Israel
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World
Gaza’s Hospitals Face ‘Impossible’ Choices With Israel Evacuation Order
As Israel called for Gazans to leave the north of the besieged enclave, hospitals in Gaza City said they had no way to evacuate thousands of sick and injured patients and that there were not enough hospitals to treat them in the south. With a widely ...
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Newyork
A Palestinian Restaurant Perseveres in War’s Shadow
Since Ayat opened its door in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, the restaurant has been proudly Palestinian. Inside its cozy storefront, Palestinian flags flank a glass case filled with grape leaves, fried eggplant and beef pies. It is a place to celebrate ...
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Newyork
Securing Captives’ Freedom Is a Higher Jewish Value Than Revenge
Israel is a small country. Everyone I know knows somebody who was killed or affected by the excruciating events of the past week. In my case, it is a family friend from our synagogue, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a dual American-Israeli citizen, who was at ...
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Newyork
Does the U.S. Really Want a Mass Expulsion in Gaza?
Israel has ordered more than a million people to leave northern Gaza, presumably to prepare for an imminent ground offensive. Its military strategists appear to be planning the depopulation and reoccupation of at least part of an area home to around ...
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US
Nikki Haley, Israel and the Politics of Diplomacy
In January 2017, Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, received a phone call from Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and Donald Trump’s newly appointed ambassador to the United Nations. Ms. Haley wanted to apologize ...
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World
The Schoolyard
In One Image The Schoolyard By Samar Abu Elouf with Eric Nagourney Little good comes from the skies. Not in Gaza City. Not these days, anyway. As the roar of airstrikes fills the air, a young boy tries to pinpoint the threat, as if one can outrun a ...
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Newyork
Hamas Bears the Blame for Every Death in This War
On Friday the Israeli government gave civilians in the northern Gaza Strip 24 hours to evacuate to the southern part of the territory, in anticipation of a major military offensive. Hamas, for its part, “told Gaza residents to stay put, despite ...
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World
Poised for Attack, Israel Steps Up Calls for Gaza Residents to Leave ‘Battle Zone’
Nearly one million displaced Gazans are facing shortages of food, clean water and shelter, while Americans remain trapped in the enclave.
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World
Israel Plans Gaza Invasion to Avenge Hamas Atrocities
The plan, according to three senior officers, would involve taking the Hamas stronghold of Gaza City and eliminating the group’s leadership.
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World
Schumer Plans Vote of Support Upon Returning From Israel
The Senate will vote early next week on a bipartisan resolution condemning Hamas’s strikes on Israel and pledging to support the Jewish state’s war effort, said Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, who is spending the weekend meeting with ...