The Globalist Podcast (October 9, 2023) – Bavarians vote in a key regional election, Hong Kong’s culture crackdown and how Goans are restoring colonial-era buildings. Plus: the day’s papers and latest economics news.
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The New York Times — Monday, October 9, 2023
Hamas Attack Raises Questions Over an Israeli Intelligence Failure
American and Israeli officials said none of Israel’s intelligence services had specific warning that Hamas was preparing a sophisticated assault.
‘There Were Terrorists Inside’: How Hamas’s Attack on Israel Unfolded
Palestinian militants from Gaza raided Israel on Saturday, killing and abducting hundreds. Survivors have begun to recount the most complex attack on their territory in half a century.
A Shaken Israel Is Forced Back to Its Eternal Dilemma
The attack by Hamas forces Israel once again to confront the conflict that has haunted it since the creation of the modern state.
Fearing Third-Party Spoilers vs. Trump, Biden Allies Try to Squash Them
With Democrats worried that a third-party bid could throw a tight race to Donald Trump, President Biden’s top aides have blessed a broad offensive to starve such efforts of cash and ballot access.
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zurich, London, Marseille And Tel Aviv
October 8, 2023 – Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, Fabienne Kinzelmann and Eemeli Isoaho discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. Plus: check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London and Marseille, and the latest about the forthcoming Frieze London art fair.
Stories: Hamas Sits Out Israel-Palestine Strikes, Gen Z Roils Workforce
A ceasefire is holding after a weekend of deadly strikes. We ask why Hamas, the Palestinian movement that controls Gaza, did not get involved.
As Generation Z tentatively enters the workforce, they are clamouring for more flexibility and money than their forebears enjoyed. And reflecting on the flawed but brilliant poet Philip Larkin on the centenary of his birth.
News: Top 5 Stories For June 18, 2021 (Reuters)
Five stories to know for June 18, 2021:
1. The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a Republican bid to invalidate the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, preserving the landmark healthcare law for the third time since its 2010 enactment.
2. Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. Joe Biden signed into law a bill making June 19 a national holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.
3. China launched three astronauts up to its unfinished space station on the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft. The astronauts will live in a module called ‘Tianhe’ for three months.
4. Israeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza on Thursday night after incendiary balloons were launched from the Palestinian enclave, for the second time this week, since a fragile ceasefire ended 11 days of deadly fighting last month.
5. Iranians voted in a presidential election likely to be won by a hardline judge subject to U.S. sanctions.
Analysis: ‘Old Dynamics’ In Israel-Hamas Conflict
As international calls for a cease-fire grow and Gaza death tolls rise, there seems to be no clear end in sight. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains why this recent outbreak may be a sign that the old dynamics are still in place in the decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestinians. Photo illustration: Todd Johnson
