israel
4 briefs
Orban Lost His Election. His Israel Policy Did Not.
Hungary's incoming leader Peter Magyar says he will keep the veto on EU sanctions against Israel. Five countries want to punish Israel for Gaza. One country can stop all of them. And the EU is starting to ask whether the unanimity rule should survive this.
Israel and Lebanon Met in Washington. One Side Wanted a Ceasefire. The Other Wanted Disarmament.
The first direct Israel-Lebanon diplomatic talks in 30 years ended without agreement. Israel came to demand Hezbollah's disarmament. Lebanon came to ask for a ceasefire. Those are not the same conversation.
Annexation in Plain Sight
Israel's security cabinet secretly approved 34 new West Bank settlements in early April. Smotrich called it 'practical sovereignty.' Trump's own administration has said it opposes annexation. Nobody has done anything about it.
The Ceasefire Has Three Versions. None of Them Cover Lebanon.
VP Vance admitted there are three conflicting drafts of the Iran truce circulating simultaneously. That isn't a diplomatic misunderstanding. It is the deal.