Dalia Dassa Kaye

Distraction alert. Israel and Kazakhstan are not at war. Normalization is welcome but it’s not peace.

Meanwhile, Gaza is far from over and renewed fighting on the Iran front looms.

Abigail Spanberger Flips Virginia, Becomes State’s First Female Governor In her campaign, Abigail Spanberger focused on jobs and the cost of living and emphasized her support for abortion rights.

Abigail Spanberger made history on Tuesday as the first woman to be elected governor of Virginia, winning the office by the largest margin of any Democratic candidate in the state in decades. Her campaign focused on jobs and the cost of living, while emphasizing her support for abortion rights.

WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.

Gen Z women aren't playing around.

Huge wins for Democrats tonight. Americans are not liking what they're seeing from this administration.

Bravo!

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YouTube video by Dalia Dassa Kaye Enduring Hostility Book Announcement

US-Iran hostility has now endured longer than the Cold War. My new book coming out December 2 helps explain why.

You can pre-order now @stanfordpress.bsky.social or wherever you get your books. www.sup.org/books/politi...
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An unusual night of 🎃 and ⚾. Hopefully we'll all be as happy as the kids getting their candy here in LA!

Executions and Mass Casualties: Videos Show Horror Unfolding in Sudan Evidence of atrocities emerging from the city of El Fasher stoked fears that the Sudanese region of Darfur is plunging, once again, into a cycle of genocidal violence.

Numerous scenes of violence have emerged from the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher since it was captured by paramilitaries last weekend. The evidence of atrocities stoked fears that Darfur is plunging, once again, into a cycle of genocidal violence.

One year ago

Why Wars Don’t End Anymore

Had missed this excellent piece from the summer on the evolution of ceasefires and how they are increasingly replacing genuine peace.

“It’s important that we become a decent, reasonable country again” Amen to that. 🇳🇱

horrific reports coming from Sudan and no sign of efforts to stop the atrocities

embarrassing from a foreign policy perspective but wow, what an image for the next no kings protests domestically

Exclusive | How U.A.E. Arms Bolstered a Sudanese Militia Accused of Genocide Reports by U.S. intelligence agencies show an increase in the flow of materiel from the U.A.E. to the rebel Rapid Support Forces since the spring, according to U.S. officials.

U.S. intelligence agencies found that the U.A.E. increased supplies of weapons, including advanced Chinese-made drones, to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan this year, pouring fuel on a civil war that has killed as many as 150,000 people. | New from me & WSJ colleagues:
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Israel launches strikes on Gaza, reports say, after Netanyahu orders 'powerful' attacks - live updates Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the ceasefire, with Israel's defence minister alleging Hamas attacked IDF soldiers in Gaza.

No one could have seen this coming except everybody. www.bbc.com/news/live/c8...

Sudan's Civil War Takes an Even Deadlier Turn What El Fasher’s Crisis Reveals About Sudan’s War — and the World’s Failure to Respond

I've removed the paywall from this interview about the battle for El Fasher, in Darfur. Please share. All the bad things we discuss are now unfolding

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Copy of my newly arrived book, Enduring Hostility.

back cover of book with description and blurbs

🥳 Look what came in the mail!

My new book on US Iran policy is now available to pre-order from @stanfordpress.bsky.social or wherever you get your books. Pub date December 2: www.sup.org/books/politi...

Stay tuned for launch events!

It's difficult to see this destruction without thinking about the other irreversible damage being inflicted on America and the world under this administration

So Trump's threatening a return to war in Gaza just a week after he declared peace in the Middle East?

Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers Are a Sight to Behold Haters may complain about payroll disparities, but you can’t love baseball and not stand in awe watching perhaps the greatest player who has ever lived.

Even for haters of the Dodgers, it’s hard not to be in awe of Shohei Ohtani—perhaps the greatest player who has ever lived.

Weaponizing aid is not an acceptable way to dispute Hamas actions Israel believes violate the ceasefire; cutting aid could itself be viewed as a ceasefire violation. Not a good sign.

"What unfolded in Jerusalem last week seemed less like a 'new Middle East' than a reprise of its oldest patterns: the vanity of leaders who mistake declarations of triumph for true resolution"

With all the hype about Trump getting tough with Bibi, Trump and Netanyahu are ultimately stalwart political allies.

Hard not to see Trump’s continued embrace of Netanyahu as a political boost that likely outweighed his reservations about the deal, especially if he doesn’t think a serious peace process with the Palestinians will go anywhere.

Disappointing and why the prospects for building on the momentum today for serious Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will be extremely difficult.

‘Real Progress’ Is Made in Delivering Aid to Gaza, U.N. Says The cease-fire agreement reached last week contained stipulations for an increase of aid into the territory, where it had been sharply curtailed.

The UN said on Sunday that “real progress” was being made in delivering aid to Gaza as the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas paved the way for humanitarian agencies to scale up their operations in the territory.

With Abbas attending it would be much more like a real peace summit if Netanyahu was also present. You can't advance Israeli-Palestinian peace without Israelis and Palestinians present.

Live updates: Israel says Hamas hands over first 7 hostages to Red Cross as part of Gaza ceasefire The key exchange follows a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war. U.S. President Donald Trump was also arriving in the region along with other leaders to discuss the U.S.-proposed deal and postwar plans.

Hamas has released all 20 remaining living hostages.

The Israeli military says it has taken custody of them and will transport them onward to Israel. Follow AP's live updates.

This is one of the most positive aspects of the deal in addition to full hostage release. Hopefully the surge of aid starts immediately.