President Clinton’s Better Vision for Gaza’s Future
In the years following Hamas’ rise, Israel sought to deter attacks emanating from Gaza. That deterrence failed spectacularly ...
Trump’s Gaza plan is a welcome return to ‘grown-up’ thinking
Take Gaza. When Trump announced his plan this week to relocate the Palestinians and place the Strip under American control, ...
Readers sound off on Palestinian erasure, empathy for immigrants and local news
The dismantling of the Palestinian state continues. President Trump wants Jordan, Egypt and other Middle Eastern nations to ...
The Gaza Strip has long been a powder keg. Here’s a look at the history of the embattled region
Gaza has long been a powder keg. It exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing ...
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The Hasbara’s Foot Soldiers
On February 3, there appeared in the local paper of record, the Sydney Morning Herald (Independent. Always), a number of letters regarding Israel and ...
Trump Faces Long Odds in Brokering Middle East Peace
More than 75 years of efforts to broker a two-state solution have failed—and the odds of success have only grown longer.
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The Unbearable Danger of Dreaming the Wrong Dreams
It’s one thing to dream about turning a desert into an oasis; it’s another to dream about turning Jew-haters into peaceniks.
Unraveling UNWRA, a UN agency complicit in terror
The president has taken a critical first step by ending U.S. support for UNRWA. Still, the risk remains that other donor ...
Longtime AP international journalist Earleen Fisher, whose career spanned five decades, dies at 78
Earleen Fisher, an editor and writer whose career across five decades with The Associated Press gave her a front-row seat to ...