- NYT recounts how Israel agreed to Qatar's financial support to Hamas in Gaza for years - Mort Halperin recounts…
-Economist says Netanyahu isn't the real leader of the war cabinet - US & Guyana are conducting joint military exercises.…
-Defense News has more about what's in NDAA -Politico Pro says House China committee may urge repeal of PNTR -Tom…
- 3100 page NDAA conference report released; hiccups will slow Senate action. - No deal on PEPFAR extension - CBO…
- Senators shout and walk out, imperiling Ukraine aid. - Ukrainian leaders are quarreling -Reuters describes US war cabinet -…
- Politico reports State Dept plans for Gaza - Israeli critical of the war explains targeting plans - Stimson Fellow…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWKPRC-_oSg&ab_channel=AlternateFocus Education is not only an issue on the Palestinian side. - Administration warns Congress on need for Ukraine aid.…
- Robert Kagan forecasts the second Trump administration - WSJ adds some programmatic details - Lawrence Freedman sees problems in…
- NYT says Israeli intelligence got 40-page Hamas attack plan a year ago but dismissed it as "aspirational." - Brown…
Henry Kissinger died Wednesday, 6 months after his 100th birthday. NYT has a comprehensive obit. Fred Kaplan is more critical,…