It's Noon In Israel

It's Noon In Israel

The Art of a Bad Deal: Part II

Also, Israel's flawed strategy in Iran, and streaming comes to southern Lebanon.

Jun 12, 2026
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President Donald Trump signs the Secure America Act in the Oval Office. (White House)

It’s Friday, June 12, and in comedy nothing is more basic than the bait-and-switch: the audience builds expectation, the climax arrives, and at the last moment Lucy yanks the football and Charlie Brown crashes to the ground. It’s a comedy mainstay—and lately, it seems t…

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