Ryan Elles

Hezbollah attacks Israel. Silence. Israel attacks Hezbollah. Uproar.

I'm introducing two resolutions standing with the people of Lebanon against the U.S.-backed Israeli invasion. The first resolution calls on the United States to force an end to the Israeli military invasion, reject threats of the illegal occupation of Lebanese territory, investigate and prosecute war crimes, and support the right of return of all displaced Lebanese to their homes.

Abdul El-Sayed, who is Muslim, walks a fine line on the Jewish state. On Tuesday night, he told the crowd—as he does often—that his problem is not with Jews. “All of us love and revere Jewish folk, our Jewish neighbors, the faith of Judaism,” he said, hands outstretched. Later that night, in a makeshift spin room assembled by the campaign, he rebuffed my question on whether he believes in Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state. “What do you mean by ‘Jewish state?’ ” he retorted, narrowing his eyes. “If you can’t answer that question, I’m not going to answer it.” For someone who often waves around his respect for Judaism, he seemed unaware of something elementary: Judaism is not only a religion, but a people with a long-standing connection to Israel that runs through its prayers, traditions, and history.

Trump should resign.

Tucker: It’s time to establish a healthy relationship where Israel can pay its own bills, fund its own military, and act within the constraints imposed by its own economy and population. That’s what normal countries do. Most countries live with neighbors that don’t like them, with whom they have testy relationships, but they make accommodations because they have no choice. There’s no country in the world that acts with total impunity because it knows a much larger country will backstop it no matter what it does. That just doesn’t exist in the natural world, because it’s not natural.