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Sanctions kill
An October study published in The Lancet found that sanctions imposed by the United States and its Western allies during the 50 years of 1971 to 2021 caused more than 550,000 deaths…
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The end of the “Hug Bibi” era
In his sweeping and unsparing critique of Democratic Party policy toward Israel, former Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes argues, in an opinion piece written for The New…
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The Witkoff peace process, or, How to laugh along the back-channel
In a recent episode of the tragicomedy that is the Trump administration, Steve Witkoff plays the role of a coach on how Russia can get its way in the Ukraine war negotiations. His first…
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Trump failed to pressure countries to support illegal blockade of Cuba
A study by the firm Reputation Lab polled people in 60 major countries, and found that the United States has a very bad reputation. The US ranking fell from what was already a low rank…
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Israel seeks redemption in the Gaza ruins
Since the outbreak of Israel’s war, there has been a curious preoccupation in Israeli political discourse with finding the right name for it.
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Netanyahu blows up ceasefire, ordering ‘powerful strikes’ on Gaza
Following Israel’s 125 reported violations of the October 10 Gaza ceasefire in attacks that have killed or wounded hundreds of Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on…
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Prominent Jewish figures: ‘Refuse’ complicity in Israeli crimes in Gaza, West Bank
With the Palestinian news agency in Gaza reporting that Israel has violated the 12-day-old ceasefire agreement with Hamas at least 80 times and killed at least 80 people in the exclave,…
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Ceasefire imperiled: Israel attacks Palestinians in Gaza
The shaky Gaza ceasefire further frayed on Sunday as Israel launched at least 20 airstrikes and blocked all aid delivery in the obliterated Palestinian exclave, while Hamas rejected US…
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Why weren’t the October 7 attacks avoided?
Editor’s Note: On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a massive and unprecedented assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip, marking one of the deadliest days in the country’s history. In a…
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The recognition of Palestine: What it does, what it doesn’t do, and why now
The United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, and Australia officially recognized the State of Palestine in a series of separate but coordinated statements on Sunday, September 21. Other…
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