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Tom Mockaitis, Opinion Contributor

Tom Mockaitis, Opinion Contributor

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Schumer is right: Netanyahu, Hamas and Abbas must go

Schumer offered what may be the most compelling argument for a change of course in Israeli politics.  

19.03.2024 7

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Tom Mockaitis, Opinion Contributor

Israel may have committed war crimes in Gaza but not genocide

If the massive assault on Gaza is not genocide, it may constitute a war crime, although that will be hard to prove.

04.02.2024 10

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The problematic mentality behind Israel's high-intensity operations

Oct. 7 and the mounting international criticism have revived a siege mentality present since the creation of Israel in 1948.

02.01.2024 4

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The dangerous mentality fueling Israel's high-powered warfare

Oct. 7 and the mounting international criticism have revived a siege mentality present since the creation of Israel in 1948.

02.01.2024 3

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The GOP should clean its own house before addressing university antisemitism

Grandstanding by Republican representatives was disingenuous given their own party’s track record on antisemitism and other forms of bigotry. 

12.12.2023 2

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Tom Mockaitis, Opinion Contributor

Palestinians don’t need deradicalization. They need better lives.

It isn’t necessary and won’t work for a simple reason: Most Palestinians are not radicals.

28.11.2023 4

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Defeating Hamas is the easy part. Lasting peace is the critical goal.

“What is the alternative to peace?” may be the most important question for Palestinians and Israelis.

15.11.2023 8

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Surging extremism in the wake of the Gaza War is no coincidence

As the war over Gaza rages, it has inspired a wave of hate crimes and terrorist attacks and deepened political divisions across the United States and...

27.10.2023 5

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What did Hamas actually hope to achieve?

What seems like an act of senseless violence to outside observers has a peculiar logic within that unconventional framework. 

18.10.2023 40

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Tom Mockaitis, Opinion Contributor

Defeating Hamas is necessary but will not bring lasting peace

Hope for the future lies with moderates on both sides.

10.10.2023 2

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Tom Mockaitis, Opinion Contributor

Even with a lengthy stalemate in the Ukraine-Russia war, aid must continue

The conflict now looks more like a WWI trench stalemate than a WWII war of maneuver.  

25.09.2023 2

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