Seth Mandel

The emerging ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is a perplexing document, because the strongest argument in its favor is that the agreement will earn Israel President-elect Trump’s gratitude. Since the value of that goodwill is by definition unknowable, the deal should be judged on its own terms.

The competition for the worst move in Joe Biden’s pardon-spree is fierce. There is, of course, the sweeping pardon he granted to his son, Hunter. Then there are those who received questionable clemency, such as the judge who took bribes to send minors to prison and the executive in prison for defrauding nursing homes.

Outgoing anti-Semitism envoy Deborah Lipstadt has done much for the Jewish community over her long career as an educator and writer in the battle against Holocaust denial. Now she has done one more service: revealing that even among the top brass of the United Nations, Francesca Albanese is properly regarded as a blight on humanity.

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have fought in the war against Hamas since October 2003, yet the perspective of the Israeli soldier is often missing from the discussions of the conflict. A friend of mine who is serving his fourth tour in Gaza in this war alone yesterday posted his perspective on this week’s ceasefire deal, and it’s worth considering, since it addresses some of the skepticism toward the deal. G. is a master sergeant, a reservist, and makes two arguments worth grappling with.

Even as the ceasefire deal faces last-minute haggling and uncertainty, the vibe among the global public and the political class is that the war in Gaza has ended.

If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement really does herald the end of this war, then combined with the transfer of power in Washington, the political world will largely move on from

As the Israel-Hamas ceasefire went into effect on Sunday, one image stood out: a picture of the Israeli women surrounded by Hamas gunmen and a rabid mob of Gazans maniacally taunting them as they were handed over to the Red Cross.

There is one last thing that must be said about the effort to cover up Joe Biden’s mental infirmity, not to give the man one last shove out the door

Americans and Israelis are having two very different versions of the same debate about state power and the rule of law.

Good news for once out of Harvard. The university has settled two anti-Semitism-related lawsuits with agreements that will require concrete action instead of vague promises of better behavior. It will make students’ BDS demands dead-on-arrival. And it may be a model for future such settlements—an outcome that would go far toward helping American higher education finally break its intifada fever.