Dont rush to end Gaza war, Dems blue-collar blues and other commentary

“The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar,” argues Eric R.Mandel at The Hill, brings “an understandable impulse to end the war immediately, presumably in exchange for release of the hostages.”But a big opportunity “will be squandered if we lack the strategic patience to act wisely.”“If the US doesn’t let Israel use its newfound leverage to get the best ceasefire agreement, it will set the stage for a resurgence of Hamas.”President Biden “would like to ensure his legacy” now “by ending the war on any terms.” But “we need to help Israel” by “maximizing the leverage it has gained through its costly military achievements.”Plus: “Being patient with Israel signals to our allies around the world that we stand with our friends.”Robert Woodson Sr., who “has been coordinating development programs in poor black neighborhoods since the 1960s,” thinks Kamala Harris’ challenge with black voters “is part of a broader problem the Democratic Party faces with working-class voters generally,” explains The Wall Street Journal’s Jason L.

RileyBlack men “are upset at the migrants in places like Chicago and Boston and California getting free cellphones and housing,” says Woodson, and “remember the unemployment and low inflation” of the Trump years.Adds Riley: “Before Covid, black workers were making absolute gains and gaining on their white counterparts.”While “there’s no guarantee that Mr.Trump will repeat that performance in a second term,” it’s still “hard to quibble with the growing number of black voters who want to see him try.”That “nearly one-third” of expensive border-surveillance towers don’t work “is big political news at a time when voters consistently rank immigration among their main concerns,” marvels Reason’s J.D.

Tuccille.Yes, “almost a third of the Remote Video Surveillance System towers are completely offline.”Various parts of the “Integrated Surveillance Towers network” cost...