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Is it finally happening? Is the West turning against Israel? Or are we, whether motivated by hope or driven by despair, simply engaging in wishful thinking? The matter is not so simple.

What to make of a British political leader who pledges to deport 600,000 immigrants in his first term? That is 120,000 people a year. This would even include doing a deal with the Taliban, a movement the UK was fighting against for so many years, to facilitate deportations to Afghanistan.

As I entered the Syrian presidential palace, I observed a young man called Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the seat of the two Assads. My realization grew stronger that what had happened in Syria was immense and would leave its mark on the country and perhaps beyond.