In City Journal, Eitan Fischberger reports on the alarming number of Hamas terrorists who simultaneously work as “journalists”. This advances Hamas’ strategy of shaping the global narrative by using Western news media as disseminators of its propaganda. Policymakers and media outlets, Fischberger warns, would do well to apply skepticism towards any report emanating from Gaza.
“Papers, please!” Real Borders Make a Comeback in the EU
The 1985 “Schengen” agreement was hailed as the gateway to an eternal utopia of open borders throughout a Europe of 29 countries and 450 million people. Noting the rising number of countries defying EU regulations and restoring national border controls, Lauren Smith in The European Conservative wonders whether the whole Schengen experiment is unravelling under the stresses of uncontrolled illegal migration, crime and social decay.