Defecting Republicans invite Clinton to shift her position in a conservative direction. I never believed that her shift to the left, to compete with Sanders, was serious.

Israel has more than doubled its rate of making Palestinians homeless in a large part of the West Bank (area C).

Several US states have prohibited colleges and universities from limiting freedom of speech to certain "free speech zones".

Erdoğan and Putin are looking to upgrade relations to form an axis of authoritarians.

Globally, Russia is not a superpower. While Putin can cause trouble for neighboring countries, the US has no need to "contain" Russia and it is foolish for Americans to think of Russia as a great enemy. Meanwhile, the US alliance with Turkey is becoming more and more a source of shame.

Israel will exclude foreigners that support the Palestinian BDS movement.

The BDS movement is nonviolent, but Israel is mobilizing its supporters globally to repress it with smears and partisan laws.