Discussing Liberally Salt Lake City

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Traditionally, each month’s “Reference Materials” section includes, inter alia, book reviews from –

The New York Times
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post

Unfortunately, the Wall Street Journal shirked its responsibility.

In addition to the book reviews from the NY Times & Washington Post, there are posted in this section, inter alia --

(1) A 10/19/2023 Foreign Policy Magazine article on why Israel’s intelligence agencies failed to predict the Oct 7 Hamas attack;

(2) A 10/12/2023 Jerusalem Post article on a poll that has been widely reported in the American media as proof that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doomed. HOWEVER, the poll was taken before Benny Gantz joined on Oct 10 what the Post article called the “Emergency Unity Government” whose members have agreed that an investigation re responsibility for the intelligence failure will wait until after the war is concluded.

Another issue attracting a lot of attention is Israel’s “end game.”

That was addressed 11/12/2023 by The Hon. Ron Dermer, Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs and Member of the Israeli War Cabinet – he previously served as Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. 2013-2021.

The transcript of his remarks is not yet available (as of today, Nov 16), but there are many videos available on the internet.

In essence, Mr. Dermer cites World War II and how, after defeating Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, America did not simply leave. Instead, America asserted control over German and Japanese society for a considerable number of years in order to assure that young Germans and Japanese were being properly taught in their schools, etc., etc., with the result that today, 78 years after World War II, Germany and Japan are among America’s most-loyal allies.

The Dermer transcript will be posted in this section as soon as it becomes available.

Everyone, as usual, is encouraged to post any other Reference Materials that will enhance our knowledge and understanding.