The wars in Ukraine and Gaza are having a more dramatic impact on global alignments and US politics than the wars in Vietnam and Iraq had in their respective eras, even without any American troops directly engaged in either conflict.The war in Vietnam was fought at the peak

President Joseph Biden faced a heady task as he delivered this year’s State of the Union address to Congress.

One week before the October 7th Hamas surprise attack in Israel, President Biden’s national security adviser was quoted saying:“The war in Yemen is in its 19th month of truce, for now the Iranian attacks against US forces have stopped, our presence in Iraq is stable, I emphasise

When how unrelenting Israel’s assault on Gaza would be became clear, many Arab Americans of my age had a bit of PTSD.

Four months into Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza, it appears that discussions remain trapped in the same tiresome, delusional framing that existed before the current fighting began.

Twenty years ago, my brother John Zogby called that year’s presidential contest “the Armageddon Election”, referring to the way each side characterised the dangers to the country and the world should the other side win.

Despite the Biden administration’s refusal to back a ceasefire that would help end Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza, momentum is growing across the US calling on the administration to reverse course.

Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the Iowa caucuses and commanding lead in upcoming primaries should put to rest fantasies of Republicans hopeful that their party can be rescued from his clutches.

2024 may be the first election in which the issues involving Palestinian rights may impact the outcome.