Welcome back! Here are some highlights from the past week.

My most recent column shined a spotlight on the tiny, extravagantly wealthy, and disproportionately problematic emirate of Qatar, which is the Iranian regime's closest Sunni Arab ally in the Middle East and the leading bankroller of Hamas in Gaza (in fact, Hamas leadership itself actually doesn't live in Gaza, but in luxury five-star hotels in Doha, the Qatari capital). As I explained, Qatar is one of the most duplicitous countries in the world. On the one hand, Qatar offers up Al Udeid Air Base for (ostensibly generous) American use and pumps obscene amounts of money into boosting its own image in the eyes of gullible Westerners. Still, on the other hand, it funds Hamas and myriad Islamist/pro-Muslim Brotherhood movements throughout the Middle East. It operates the pro-Islamist/pro-Muslim Brotherhood Al Jazeera TV network. The magnitude of the Qatari information operation is positively sprawling; no country has invested more money in American universities since 9/11 than Qatar. But no matter how much money Qatar sinks into its global P.R. campaign, and no matter how much the U.S. benefits from Al Udeid, the emirate cannot escape the fact that it is one of the leading sponsors of Islamism and jihad the world over. Following the Hamas Holocaust of Oct. 7, the West's relationship with Qatar simply must change—now.

I have had two podcast episodes since our last episode. First, I had a wide-ranging interview with the great Liel Leibovitz, editor-at-large for Tablet Magazine and one of my very favorite contemporary writers/public intellectuals. Liel and I discussed everything from his highly unusual childhood (spoiler alert: his father, when he was growing up back in Israel, was an infamous bank robber) to the war in Gaza to skyrocketing anti-Semitism around the world to what we can possibly do to fix our decrepit, über-woke universities here in America. You won't want to miss this conversation. You can listen to that episode on Apple, Spotify, or here. Second, I released a bonus episode yesterday morning where I discussed the horrific protest of my event at the University of Michigan last Thursday evening by pro-Hamas students (more on that below), my experience at a pro-Israel rally in Florida this past weekend and how pro-Israel rallies differ so starkly from pro-Palestinian rallies, and discussed the roiling feud over at The Daily Wire between Candace Owens (who has been very wrong on the Israel-Hamas war) and my former boss Ben Shapiro (who has been correct and righteous). You can listen to that episode on Apple, Spotify, or here. Also, a reminder: My show is now officially on the radio! You can tune in Saturdays at 6:00 PM PDT/9:00 PM EDT and Sundays at 8:00 AM PDT/11:00 AM EDT to AM 770 KTTH (Seattle) to hear new episodes of "The Josh Hammer Show." If you are a radio station manager interested in bringing my show to your station, please email Jesse Edwards: j.edwards@newsweek.com.

In terms of other media hits and appearances since our last newsletter, I recorded CenterClip audio op-eds on how China dominates the U.S.-China relationship and how 2024 GOP presidential candidate and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was last week's big loser in U.S. politics; joined "In Focus" on One America News Network to discuss the dangerous national security implications of America's porous southern border; joined Mark Reardon in-studio in St. Louis on the eponymous "Mark Reardon Show" on 97.1 FM to discuss the war in the Middle East and skyrocketing Jew-hatred around the world; joined "The Tony Kinnett Cast" on 93.1 FM WIBC (Indianapolis) to discuss pro-Hamas protestors disrupting and shouting down my talk on the Israel-Hamas war last Thursday at the University of Michigan; and joined "Sunday Agenda" on Newsmax to discuss the stark differences between America's pro-Israel rallies and its pro-Palestinian rallies (I recorded this live from a pro-Israel rally in Florida). Additionally, I've filled in the past two nights and am filling in again tonight for Jason Rantz on the eponymous "Jason Rantz Show" on AM 770 KTTH (Seattle); you can listen to all recordings from the last two nights here, and you can also tune in live here today at 3:00 PM PST/6:00 PM EST to hear me live in action!

In terms of public speaking appearances, the big news is that my Young America's Foundation talk last Thursday night at the University of Michigan on the topic of the Israel-Hamas war was protested and disrupted by a group of 20-25 pro-Hamas students who brazenly shouted down and drowned out my speech. The public university's administrators and campus police acted absolutely shamefully in failing to secure my First Amendment right to free speech from the heckler's veto (which is itself not a constitutionally protected form of "speech"), and the university has thus far been deafeningly quiet. The day after my talk, the protestors stormed the office of the president of the entire university—seemingly in response to the fact a Jewish speaker spoke in passionate defense of Israel the night prior. I discussed this sordid affair at length on my bonus podcast episode that was released yesterday morning, and I will have more to say on it in the days and weeks ahead. Also, in other public speaking appearance news, I am very excited for an event at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. on December 7, alongside my good friend Karol Markowicz (primarily of the New York Post), on the very timely topic of "Jewish Gun Ownership and Self-Defense."

Our additional highlighted right-leaning Newsweek op-eds from the past week include selections from Ralph Schoellhammer, former Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.), Bethany Mandel, Seth Leibsohn, and Patrick T. Brown.

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