The War Has Weakened Iran and Set Back Its Nuclear Ambitions—Regardless of What Comes Next
What Israel and the U.S. have accomplished.
June 5, 2026
It’s not just wrong, but cowardly.
As the Democratic party moves in an increasingly anti-Israel direction, there are those—including some sympathetic to the Jewish state—who claim that the country’s rightward drift, or the policies of the current prime minister, are responsible. In Britain, some have even gone so far as to blame Benjamin Netanyahu for attacks on Jews. Melanie Phillips responds:
What Israel and the U.S. have accomplished.
Concessions from Hizballah, and none from Jerusalem.
It’s not just wrong, but cowardly.
One of Europe’s most ancient communities.
The book’s hero refuses either to give up or to accept soothing falsehoods.
As the Democratic party moves in an increasingly anti-Israel direction, there are those—including some sympathetic to the Jewish state—who claim that the country’s rightward drift, or the policies of the current prime minister, are responsible. In Britain, some have even gone so far as to blame Benjamin Netanyahu for attacks on Jews. Melanie Phillips responds:
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