Claudine Gay's decision to step down, despite her failure in that key Congressional hearing, is a win for McCarthyist right-wing culture wars, not for the battle against antisemitism on American campuses

While the killing of the senior Hamas leader in Beirut is an operational success, its effect on Israel's war in Gaza is minimal. It is possible, however, that it will accelerate the reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah, preserve Hamas' status and, as important, keep its leaders alive

The Likud are in agreement that advancing the judicial reform is no longer possible, both in the short and long term. The coalition is blaming the prime minister, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, and MK Simcha Rothman for the failure

The so-called Incapacitation Law, which passed in the Knesset in March, sought to prevent Israel's attorney general from declaring Benjamin Netanyahu unfit for office even if he violates the conflict of interest agreement he signed which bars him from involvement in changes to the judicial system