Why Abdul El-Sayed’s Beliefs and Associations Matter
The Democratic Senate candidate plays coy in response to questions about his Muslim Brotherhood affiliations.
October 22, 2026
After the disaster of October 7, has Israel developed a new understanding of its security?
On October 7, Israel found that it had been sleepwalking into disaster. As on Yom Kippur 1973, it fell prey to a konseptzia—a “conception” or set of assumptions—that misidentified real risks and pursued fantasies. Now, Tamir Hayman writes, the country has woken up. He elaborates on the new set of principles that have taken hold, without trying to argue for or against them:
The Democratic Senate candidate plays coy in response to questions about his Muslim Brotherhood affiliations.
After the disaster of October 7, has Israel developed a new understanding of its security?
The decision may have a profoundly positive effect on Jewish education in the state.
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A study sheet for a medieval official?
On October 7, Israel found that it had been sleepwalking into disaster. As on Yom Kippur 1973, it fell prey to a konseptzia—a “conception” or set of assumptions—that misidentified real risks and pursued fantasies. Now, Tamir Hayman writes, the country has woken up. He elaborates on the new set of principles that have taken hold, without trying to argue for or against them:
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