2026-07-16T14:07:20Z https://yabu.me The Economist https://yabu.me/npub13pa7wfumsed7pj4s0kfwr8wf8puxf3j6k66szhfsd0ql994syvlq5tywyc https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1847280770743750656/0DkLNOPG_400x400.jpg https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1847280770743750656/0DkLNOPG_400x400.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr4lm97x4wgvr87fh354wlw6gqeqytfyceas67ehwtzchjhmp4j7gzyzy8hee8nwr9hcx2kp7e9cvaeyu8sexxt2mt2q2axp4uru5kkq3nuu9urzv Jonathan once believed that Israel “had no choice but to fight in Gaza”. Today the former IDF soldier is “ashamed” of what he and his platoon did to Palestinians. Register for free to read his story in full <a href="https://www.economist.com/interactive/1843/2026/05/29/what-i-did-in-gaza-an-israeli-soldiers-reckoning?taid=6a19685ab77dd200015ee366&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">https://www.economist.com/interactive/1843/2026/05/29/what-i-did-in-gaza-an-israeli-soldiers-reckoning?taid=6a19685ab77dd200015ee366&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter</a> 2026-05-29T10:20:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxcqt4ak77fws2q4r0cnnyqcsz8rnr3xqjxpv63ywc538maa0we0czyzy8hee8nwr9hcx2kp7e9cvaeyu8sexxt2mt2q2axp4uru5kkq3nu0s7tfz Israel’s image has been tarnished by its devastating war in Gaza, which killed over 70,000 Palestinians. Some high-ranking Israelis say their country is dangerously isolated <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2026/05/19/israel-the-lonely?taid=6a12ab555d59c200018171e3&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">https://www.economist.com/international/2026/05/19/israel-the-lonely?taid=6a12ab555d59c200018171e3&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter</a> 2026-05-24T07:40:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqk0vmt4zgvcrjgppxtdt9klfu3mpgppd7g0xqetqq90u4emmpyxszyzy8hee8nwr9hcx2kp7e9cvaeyu8sexxt2mt2q2axp4uru5kkq3nugsp8wh Since taking office last year Pete Hegseth has ousted at least 21 generals. “He’s a 12-year-old boy with a set of army action figures who likes to play war,” sighs one former military official <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/04/15/pete-hegseths-pentagon-is-a-lethality-maxxing-wasps-nest?taid=69e23383ba4ee50001ee077e&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/04/15/pete-hegseths-pentagon-is-a-lethality-maxxing-wasps-nest?taid=69e23383ba4ee50001ee077e&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter</a> 2026-04-17T13:20:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvdwjkezg4has456r3xt4v3w24au73ypq3mg56t5q2j6svun3mejgzyzy8hee8nwr9hcx2kp7e9cvaeyu8sexxt2mt2q2axp4uru5kkq3nugt0qa6 “It targeted some of the best and brightest: people who had sacrificed their evenings and weekends to the job because they wanted to preserve democracy.”<br/><br/>A lawyer who prosecuted January 6th rioters now faces the Trump administration <a href="https://econ.st/4jWZlvR">https://econ.st/4jWZlvR</a> 2025-04-19T01:15:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvpwp2pw089kxr52j84nhdrz6j7vglhg36nv2q4d8wyfs9w00dg2gzyzy8hee8nwr9hcx2kp7e9cvaeyu8sexxt2mt2q2axp4uru5kkq3nurjwrs9 The dollar is meant to be a source of safety. Lately it has been a cause of fear. Donald Trump has replaced ironclad assumptions about America’s currency with stomach-churning doubts <a href="https://econ.st/4lFuKEH">https://econ.st/4lFuKEH</a><br/> <img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GopwQg6XgAAop22.jpg"> <br/> 2025-04-16T11:13:45Z