Israel’s War Is Far from Over, and America’s Might Not Be Either
A regional strategic assessment.
August 11, 2026
Douglas Murray’s inconvenient truths.
Reviewing Douglas Murray’s 2025 On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization, Dan Perry has much praise for the book and its central arguments, even if he dissents from some of its political conclusions. He finds shocking, however, the way the book has been overlooked—despite its near-instant appearance on the New York Times best-seller list:
A regional strategic assessment.
Agreements have netted Israel near-term gains even with the most extreme Islamists.
Douglas Murray’s inconvenient truths.
Separating the music from the man.
Will the digital age usher in a search for golden calves?
Reviewing Douglas Murray’s 2025 On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization, Dan Perry has much praise for the book and its central arguments, even if he dissents from some of its political conclusions. He finds shocking, however, the way the book has been overlooked—despite its near-instant appearance on the New York Times best-seller list:
Get the best Jewish ideas and conversations. $10/month.
Subscribe nowAlready subscribed? Sign in
Unlock the most serious Jewish, Zionist, and American thinking.
Subscribe Now