Hawks and Restraintists Battle for Donald Trump’s Ear
The forces shaping Middle East strategy.
April 10, 2025
Why should any country let hostile foreign politicians inside its borders?
On Sunday, Abtisam Mohamed and Yuan Yang—British parliamentarians with impressive anti-Israel bona fides—arrived at Ben-Gurion airport. Israeli authorities, determining that they did not mean well, denied them entry into the country and sent them back to the UK. In response, David Lammy, the British foreign secretary, told the Israelis that this was “no way to treat British parliamentarians.” Stephen Daisley comments:
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Why should any country let hostile foreign politicians inside its borders?
“Anti-Semitism is real but absolutely nothing must be done about it.”
Adolph Hanf and David Moser, of blessed memory.
Kidnapped choruses.