Hamas’ horrific October 7 attack on Israel has ignited a war that risks plunging the Middle East into broader conflict that could draw in the United States. The war has already expanded beyond Israel, as Iranian-backed militias in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and even Yemen have mobilized in support of Hamas and have begun attacking Israeli and U.S.
After twenty days of airstrikes and limited raids to weaken Hamas’s infrastructure, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched a ground offensive into Gaza last week. While on the offensive against in Gaza, Israel still must defend against attacks from other Iranian-backed groups, including the powerful Lebanese Hezbollah, which last went to war with Israel in
The worst thing about a war is not to fight it, but to lose it. That’s why all of the well-meaning calls for the United States to pursue an immediate ceasefire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas are dangerously misguided — and why the Biden administration has been right to refuse them. A ceasefire now would only
President Joe Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas crisis reflects the lens through which he views the world. While Biden sided with Israel in his Oct. 18 remarks, his refusal to acknowledge Iran’s role and his subsequent efforts to restrain Israel raise questions about his fortitude. The question historians might ask, then, is what if today’s Biden transported back in time to deliver
Mr. Chairman, Senator Scott, thank you for including me in today’s hearing. I’m especially glad to be testifying with two outstanding witnesses. We are here today to talk about terrorist financing in the wake of the most serious assault on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. For many of us, the horror of the brutality
The latest Gaza war is more than just another bloody round in the endless conflict between Israel and Hamas. The fighting is a product of a shifting Middle East, where new alliances are transforming the politics of the region. Although the Biden administration and other allies of Israel have been promoting Israeli-Saudi normalization as one such alliance, a counterforce
Armenians are increasingly frustrated at Western inaction in the face of ethnic cleansing. Just five days before Azerbaijani forces moved to snuff out militarily Armenian self-rule in Nagorno-Karabakh, Acting Assistant Secretary of State Yuri Kim declared to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, “We will not tolerate any attack on the people of Nagorno-Karabakh.” Yet tolerate the Biden
Like Israel, Armenia’s neighbors include countries that seek its destruction. Unlike Israel, Armenia is landlocked and depends on the mercy of others to allow trade and transit. Nor did Armenia win the resource lottery. While three of its neighbors — Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan — can pump oil and gas to fuel their economies, and
World War II began in Europe after Nazi Germany invaded its neighbors in a war of elimination. For months before, European officials sought to appease and contextualize. They legitimized German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler’s grievances by seeking to negotiate them away, never recognizing that the territorial disputes Hitler cited were cover for an ideology upon which he
The Biden administration reportedly seeks to delay Israel’s ground offensive in the Gaza Strip in order to provide more time to win the release of hostages through negotiation. This is exactly the wrong move to make, and President Biden and his Middle East team have no moral authority to make it. What is Joe Biden Doing? First