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Yellen Says Nothing Is ‘Off the Table’ as U.S. Considers New Sanctions on Iran and Hamas
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Wednesday that the Israel-Gaza war represents a new concern for the global economy and signaled that additional U.S. sanctions could be coming in response to the attack on Israel by Hamas. Ms. Yellen offered ...
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Newyork
How Israel’s 9/11 Tests American Grand Strategy
Twenty-one years ago, in the shadow of the Sept. 11 attacks, George W. Bush warned of an “axis of evil,” encompassing the authoritarian and anti-American regimes of Iraq, Iran and North Korea. He did not claim that they were actually allies or ...
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Newyork
The Gaza Trap
Four days after Hamas’s attack, Israel appeared poised to order a full-scale ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. With more than 1,000 killed in Israel and 2,600 wounded in the most deadly incursion on Israeli territory in its history, the government ...
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World
Wednesday Briefing
A trail of terror in Israel.
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World
Bipartisan Group of U.S. Lawmakers Meets With Netanyahu in Israel
Four U.S. lawmakers met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other government leaders in Israel on Tuesday, in what they described as a show of solidarity after Hamas’s surprise attacks over the weekend. “We stand shoulder to shoulder so that ...
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World
House Disarray Leaves Path for Israel Aid Uncertain
There is broad consensus in Congress for backing Israel in its war against Hamas, but with the House rudderless and divided, the path for any assistance is uncertain.
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World
How Israel’s Feared Security Services Failed to Stop Hamas’s Attack
Israel’s military and espionage services are considered among the world’s best, but on Saturday, operational and intelligence failures led to the worst breach of Israeli defenses in half a century.
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World
Along Israel’s Borders With Lebanon and Syria, Clashes Raise Fears of Another Front
Shelling sounded out along Israel’s volatile northern border with Lebanon for a third consecutive day Tuesday, stoking fears on both sides of a repeat of 2006, when Israel fought a bloody monthlong war with Hezbollah, the Shiite group committed to ...
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Newyork
Israel Has Never Needed to Be Smarter Than in This Moment
I have covered this conflict for almost 50 years, and I’ve seen Israelis and Palestinians do a lot of awful things to one another: Palestinian suicide bombers blowing up Israeli discos and buses; Israeli fighter jets hitting neighborhoods in Gaza ...
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Newyork
As the Israel-Hamas War Rages On
More from our inbox: Baseball Changes, to Jeers and CheersChildren’s Gun DeathsTurtles and UsCredit...Tamir Kalifa for The New York TimesTo the Editor: Re “Israel Orders Siege; Hamas Issues Threats” (front page, Oct. 10): As an emergency room ...