The flurry of favors the president did for Bibi could constrain U.S. policy — and hurt people in the region — for years to come.
Trump’s Embrace of Netanyahu Will Haunt the Middle East for Years
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The Israeli Election Put the Bigotry of Its Political Class Front and Center
Israel’s two leading parties spent the campaign jostling over who can carry out war crimes against Palestinians more aggressively.
Bolton and Pompeo Are Steering Trump Toward War with Iran
There are no upsides to the recent designation of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization — unless you’re trying to provoke a war.
Ayatollah Trump: The Global Rise of the Christian Right
Islamic extremism gets all the press, but Trump is just one of a growing number of Christian extremists in positions of political power.
America’s Generals Haven’t Learned Anything from Iraq
Sixteen years after the Iraq War, the Army’s official history of the war reads like a string of empty platitudes.
Why Free Trade is Bad for You (or Most of You at Any Rate)
Free trade is simply a euphemism for the corporate capture of international trade.
Criticizing Israel Isn’t Anti-Semitic. Here’s What Is.
Pro-Israel politicians don’t speak for young Jews like me. They shouldn’t pretend to.
Remembering Harris Wofford, Who Dreamed of a ‘United States of the World’
The late U.S. senator from Pennsylvania may have achieved his most visionary legacy as a teenager, when he founded a student movement for world federalism.
China is Flooding the Middle East With Cheap Drones
Throughout the war on terror, the U.S. shattered norms on unmanned execution. Now the technology is spreading throughout the region.
Could Trump Really Launch a War With Iran?
It’s unpopular at home and abroad, and regional politics don’t favor it. But we should take neocons like Bolton at their word.