Israel
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Newyork
Israel Can Defend Itself and Uphold Its Values
Israel stands on the verge of invading Gaza in response to the terrorist attacks by Hamas that many, including Israel’s leaders, have compared to Sept. 11 not just because of the scale and savagery but also because the terrorists sought to destroy ...
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Newyork
Ethical Resistance Is the Answer to Grief and Rage
In 1988, bombs exploded at restaurants, sporting events and arcades in South Africa. In response, the African National Congress, then in its 77th year of a struggle to overthrow white domination, did something remarkable: It accepted responsibility ...
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Newyork
What Does Destroying Gaza Solve?
On a reporting trip to Gaza two decades ago, I interrupted some high school boys playing soccer and asked them about their lives and hopes. The conversation veered to Israel and terrorism, so I quizzed them about whether they believed it would be ...
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Newyork
On the Cusp of Invasion, a Poet in Gaza Reflects on Trauma
I was in my family’s living room on the first floor when my younger brother entered one night this week. It was very dark, and electricity had been cut off for over 20 hours. My brother could not see me. I was just as black as the armchair I was ...
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US
‘I Was Very Alone Today’: Young Jewish Americans Grieve Over Israel
In the aftermath of the attack by Hamas, they spoke of fear, shock, solidarity and helplessness.
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Newyork
Why Israel Is Acting This Way
With the Middle East on the cusp of a full-blown ground war, I was thinking on Friday morning about how Israel’s last two major wars have two very important things in common: They were both started by nonstate actors backed by Iran — Hezbollah from ...
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US
Gaza Crisis Unites American Muslims in Anger and Mourning
Friday sermons across the country, from a wide range of Muslim communities, focused on a similar message of solidarity with Palestinians.
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Newyork
Now Is the Moment for Biden’s Age to Be an Asset
President Biden’s experience certainly should have prepared him for this moment of crisis in Israel and Palestine. He launched his national political career with a run for the Senate in 1972 that turned on his pledge to fight the Nixon administration ...
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Newyork
Why Israel Must Reconsider Its Gaza Evacuation Order
Thursday night’s order by the Israel Defense Forces to Palestinians in Gaza to evacuate their homes within 24 hours was dangerous and deeply troubling. Any demand for a mass evacuation on extremely short notice could have devastating humanitarian ...
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World
Israel Sticks to Call for Gaza Evacuation and Readies a Possible Invasion
The United Nations and others condemned the call for more than a million people to leave northern Gaza, and Israel softened its initial 24-hour timetable.