Melanie Phillips on her Substack assesses U.S. President Joe Biden’s response to Hamas’ October 7 pogrom. Phillips questions why, after initial support, the U.S. has not used its military apparatus against Iran and why Biden is seeking to trip up Israel’s momentum by incessantly demanding a humanitarian “pause” in Israel’s counterattack.

Palestinian Culture: Unique in its Own Destructive Way
Although the Palestinian Authority enjoys an array of cultural departments and programs, A.J. Caschetta in Jewish World Review finds that all of it – art, education, literature, poetry, music, education and film – is oriented to two goals: the vilification of Jews and the destruction of Israel. Caschetta notes this is in sharp contrast to Arab and Muslim traditions, which include myriad aesthetically normal cultural works. Palestinianism, Caschetta finds, is “a very sick culture”, driven by resentment and fuelled by hate.


