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After defeating ISIS, the Abraham Accords were perhaps the greatest peacebuilding legacy of the Trump administration. The agreement was announced in August 2020 and finalized on January 6, 2021, when Sudan signed on to the agreement. The Accords normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and many Arab and Muslim nations, including Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco, and the UAE, and marked the first time Israel established diplomatic relations with an Arab country since the Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty in 1994. With the eventual addition of Saudi Arabia all but a certainty, a major step toward peace and geopolitical stability in the region was well underway.
Less than four years later, the picture of Middle-East peace and stability is substantially bleaker, to say the least. The deadly and atrocious terror attacks committed by Hamas against Israeli civilians on October 7, along with the broader reverberations of this conflict in Lebanon and Iran, threaten to engulf the entire region (if not the entire world) in a major war.
The situation in Gaza itself is bleaker still. Nearly 2 percent of the Gazan population has died in the wake of the October 7th attacks. A preliminary calculation suggests that the life expectancy fell by 5 to 15 years for women and 7 to 23 years for men as a direct result of violence. This is surely an underestimate for two reasons. First, despite the death of Hamas leader Sinwar, guerrilla warfare in Gaza shows no sign of stopping. Second, it neglects the substantial indirect deaths resulting from the economic, health, and social deprivation arising from the ongoing IDF efforts to neutralize Hamas. For reference, the COVID-19 pandemic, which led Western policymakers to engage in rolling lockdowns, mandated vaccination, and mass censorship, reduced life expectancy by less than 3 years in the U.S. for either sex in the largest credible estimates I have been able to find. In fact, this very outlet, Revolver News, was the very first to ingeniously apply a life years metric to more accurately quantify the loss of life resulting from COVID lockdowns.
The tragedy in Gaza shows no sign of ending, and worse still, the conflict has intensified in Lebanon and Iran. In solidarity with the Hamas fighters, Houthi pirates have blockaded the Red Sea Strait, one of the planet’s most important trade routes. Furthermore, battles on the Lebanese border and Israel’s bold liquidation of Hezbollah’s leadership have exacerbated some of Israel’s PR and geopolitical challenges stemming from its ongoing actions in Gaza. This extends beyond Russia’s decision to curry favor with anti-Western forces by condemning Israel’s actions to include significant pushback from Western leaders, the most prominent of which is Macron, who recently pledged the shipping of hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and arms from France to Lebanon (which are likely to wind up in Hezbollah’s hands). Biden administration incompetence and malfeasance have resulted in essentially no progress toward the resolution of either the blockade or the Gaza war. President Trump will enter (God willing) his second term amidst an unprecedented Middle Eastern conflagration.
What can be done? As a preliminary matter, the U.S. should first recognize what its interests in the region are. Israel has an interest not only in the neutralization of Hamas but more broadly in doing what is necessary to achieve a secure existence in the region into the indefinite future. More cynically but not mutually contradictory, Netanyahu recognizes his interest in prolonging the conflict as long as possible to avoid his domestic troubles (possibly even prosecution and jail). The U.S. has a strong interest in ending the conflict and restoring global trade through the Red Sea Strait as soon as possible. Indeed, reports indicate that Trump has signaled that he expects Netanyahu to end the war before he assumes office. In addition to ending the Gaza conflict and its wider extensions in Lebanon and Iran, the U.S. has a more enduring interest in reducing its long-term expenditures in the Middle East, which have exceeded trillions in the Iraq war and international aid. The benefit from this spending is debatable, but no one argues that the benefits have exceeded the cost. Policymakers have limited time and attention. In the case of the Israeli-Gaza conflict, many would argue the problems of immigration, rapid population aging, the possibility of atomic warfare in Europe and the Pacific, and even rogue superintelligence are more pressing by any serious calculation than squabbles over a piece of land spanning less than 370 square kilometers, with few natural resources and limited geographic importance. […]
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Most Accurate Pollster From 2020 Drops Final Numbers
by JD Rucker
Atlas Intel, which was hands down the most accurate public poll during the 2020 election, just dropped its final poll of the season. It points to landslide victory for Donald Trump. If Kamala Harris is able to win Minnesota and Virginia, two blue states that are in jeopardy of being…
A Kamala Harris Victory Means Green New Deal Lawfare
by Daily Signal
Expect Kamala Harris’ Justice Department to wage Green New Deal lawfare if she is elected president on Nov. 5. As with every last issue pertaining to this election, Harris has not said much about the substance of her climate policy. But a review of her record suggests she’d be amenable…
The Moral and Spiritual Issues That Demand Our Votes
by Harbingers Daily
As a pastor and a preacher, I want to urge all Christians this election season: Get out and vote. I believe it is our duty as citizens of our state and country, but I also believe it’s especially important given the issues represented in this election. Many of these are…
No Matter the Final Vote, This Election’s Biggest Loser May Be the Legacy News Media
by Just The News
In the sultry days of summer 2020 as Donald Trump contemplated a second term, his aides engaged in a quiet conversation with members of the emerging digital media about an audacious idea. The goal was to bypass the traditional news media who monopolized the White House Correspondents Association press room…
Democrats Unveil Dark, Diabolical Plans to Prevent Trump From Retaking White House – Even if He Wins!
by WND
With results from the 2024 presidential election now imminent, Democrats have been vocal in their plans to subvert the will of the American people and prevent former President Donald Trump from retaking the White House if he pulls out a win over his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris. In…
Trump Doesn’t Rule Out Banning Certain Vaccines if He Wins Election
by The Epoch Times
Former President Donald Trump in a new interview did not rule out banning some vaccines if he wins the upcoming election. “Well, I’m going to talk to him and talk to other people, and I’ll make a decision,” Trump told NBC over the weekend when asked if banning vaccines would…
Trump, Republicans Pin Hopes on Record Early Voting in North Carolina
by Jeff Louderback, The Epoch Times
(The Epoch Times)—In his final North Carolina rally of the 2024 campaign, former President Donald Trump predicted he would win the state where he prevailed in 2016 and 2020. “North Carolina’s reliable for me,” Trump said at Dorton Arena in Raleigh, the first of four stops on Election Day Eve….
If Godly People Don’t Vote, Godless People Will: The Christian Case for Voting
by The Blaze
Do Christians have a spiritual responsibility to vote? Allie Beth Stuckey of “Relatable” and the senior pastor of Lakepointe Church, Josh Howerton, believe the answer to that question is a resounding “yes.” “I’ll gently venture out on a limb,” Howerton tells Stuckey. “I think Christians have a spiritual responsibility to…
Here’s Proof the FBI Protected Biden in 2020, and Why Congress is More Important Than the White House
by PJ Media
You won’t find it reported on the A-section pages of the New York Times or the Washington Post even though it is quite likely the most significant report produced by any investigative committee in Congress since the Church Committee in 1976. For those who need a refresher, the investigative committee…
The Media Made Sure This Election Was Never Going to Be Free or Fair
by The Federalist
The corrupt news media lied to voters on behalf of Democrats over and over ensuring an unfair election. How can we ever return to normal? It’s truly awe-inspiring to watch the news media berate Republicans, down to the very end, over the “free and fair” election we’re most certainly not…
“It’s Not Going to Be Close”: Mark Halperin Says One Key Voter Group Will Decide the Election
by Harold Hutchison, Daily Caller News Foundation
(DCNF)—Journalist Mark Halperin said on Monday that the turnout of women would decide the presidential election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump leads Harris by 0.1% in a head-to-head matchup, according to the RealClearPolling average of polls from Oct. 11 to Nov. 3, with Trump’s…
It Was the Night Before the Election, and Everyone Was Freaking Out
by Michael Snyder
(End of the American Dream)—I have never seen so much doubt, worry, anxiety, fear and panic as we approach a presidential election. All over the country, people are freaking out right now. Democrats are freaking out because the early voting numbers are so dramatically different from 2020. Republicans are freaking…