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We know very little about how American weapons are used once they reach the Israeli military. Are they used in Gaza, and how? Are they flowing to the West Bank? Is there a possibility that they reach battalions that the United States is considering sanctioning because of alleged human rights violations?When the Biden administration ships arms to Ukraine, it pulls out the megaphones. It announces its shipments and hails its own efforts “to support the brave Ukrainian people as they defend their country,” as Secretary of State Antony Blinken put it last month. The White House emphasizes transparency about aid provided to Ukraine, saying it wants to be clear how “that money has been spent.”It’s a different story when the destination is Israel. A few details leak in the American or Israeli press, but overall, when sending arms to the Israel Defense Forces, the Biden administration seems to prefer the sound of silence.Transparency about arms transfers takes on special significance now that President Biden has signed a landmark $95 billion foreign aid package, approved after long delays in the House of Representatives. That package will pay for billions of dollars of arms flowing to Ukraine, Israel and other nations. As soon as the bill became law, the administration issued new announcements about weapons shipments to Ukraine, but not about transfers to Israel.“I think the administration makes sure that the word gets out to the pro-Israel community that these things have been transferred but doesn’t want to inflame the not pro-Israel community,” said Daniel C. Kurtzer, a former American ambassador to Israel and Egypt. “The word gets out anyway, but it’s not a headline.”Transparency is the lifeblood of democracies. For the same reason that the White House takes care to explain how taxpayer dollars are spent on military support for Ukraine, the administration owes it to Americans to be forthcoming about weapons flown to Israel, even if it finds disclosure to be politically uncomfortable.
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“Ukraine is a country fighting for its freedom and its democracy against an invader, while Israel is a country bent on us…”
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The promise of “net zero” carbon emissions claimed another political victim this week as Scotland’s administration teeters on the verge of collapse. Defying reality has consequences.First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned after scrapping his Scottish National Party’s fraying coalition with the Scottish Greens amid a dispute over net-zero targets. Mr. Yousaf and his left-leaning party run a devolved government with the power to set many policies independent of the United Kingdom government in London. Now he’ll have to govern with a minority in the Scottish Parliament.“Although I am sad that my time as first minister is ending, I am so grateful and blessed for having the opportunity so few are afforded — to lead my country, and who could ask for a better country to lead than Scotland,” a visibly emotional Yousaf said — before leaving the press conference podium without taking any questions.Yousaf — whose party faces a police probe into its finances — had struggled to reverse the SNP’s poor performance in opinion polling ahead of a Westminster election later this year.
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“Reality always wins. No matter what Leftists wish. "This time it will be different!"”
A recent photo depicts a Xian H-6 medium bomber flying high over the ground – so high that, from the vantage point of the photographer, it’s little more than a winged blur. Equally blurry: whatever the bomber was carrying under its fuselage. It might be a supersonic reconnaissance drone – one designed to hunt down US Navy aircraft carriers on the vast Pacific Ocean. Or it could be an even faster “hypersonic” vehicle. It’s hard to say from the single blurry image of the thing that has circulated on social media. All we can say for sure is that the Chinese military is up to something. And whatever it is, it’s bad news for the United States and the whole free world.The PLAAF is known to be developing at least two types of high-speed unmanned aerial vehicles that depend on a bomber to launch them. Both roughly match the basic shape of the object under the H-6 in the photo.One is the AVIC WZ-8. This supersonic UAV made its first public appearance at a rehearsal for a parade in Beijing in 2019. The UAV’s narrow fuselage and wings – ideal for fast supersonic flight – strongly imply the WZ-8 is a recon drone. One whose rocket engine isn’t suitable for takeoff from a traditional runway, and instead requires mid-air launch.Chinese media concur with that impression. The WZ-8 “would be expected to play a key role should there be a conflict with US aircraft carrier strike groups in the South China Sea or western Pacific,” the South China Morning Post reported.A camera-equipped satellite might be able to detect a carrier, but only when the satellite crosses the patch of ocean where the ship happens to be. Most satellites travel along orbits that allow them to surveil only narrow swathes of the Earth below.
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Wall Street went on a home-buying spree. Now, more lawmakers want to stop it from ever happening again.Democrats in the U.S. Senate and House have sponsored legislation that would force large owners of single-family homes to sell houses to family buyers. A Republican’s bill in the Ohio state legislature…
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Georgia has officially opened its doors for early voting, marking the commencement of a critical period leading up to the state's May 21 general primary. This pivotal moment in the electoral calendar allows Georgians to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, offering a glimpse into the democratic…
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