To ignore the values of the public school system, foremost among them humanism, liberalism, democracy, and equality is to not understand the nature of public education in the first place.

The alliance between US President Trump and the Israeli prime minister has proved very beneficial for Israel, but given the controversy over the Tlaib-Omar affair, there are some who argue it is eroding support for Israel among progressives in the US.

Other Middle East nations are reportedly talking with the United States to join efforts to curb Tehran's agression in the Persian Gulf. Britain has already joined the American effort and sent warships to protect its tankers after Iran had a British-flagged vessel.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas dismisses all of his advisers and ordered a former prime minister and other ex-cabinet ministers to return tens of thousands of dollars from a pay raise he had secretly approved.

US secretary of State calls tanker's release "unfortunate," says Revolutionary Guards will have "more resources to continue their terror campaign" if Iran profits from tanker's oil cargo. Tehran: Any US move to seize vessel again will have "serious consequences."