1) Teven Erlanger, “Netanyahu, Defiant, Appears to Have Gone Rogue, Risking a Regional War; Ignoring the efforts of President Biden and the condemnation of many allies, the Israeli prime minister is forcing the pace of the war and feeding the revolt of the far right, New York Times, August 2, 2024 (Updated 12:32 p.m. ET).
Steven Erlanger, a former bureau chief in Israel, has spent many weeks there and in the West Bank since Oct. 7. He is the chief diplomatic correspondent of the New York Times, covering Europe. He is based in Berlin.