The U.S. bipartisan celebration of the hyper-capitalist hereditary monarchies of the Gulf states – symbolized most prominently by the rise of Qatar – signals a future in which the Gulf model goes global

One of the men was an 'an entrenched member of Hezbollah' who trained in taking hostages and the other had access to a 'wide-ranging Hezbollah network' which was linked to facilitating the acquisition of drone parts

Col. (res.) Yoav Yarom allowed Zeev Erlich, a historian and archaeologist, to visit an ancient mosque and fortress in Lebanon in violation of regulations. Sgt. Gur Kehati and Erlich were killed by Lebanese militants during the visit