Good Monday evening. This is Daniel Allott with The Hill's Top Opinions. Last week a gunman killed eight Israelis at a synagogue in East Jerusalem. But what makes that slaughter and subsequent killings across Israel more disturbing is that the alleged killers don't seem to have had a political or ideological reason for carrying out their horrific crimes beyond a deep hatred of Jews. "The killers do not fit the usual profiles," writes Moroccan publisher AHMED CHARAI. "Indeed, they are young men who seemed to have integrated into society. They have schooling, jobs and sometimes children of their own. Before the attacks, they were not suspects. They look and act like swimmers, but inside their minds, they are sharks." "The new killers act alone, do not consort with known terrorists or gather precursor materials." This makes the attacks seem unstoppable, writes Charai, who is on the board of directors for the Atlantic Council and the board of Trustees for The International Crisis Group. The main concern now is how to prevent the violence in Israel from spiraling into something worse. Charai believes the Palestinian Authority "is too ill to treat the maladies of others" but that there is much the Israeli government can do "to break the stalemate between Israelis and Palestinians." He also believes the U.S. has an indispensable role. "The Biden administration must help with any negotiated solution to allow Israelis to live in safety and Palestinians to have a real authority that represents them." Read Charai's op-ed here. Not subscribed to The Hill's Top Opinions? Sign up here. |
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By DOV S. ZAKHEIM, former undersecretary of Defense |
The Europeans are demonstrating their readiness to face down Moscow's threats despite their proximity to Russia. In sad contrast, the White House decision to delay actually shipping tanks to Ukraine until well after hostilities intensify in the spring reflects once again the administration's unfortunate habit of deterring itself for fear of Russian retaliation. |
By NICK DEVITO, Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) voter |
George Santos has lied about so many things that I can't imagine he will be able to recover. He stands accused of having a "made-up life." But of course everyone has a real life. I want to know what his real life is. Santos's nearly 150,000 voters, as well as his roughly 600,000 other constituents in Queens and on Long Island, deserve to hear from him directly. We want the truth, and he owes it to us — now. |
By AL HUNT, former executive editor of Bloomberg News |
To satisfy the demands of the hard core, calling in the chits and private deals that enabled Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to squeak into the Speakership, a debt/budget proposal would have to be big and include cuts to Social Security and/or Medicare, which comprise a third of the federal budget. That's what they're talking about; it's a political loser, especially if tied to the debt ceiling. |
By DOUGLAS E. SCHOEN AND CARLY COOPERMAN, pollsters and partners with the public opinion company Schoen Cooperman Research |
The GOP of 2023 is embroiled in chaos and beset by internal strife. Many members who have been elevated to senior positions within the party are not concerned with governing, only with advancing their political agenda and causing disruption for disruption's sake. |
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