Whether by negotiations or by force of arms, Israel won’t return to the pre-Oct. 7 status quo along its border, writes David Schenker on.wsj.com/3Zdp5wB

Letter to the editor: I’m not comfortable with Trump’s words, but I appreciate his actions, far better than the foreign policies of Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden. on.wsj.com/3ZdqEe1

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has thrown her support behind the idea, at least in theory, of an enforceable Supreme Court ethics code. She should look more closely at the political pressure her endorsement may help to unleash. on.wsj.com/3XdH9UH

On today's episode of the Potomac Watch podcast, Paul Gigot says Joe Biden's block of Nippon Steel's takeover of U.S. Steel would send the wrong message to overseas investors. on.wsj.com/4dRcyDE

Voters today might be asking: How the heck did we land with our current choice? Is it some terrible accident or a mysterious small-d democratic blessing that we can’t yet recognize? writes Holman Jenkins on.wsj.com/3TiBvzo

In an age when 11-year-olds can compete in the Olympics, we have to ask about the costs of training children so intensely, writes Claire Carson on.wsj.com/3Xw4cLL

Which is more likely to influence a U.S. election? A dribble of Russian propaganda in an ocean of online electioneering, or a federal law-enforcement campaign against one of the candidates? asks Kimberley Strassel on.wsj.com/3ZdnxCY

The Hunter Biden plea deal sought to slip the case past the public. His degree of contrition should factor into his sentence now that he is admitting the truth. on.wsj.com/3Thqj6i

Democrats insist they aren’t coming for gas stoves, but look at how Berkeley is trying to tax them into obsolescence. What does Kamala Harris think of her hometown’s plan to soak businesses and renters? on.wsj.com/47ftMId

The muted reaction to the murder of six Israeli hostages by Hamas last week fills Bernard-Henri Lévy with despair. It “tragically confirms” his view that the Jewish state and “Jews around the world” are alone, writes Tunku Varadarajan on.wsj.com/3MADUlu

Here is the gloomy version of the 2024 election: Which is the lesser of the two lousies? writes Lance Morrow on.wsj.com/4cPE8jm

Kamala Harris would raise the capital-gains rate by nearly 40%—to its highest level since the 1970s. on.wsj.com/3Xbylil

Letter to the editor: The childhood-obesity epidemic has been created by a Food and Drug Administration-approved food pyramid that pushes empty carbs and sugar in the name of a “low-fat” diet, which does nothing to curb heart disease. on.wsj.com/3AMEFFi

Trump and Harris Get Set to Debate by Peggy Noonan on.wsj.com/3AW4CCv

Chaos and deadlock seem assured for France at least until the next presidential election scheduled for 2027. The risk is that such gridlock will turn voters toward even more radical populist directions. on.wsj.com/3ATvYJq

A day at the U.S. Open tennis tournament pre-9/11 now seems an age ago, writes Brenda Cronin on.wsj.com/4edIhPe

Letter to the editor: Overruling Chevron has closed the door to vague legislation enacted by a Congress anxious to avoid political responsibility. on.wsj.com/3ZhiGk3

Conservatives have greeted Donald Trump’s promise to require insurance companies to pay for in vitro fertilization, or for government to foot the bill, with doubts. Yet the proposal deserves a look, writes Ira Stoll on.wsj.com/4eeOrPc

Letter to the editor: Civility quickly becomes censorship of differing opinions under the Biden administration. But when rioters destroy buildings and deface our flag, then the administration is very restrained. on.wsj.com/4cSB45Z

Nippon Steel’s investment would help revitalize U.S. steel manufacturing. But these days America appears to be led by a confederacy of economic dunces. on.wsj.com/3ARU3jT