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There hasn’t been much movement on the front lines of Ukraine since Ukrainian forces liberated the city of Kherson in early November. It’s easy to conclude that the war is at a stalemate pending the outcome of Ukraine’s widely expected spring offensive — which would benefit from even more Western support than it has been getting. While there might be an element of truth to that assumption, it also masks a lot of developments in the past five months that have been positive for Ukraine and negative for Russia.

Last week, facing massive strikes and protests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put on hold his ill-advised plans for reform of the courts (which would effectively end judicial review of legislation). But the aftershocks of his so-far unsuccessful power grab continue to reverberate in Israel’s relations with its most important ally — the United States.