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Andrew Bernard

Andrew Bernard

Andrew Bernard is the Washington correspondent for JNS.org.

The Pentagon does not assess that the drones are foreign in origin, a spokeswoman said at the Defense Department’s press briefing.
“In typical bureaucrat fashion, the answer to all the questions is more money, so that we can hire more people to watch what’s going on,” said Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.).
“Regrettably, the synagogue became aware of real and legitimate security concerns,” wrote Robert Satloff, executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
“All Americans should understand the inextricable, indelible and important links between our nation and its Jewish communities,” Phil Darivoff, chair emeritus of the museum, told JNS.
“Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied history of the U.S.,” the president-elect wrote. “Release the hostages now.”
“Biden’s Iran team is weak and suspect,” wrote Richard Grennell, former U.S. acting director of national intelligence. “Who’s calling the Turkish leaders? Who’s in charge?”
“I don’t think there’s a single Jewish person that doesn’t have within one or two degrees of separation knowledge of a hostage or a family relative of a hostage,” the U.S. presidential envoy said.
“Under the deal reached today, effective at 4 a.m. tomorrow, local time, the fighting across the Lebanese-Israeli border will end,” the U.S. president said.