It will be no news to my followers that there is growing anti-Israel activity and antisemitism on both the left and right. There is are certainly some elements of “skating to where the puck is” both for social media personalities and politicians. Where does it lead? /1 If enough people complain about “the Jews”, eventually the discussion shifts to doing something about it /2

On Hamas' media strategy - which has won a resounding victory /1 For Western audiences, Hamas wants the war narrative to be about the suffering of Palestinian civilians, destruction of Gazan infrastructure and nothing else - for the obvious reason that this ensures steady public pressure on Israel and damages its war efforts & global image /2

Some initial thoughts on war with Iran /1 This is the culmination of a decades-long shadow war waged by Iranian proxies, in keeping with the Mullahs’ principle of having others do the bleeding under IRGC direction /2