Washington planned to provide Israel with a complete replacement for weapons systems damaged during the fighting, but without changing the overall balance of forces on the Egyptian front. The explicit threat from the White House “to disengage from Israel” was also aimed at proving to Sadat how the US can force its will on Jerusalem.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition-linked war monitor, reported that the second round of strikes targeted a scientific research center in the Hama countryside.
The Mossad chief’s recent speech was not really aimed against Iran, which knows what Israel can do; the words were actually intended to clarify to the Biden administration precisely where Jerusalem's priority currently lies.
In the village of Gilkamos, suspects throw explosives at the forces.
Biden should reconsider his decision to rejoin the UN cultural organization, and Congress should block funding.
