Israel

Ellison is a cautionary tale whose candidacy has been threatened by quotes cherry-picked in a polarized political environment... In an atmosphere of dialogue and engagement, you say “let me look at the totality of his engagement.”

Congress is mulling all kinds of legislation to defund the UN... there is a real convergence between Israeli populism and American populism, which if translated into policy could also have geostrategic implications.

But [I] predict even if those who are taxed put their apartments on the market — which is not guaranteed — [Israel] as a whole will only see a minimal return.

[Kerry's speech] was very forceful, and this is the way the State Department has been speaking privately for a while and not just privately.