Attention to the Unseen

Politico reports: When American and Israeli warplanes struck Iran on Feb. 28, Israeli officials let themselves believe the alliance was entering a golden age. Four months later, they are bracing for a future where Israel stands more alone than ever. The vice president of the United States set the stage last week, telling Israel it has almost no friends left in the world, and that it should think hard before turning on the one it has. But the problem for…

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The New York Times reports: Bill Pulte, the acting director of national intelligence, has installed as his chief of staff a woman who worked on election-related issues for the Republican National Committee, according to former U.S. officials. Christina Norton, the former R.N.C. official, has also served as Bill Pulte’s chief of staff at the federal housing agency he leads. But much of her recent work for the G.O.P. has centered on election issues, including efforts to monitor voting sites during…

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Peter Beinart writes: To grasp how profoundly the debate inside the Democratic Party over Israel has changed, it’s worth remembering how Dan Goldman—who lost his congressional seat on Tuesday night by more than 30 percentage points—won it a mere four years ago. A few weeks before the Democratic primary in 2022, Goldman faced off against his top opponent, State Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou, and other candidates, at a debate at Brooklyn’s Congregation Beth Elohim. When the conversation turned to boycotts of…

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