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Netanyahu’s Shameful Speech Was Nothing but Theater

Tweet Share Share Comment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered an address to Congress on Wednesday that said...

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Netanyahu’s Visit to Washington Is Already a Debacle

Tweet Share Share Comment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington all week, and so far, the trip has been a...

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There Has Been Nothing Like This in American History

Tweet Share Share Comment In the end it came as no surprise, but it delivered a shock all the same: Joe Biden issued a letter on...

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Trump’s View of the World Is a Delusional Fantasy

Tweet Share Share Comment Around 12 a.m. on Friday, soon after Donald Trump’s Republican National Convention stem-winder...

19.07.2024 6

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One of the Most Disturbing Moments at the RNC So Far

Tweet Share Share Comment The most disturbing spectacle on Wednesday, the third night of the Republican National Convention, was...

18.07.2024 4

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Democrats Were Hoping for One of Two Things Thursday Night. Joe Biden Didn’t Give Them Either.

Tweet Share Share Comment President Joe Biden did pretty well at his press conference Thursday night, and that may have...

12.07.2024 10

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The One Event That Sheds Light on What Will Happen With Biden

Tweet Share Share Comment If Joe Biden is inclined to step aside as president (granted, a big if), don’t expect him to do so...

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I Am Still Reeling From the Presidential Debate—So I’m Fantasizing About a Different Ticket

Tweet Share Share Comment Here’s an idea for how the Democrats can snap out of the nightmare brought on by Thursday’s debate...

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Biden Somehow Even Failed on His Best Issue in Last Night’s Debate

Tweet Share Share Comment A few years ago—maybe even a few months ago—President Joe Biden could have waxed eloquent on...

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Even if You Hate Julian Assange, You Should Be Glad He’s Finally Free

Tweet Share Share Comment Julian Assange—the founder of WikiLeaks, who has spent the past five years in a British prison...

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An American Journalist Is About to Go on Trial in Russia. His Fate Could Come Down to Putin’s Mood.

Tweet Share Share Comment Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter held in a Moscow prison on charges of espionage for...

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Netanyahu’s Recent Move to Avert Crisis Could Just Create a Bigger One

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The Major Problems With Hamas’ Counteroffer for a Cease-Fire

Tweet Share Share Comment Judging from reports of Hamas’ counteroffer to the U.N.–backed peace proposal, an end to the war...

13.06.2024 8

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A Close Read of the Israeli Peace Plan Brought Me to a Grim Conclusion

Tweet Share Share Comment There’s some confusion over the Israeli peace proposal, which President Joe Biden publicized, the...

13.06.2024 20

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Why Biden Just Let Ukraine Cross His “Red Line” Against Russia

Tweet Share Share Comment For the first time since President Joe Biden gave them permission to do so, Ukrainian soldiers have...

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The Most Remarkable Thing About Biden’s Cease-Fire Speech

Tweet Share Share Comment Contrary to recent news reports, an Israel-Hamas peace isn’t quite on the verge of happening after...

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Several European Countries Just Recognized a Palestinian State. It’s Symbolic—but Has Huge Implications for Israel.

Tweet Share Share Comment The decision by Norway, Ireland, and Spain to recognize a Palestinian state is a symbolic gesture, but...

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Why Netanyahu’s War Cabinet Is Existentially Divided

Tweet Share Share Comment The Israeli war Cabinet is in raucous disarray. One of its three members, who is also the minister of...

21.05.2024 50

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Why Israel and Hamas Still Do Not Have a Cease-Fire

Tweet Share Share Comment The problem with all the peace plans for Gaza that U.S., Egyptian, and other foreign diplomats have offered in the past...

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There’s One Part of Brittney Griner’s Account of Life in Russian Prison That Really Stands Out

Tweet Share Share Comment I would watch a show where Tucker Carlson interviews Brittney Griner. It might be fun to see the...

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Mike Johnson Is No Hero

Tweet Share Share Comment Before House Speaker Mike Johnson basks too deeply in the praise he’s received for bringing the...

22.04.2024 30

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A Rare Bit of Calming News About Israel and Iran

Tweet Share Share Comment A rare bit of calming news from the Middle East: It seems that neither Israel nor Iran wants to widen...

19.04.2024 10

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How Israel Can Respond to Iran Without Escalating the War

Tweet Share Share Comment Here’s an idea for how Israel could respond to Iran’s massive missile-and-drone strike without...

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Iran Is Planning to Strike Back Against Israel. There Are a Few Ways This Could Go.

Tweet Share Share Comment This stands to be a particularly tense week in the Middle East, even by the standards of an already...

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The Real Reason Biden Is Finally Tying U.S. Policy to Israel’s Behavior in the War

Tweet Share Share Comment Some find it telling—and disturbing—that it took the killing of seven World Central Kitchen...

06.04.2024 10

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The World Central Kitchen Killings Are a Tragedy—and an Important Sign

Tweet Share Share Comment Two Israeli air strikes on Tuesday—one killing seven food-aid workers on a convoy in Gaza, another...

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews Have Helped Netanyahu Stay in Power. That May Be Changing.

Tweet Share Share Comment Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could soon be ousted from power by a controversy over the...

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Why Netanyahu Is Deliberately Alienating His Strongest Allies

Tweet Share Share Comment U.S.–Israel relations have hit an all-time low, and the main cause is the refusal of Prime Minister...

27.03.2024 10

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What the Deadliest Terrorist Attack in Russia in 20 Years Means for Putin and His Grip on Power

Tweet Share Share Comment It should have been no surprise that the terrorist group known as ISIS was behind Friday night’s...

26.03.2024 10

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What Trump Really Means When He Says He Would End the War in Gaza “Quickly”

Tweet Share Share Comment Donald Trump on Sunday said Israel should quickly end the war in Gaza and “get back to the world of...

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A Key Fact That’s Being Overlooked Amid Calls for a Cease-Fire

Tweet Share Share Comment Amid all the calls for an Israeli cease-fire in the war with Gaza, a few key facts are getting short...

15.03.2024 9

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Why Chuck Schumer’s Break With Netanyahu Seems Like a Turning Point

Tweet Share Share Comment Sen. Chuck Schumer’s call for new elections in Israel marks a startling turn in the spiraling...

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What’s in Biden’s $1 Trillion (Yes, Trillion) National Security Budget

Tweet Share Share Comment President Biden requested more than $1 trillion for national security in the budget that he submitted...

12.03.2024 10

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Biden Turned His Biggest Weakness Into His Strength at the State of the Union

Tweet Share Share Comment It’s unusual for a president to start and finish a State of the Union Address on foreign policy, but...

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Four Things That Will Have to Happen for the Israel-Hamas War to End

Tweet Share Share Comment President Joe Biden had hoped to strike a diplomatic deal in the Middle East by this past Monday—an...

07.03.2024 20

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Let Biden Have His Ice Cream!

Tweet Share Share Comment As the old ditty has it, “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.” It’s a lyric of...

28.02.2024 10

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Why a Trump Presidency Would Be Very Bad News for Europe

Tweet Share Share Comment Fearing that Donald Trump will pull out of NATO if he’s reelected president, and alarmed that the...

28.02.2024 4

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Why We Should All Hope the U.S. Doesn’t Manage to Extradite Julian Assange

Tweet Share Share Comment I am not a fan of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. If he’s not a Russian spy, he has certainly...

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Alexei Navalny’s Death Makes Tucker Carlson’s Putin Interview Even More Dreadful

Tweet Share Share Comment Is Tucker Carlson still in Moscow? I wonder if he was lounging in a café with his FSB handlers,...

16.02.2024 20

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The Real Takeaway From the “National Security Threat” Panic

Tweet Share Share Comment If the Russians are developing a nuclear anti-satellite weapon, as leaked reports from the House...

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The Biggest Problem With Trump’s NATO Remark

Tweet Share Share Comment Did Trump just encourage Russia to invade U.S. allies in Europe if they don’t spend more on defense?...

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Everything That Was Wrong With Tucker Carlson’s Putin Interview

Tweet Share Share Comment It is legitimate, in principle, for a journalist to interview a murderous dictator. The uproar over...

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What Biden’s Actually Doing With Those Drone Strikes in the Middle East

Tweet Share Share Comment Four months into the war between Israel and Hamas, the combatants, their allies, and their neighbors...

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Does the U.S. Really Need to Spend $131 Billion on New Nukes?

Tweet Share Share Comment Maybe it’s because of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, but few gasps were heard, no jaws...

02.02.2024 8

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How Biden Can Avoid Broadening the War in the Middle East

Tweet Share Share Comment President Biden has been walking a politico-military tightrope since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel...

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The Truth About Ukraine’s Decision to Give Up Its Nukes in the ’90s

Tweet Share Share Comment Ever since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many politicians and commentators have rued the day, back...

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There’s a Solid Plan to End the War in Gaza. Can Biden Get Bibi to Take It?

Tweet Share Share Comment The U.S., Egypt, and Qatar have devised a multistage plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war. One problem...

23.01.2024 30

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This Biden Move Only Encourages the Houthis—and Iran

Tweet Share Share Comment It’s a fool’s game to predict how the array of wars in the Middle East will evolve or end, but one...

19.01.2024 5

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The Real Reasons the Middle East Is Blowing Up Right Now

Tweet Share Share Comment The Middle East is blowing up. More militias and militaries are launching attacks against more...

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This May Be the Only Way to Avoid a Broader Regional War in the Middle East

Tweet Share Share Comment After the U.S.-British air and naval strikes on Yemen on Thursday night, the Middle East is even...

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