Assessing Trump's Diplomatic Juggling Act. Plus, How Anti-Semites Hijacked a Top Scholarly Journal.

Weekend Beacon 4/13/25

Cornell Protest Leader Who Lauded 'Armed Resistance in Palestine' Self-Deports, Drops Lawsuit Against Trump

'Long live the student intifada!' Momodou Taal says in statement announcing exit from US

Iran, Facing Trump Threats, Says It Positioned 'Launch-Ready Missiles' To Strike 'US-Related Positions'

Trump has said 'there will be bombing' if Iran rejects diplomacy surrounding its nuclear program

Trump Weighs Sanctions on Foreign Funders of Domestic Protests

Trump, With Jordanian King by His Side, Stands Firm on Plan To 'Take' Gaza

King Abdullah II pledged to take in some Gazans but later reiterated 'steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians'

Palestinian Authority Says It Will Restructure 'Pay for Slay' Program. Regional Experts Are Skeptical.

Trump’s Second Shot at Peace in the Middle East

REVIEW: ‘One Jewish State: The Last, Best Hope to Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’ by David Friedman and ‘The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel—And America—Can Win’ by Victoria Coates

Peace Was Never the Goal

REVIEW: ‘Ghosts of a Holy War: The 1929 Massacre that Ignited the Arab-Israeli Conflict’ by Yardena Schwartz

Rubio Breezes Through Confirmation Hearing, Pledges To Confront Iran's Nuclear Program and Combat the CCP

'There are opportunities available in the Middle East that did not exist 90 days ago,' SecState nominee says