Hamas launched a series of devastating attacks against Israel over the last few days using everything from rockets to hang gliders, with a civilian death toll in the hundreds at the time of recording, including at least eleven Americans. Israel is at war for the first time in over 50 years. The editors explore how Hamas’s attacks fit into the broader geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, how regional dynamics are likely to unfold in the coming months, and what's motivating the radical pro-Palestinian movements in the West. Episode Links: Hamas and the American Left When Worlds Collide What Is Christian Nationalism? Obama’s Coming Fourth Term Lone Star: A History Of Texas And The Texans Mike Benz: Bidenworld's War On Israel, Explained