Newsweek writer accuses Lloyd Austin critics of racism, The Guardian fears Gaza war’s … climate impact, and more

“Calls for Defense Secretary Austin to Resign Are Attacks on Black Success” — Ameshia Cross, Newsweek, Tuesday We say: The left loves to cry “racism,” but does Newsweek writer Ameshia Cross think black officials should never be criticized (even as white ones, including the prez, are)? Austin underwent surgery and wound up in the ICU, yet never told the White House — even with the US military actively engaged in the Mideast.

Folks can debate whether he should resign , but calls for him to step down are surely not “attacks on black success.” Hezbollah and Iran have signaled clearly, repeatedly, they want to avoid a wider war. Israel keeps testing that position…At some point, it will miscalculate… https://t.co/q6VQfEGrjb We say: What an upside down view from Atlantic writer Kim Ghattas! Iran is behind Hamas’ Oct.

7 atrocities; its proxies have launched strikes throughout the Middle East; Hezbollah has fired countless rockets, forcing 80,000 to evacuate from Israel’s north. Yet Israel is somehow testing Iran and Hezbollah, because it retaliates? No doubt Ghattas would love it if the Jewish state never fought back — to avoid “wider war,” after all.

Get the most important developments in the region, globally and locally. Please provide a valid email address. By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Thanks for signing up! Never miss a story. “I’ve spent more time in the Bethel AME Church . . . than most people I know .

. . because that’s where I started the civil rights movement.” — President Biden, Monday We say: Ha! There’s no ethnic or religious community Biden claims he wasn’t raised in: Black, Puerto Rican, Jewish, Polish . . . except few ever recall his presence. And he admitted in ’87 to never being part of the civil rights movement at all: “I was not an activist.

I was not out marching. I was not down in Selma.” It’s one thing to stretch the truth — quite another to flip it entirely. “Emissions from Israel’s war in Gaza have ‘immense’ effect on climate catastrophe” — The Guardian We say: Hamas waged the worst savagery against Jews since the Holocaust.

Its refusal to surrender is costing countless lives. Spillover may ignite a broader war. Yet The Guardian frets about the war’s impact on climate change? Memo to The Guardian: There is no brewing “climate catastrophe.” And the Middle East has far more pressing issues to worry about. Compiled by The Post Editorial Board.