Outside the Beltway

John Fetterman says he’s not a progressive.

The inevitable has happened.

World opinion and American opinion diverge significantly.

Article 99 meets Catch-22.

The cease-fire will end. What follows is not at all clear.

A bizarre statement by the head of the Roman Catholic church.

The President has tepid support in the 18-29 demographic.

Hamas gets rewarded for its crimes.

It’s likely legal and almost certainly won’t matter.

The laws of armed conflict aren’t designed for this war.

Pick a side. No nuance allowed.

Hamas continues to cynically manipulate the world’s humanitarian impulses.

When the intellectually correct answer isn’t politically possible.

Muddled reporting of a messy situation.

What comes next is anyone’s guess.

His critics are focused on the wrong problem.

When the obvious is controversial.

Outsiders seem to want the impossible.

Demonstrators once again breached Hill security.

The timing is not auspicious.

What does “complete victory” look like?

Ali Qadhi, who led the terrorist attack on Israel last week, has been killed by the IDF. So have fleeing civilians.

The choice is between competing disasters.

The killing goes on.

A roundup of news and opinon.

The 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war sees a re-escalation.

The corrupt leader is back for a sixth term.

Many young, progressive Jews are feeling unwelcome in young, progressive circles.

Another potential deal that doesn’t address the central issue.

There’s something happening here. But what it is ain’t exactly clear.

A reckless campaign of violence has now targeted American journalists.

After a year of controversy and investigation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicated on charges of fraud and bribery.

Reversing decades of policy, the Trump Administration reversed decades of policy on settlements in disputed territory.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is getting the first shot at forming a new government. Whether he’ll succeed or not is another story.

President Trump has named his fourth National Security Adviser in less than three years.

As many expected, the initial returns from the Israeli elections are too close to call.

Faced with an election next week, Israel’s Prime Minister is pushing a settlement plan that would be an utter disaster.

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s actions toward two Democratic Congresswomen,seemingly at the bidding of President Trump, is the latest example of the growing partisan divide over policy toward Israel.

After urging from President Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has barred two Muslim-American Congressmen from visiting Israel. It is a foolish and outrageous decision.

Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail last night with another one of his red meat speeches. The analogies it causes one to draw are chilling to say the least.

South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg laid out his foreign policy platform in a speech this week. It’s certainly an improvement over the current President.

Recent comments by the U.S. Ambassador to Israel make it clear that the United States cannot be considered a neutral party In the Middle East peace process.

Jared Kushner’s long-awaited Middle East peace plan is still awaiting release, but it already appears to be dead on arrival.

Some 2020 Democratic hopefuls are turning to a surprising source for counsel.

President Trump’s foreign policy has largely been a failure, and there are specific reasons why.

Both major parties have claimed victory but it certainly looks like Likud will hang on.

With criminal charges and an election hanging over his head, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is looking to the political right for support and survival.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is being charged with three charges of corruption even as he faces an election in just over a month.

As the Saudis continue to dissemble and put forward an utterly implausible explanation for the death of Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump Administration shows no sign of having a spine.

Saudi Arabia’s story about the disappearance and death of Jamal Khashoggi continues to “evolve.”