Urs Gehriger // Die Weltwoche The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) is advancing, step by step, in the Gaza Strip. Pressure on the Jewish state is increasing worldwide. Even its closest ally, the United States, is calling for “humanitarian pauses.” That would be a mistake, warns military historian Victor Davis Hanson. If Israel lays down its arms […]
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness It took the widely reported, repellent, and exempt wave of anti-Semitism and violent pro-Hamas protestors harassing Jews, finally to convince Americans that their own hallmark universities are illiberal centers of mediocrity and intolerance—and increasingly unsafe. Of course, Americans had long known that something had gone wrong at their colleges. They had increasingly
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc on this weekend episode for analysis of GOP candidates, Biden’s press conference, the two decades of war in Afghanistan, a TikTok video praising Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America,” and the owner of the Reedley biolab on trial. Share This
In this news roundup, Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Sami Winc look at the stories of the week: Biden and Xi meet in San Francisco, the IDF raids al-Shifa hospital, Biden frees billions for Iran, and the British Home Secretary is relieved of duty for suggesting favoritism for Muslim demonstrators. Share This
Victor Davis Hanson The U.S. What is the American interest in the Gazan war? It is clearly threefold. One, America seeks to protect the only constitutional government in the Middle East from its myriad of Iranian terrorist proxies. Our role then is to provide Israel with enough weapons to replenish its stocks and survive, share
Join Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler as they discuss the DEI culture destroying military academies, Jill Stein and others as third party candidates, the West Coast elite’s censorship efforts and their patina of respectability, and the US debt. Share This
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Proportionality in war is a synonym for lethal stalemate, if not defeat. When two sides go at it with roughly equal forces, weapons, and strategies, the result is often a horrific deadlock—like the four years of toxic trench warfare on the Western Front of World War I that resulted in
Victor Davis Hanson Russia Russia will not intervene to save Hamas or Hezbollah. It is broke, tied down in Ukraine, and despises Islam, as we saw when it flattened Chechnya. However, Putin also does all he can to weaken the U.S. So expect Russia to favor the terrorists, make it difficult for the IDF to
Victor Davis Hanson Qatar Like Turkey, by any classical definition, Qatar is belligerent and anti-American. It hosts the anti-Western propaganda megaphone of the Middle East Al Jazeera. It also courts the Hamas apparat, including those who helped plan the October 7 massacres. It is the financial conduit for most radical, anti-western terror groups. Yet Qatar
Victor Davis Hanson and cohost Jack Fowler consider Obama’s role in October 7, our leaders’ erroneous worries about a disproportionate response by Israel, New York city protests, the DEI industry turning the US into a third-rate country, and China’s Xi coming to San Francisco. Share This