Stevenson’s army, December 10

– NYT recounts how Israel agreed to Qatar’s financial support to Hamas in Gaza for years

– Mort Halperin recounts Kissinger’s lies to him. [Full disclosure: Halperin was my junior year tutor and later my boss in Policy Planning at State]

– State uses emergency authority to bypass Congress on weapons sale to Israel

– WSJ has background information on Hamas leader

– Kevin Drum explains the generational division over Israel

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