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President Biden’s Finest Hour
This column doesn’t always abound with praise for President Biden and his administration. This week’s is an exception. On Oct. 8, the day after the greatest atrocity in Jewish history since Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, Jews in Israel and the diaspora ...
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World
For Hezbollah and Israel, the Stakes in Any Broader War Are High
The fighting between Israel and Hamas has raised fears the violence will spill into Lebanon as a wider conflict with Hezbollah. Given the strength of Hezbollah forces, that would pose a real danger for Israel.
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World
Rescuers struggle as Israel’s bombardment buries Gazans in their homes.
When Amal al-Akam fled her home in northern Gaza, she had time only to grab her children and throw on a prayer shawl. But some in her family could not get out in time. “The Israelis bombed the house over the heads of my father-in-law and his wife and ...
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Newyork
Shaken by War, a Jewish College’s Soccer Team Finds Peace on the Field
The Israeli flag fluttered in a stiff breeze behind the visitors’ bench at SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx last week. It was the first time this year that Israel’s blue-and-white standard had accompanied the Yeshiva University men’s soccer team to ...
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World
Facing Risky Options for Gaza Hostages, U.S. Turns to Longtime Mediator
Hamas is believed to hold at least 199 people in Gaza, a dense territory descending into a chaotic crisis, where many officials believe a military rescue would be dangerous for soldiers and hostages alike.
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World
Hamas Hijacked Victims’ Social Media Accounts to Spread Terror
The use of hostages’ Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp accounts to livestream attacks and issue death threats is a new tactic, experts said.
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News
Business Leaders Face a Dilemma Over ‘Davos in the Desert’
The Future Investment Initiative kicks off in Riyadh next week, with questions swirling over who will attend and who will drop out of the event.
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Newyork
I Don’t Have to Post About My Outrage. Neither Do You.
I am neither Jewish nor Palestinian, and none of my six regular gigs have anything to do with foreign policy, but the other day I opened Twitter (now called X) after some time offline to find people I don’t know demanding that I make a public ...
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World
A Palestinian man, who was a driver near the rave, is thought to be held hostage in Gaza.
A young Palestinian man from East Jerusalem, Soheib Muhammad Abu Amar, is missing and believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas and ferried into Gaza, his family said. Mr. Abu Amar, 22, is thought to be the only Palestinian who is not a citizen of ...
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World
Tuesday Briefing
President Biden will go to Israel.