New: Israel proposed the Palestinian Authority send representatives to the Rafah crossing last week to take part in operating it, though not in an official capacity, four senior U.S, Israeli and Palestinian officials told me. My story on Axios
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Antisemitism, is vile and dangerous. But in the hands of skilled political artisans, it’s also malleable. “Never Again” should be a solemn vow to resist the horrors of the past, not a rhetorical shield for policy justification or to score political points cosmopoliticsbyelise.com/p/why-is-antis…

This! 👇 #doyourpart

NYT Columnist and Duke Professor Frank Bruni says that college students viewing the world through an oppressor vs. oppressed paradigm has led them to advocating for Hamas and not even stopping to learn about what happened in Israel on October 7.

'A lot of college students in…

Get over it?

What is it about the Gaza war that’s causing all these riots around the world?

During the past 50 years the world has seen HUNDREDS of terrible wars. None of them caused the massive anti-Israel riots we’re seeing now in the universities.

So what’s unique about this particular…

President Biden's antisemitism task force convened Wednesday to discuss how the administration can improve campus safety for Jewish students & provide new resources to local law enforcement to protect Jewish individuals & communities. HansNichols & I report for Axios…

Horrible if confirmed, but it won't be a shocker. Nonetheless, isn't the time for the US to state the obvious that Israel has failed to end Hamas’ presence even in the north? Isn't the time to acknowledge that countless innocent lives were ended for an illusion?

This is a previous Prime Minister from Netanyahu’s party. If you want to call him a softie and a leftist, be my guest.

Good scoop by ⁦Barak Ravid⁩ . The problem is the U.S. is not a party to the Rome Statute, which established the ICC. So American leverage here is minimal. axios.com/2024/05/02/isr…

⁦.⁦BubblesTheVampire 🇺🇲⁩ snapped these for you. An artist after your own heart! 🧀

CHM Michael McCaul: 'Department of State must designate Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva as wrongfully detained. While State drags its feet on designating her, she languishes in a Russian prison because of false charges levied by a Kremlin-controlled court. There’s no time to waste.”

Now that @potus has called for Alsu’s release, it’s time for Department of State and Secretary Antony Blinken to officially declare her a “wrongfully detained person”. There
Is no reason for this delay and Alsu needs all of the resources of the USG brought to bear. #FreeAlsu

This Passover the pain of seeing Israel under attack, humanitarian disaster in Gaza and rise in antisemitism compel a confrontation with my Jewish identity in ways I have never had to before. These reflections echo across countless Jewish households, cosmopoliticsbyelise.com/p/the-conflict…

This could be the most important thread I’ve read from anyone in the pro-Palestinian movement. Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib grew up in Gaza. He has a thoughtful and nuanced view of the fight for Palestinian rights. I know many Palestinians who share his view.I recommend reading the whole thread

War cabinet minister Gantz opposes any US sanctions on Israeli soldiers found by the US to have committed human rights abuses under the Leahy act. The Biden admin is expected to announce actions in coming days...

SCOOP: The U.S. is considering sending additional military advisers to the embassy in Kyiv, the latest show of American commitment to Ukraine as Russia appears to be gaining momentum in the two-year conflict.

The advisers would not be in a combat role, but rather would advise…

Once locked in a shadow war, Israel and Iran are now in open conflict where both are keen to flex, but neither wants the catastrophic costs of a full-blown war.While advocating for restraint,the US may find its influence limited as regional dynamics evolve cosmopoliticsbyelise.com/p/israel-iran-…

TY to my friend Elise Labott for featuring Blue Star Families Do Your Part initiative in Cosmopolitics.

Elise goes after untold stories -- and unfortunately, military families' stories are under-reported. Blue Star Families 🇺🇸 TY, Elise!
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Is anyone listening to #BillyJoel concert at Madison Square Garden on CBS? He is singing “An innocent man,” and it is blowing my mind how much these words, written in 1983, have so much resonance with our society today.