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U.S. sends a top General to Israel amid fears of Iranian strickes - - - -
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/world/middleeast/israel-iran-hamas-strikes.html
By cassandra Vinograd Eric Schmitt
 Argument
The Foreign Policy
The problem isn't just Netanyahu, It's Israeli society - -
Despite blaming the prime minister, a large majority of Jewish Israeli citizens support his destructive policies in Gaza and beyond.
By Mairav Zonszein
 Essay
The New York Times
The tow - state solution is an unjust impossible fantasy - -
After 176 days, Israels assault on Gaza has not stopped and has expanded into what Human Rights Watch has declared to be a policy of starvation as a weapon of war. More than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed
By Tareq Baconi
 Analysis of facts - Facing Iran & Iranians
The Foreign Policy
Khamenei's strategy to dominate the Middle East. Will outlive him - -
Irans aging supreme leader is ensuring that any successor will stay the course.
By Reuel Marc Gerecht & Ray Takeyh
 Stork and Fisherman
The New York Times
A Stork, a fisherman and their unlikely bond enchant Turkey - -
Thirteen years ago, a stork landed on a fishermans boat looking for food. He has come back every year since, drawing national attention.
By Ben Hubbard, Safak Timur & Ivor Prickett
 Hypocrasy of Biden Administration
The Washington Post
Accusations of hypocrasy follow U.S. arms transfer to Israel - -
Four members of a United Nations peacekeeping team were injured in a blast while they were patrolling in southern Lebanon, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said in a statement Saturday, adding that the targeting of peacekeepers is unacceptable.
By Mohammad El Chanraa, Victoria Bisset & Kelsey Ables
 Israel - Palestinian Prisoners
The New York Times
What we know about Palestinians detained in Israel - -
Since Oct. 7, Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians suspected of militant activity. Rights groups allege that Israel has abused some detainees or held them without charges.
By Aaron Baxerman
 Israel - U.S. State dept.
The Washington Post
State Dept. Human Rights staffer quits over Biden's Zaza policy - -
The protest resignation is the latest sign of dissent brewing in some quarters of government
By Hannah Allam & John Hudson
 Biden Israel stance - will cause losing election
The Foreign Policy
Biden's Israel stance that of a disappointed uncle - -
Growing numbers of progressive U.S. leaders are calling for a different White House policy on Israel. The latest is Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, who described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as an obstacle to peace
By Ravi Agrawal
 Netanyahu - defies the world
The Washington Post
At least 20 killed awaiting aid in Gaza as new cease-fire debated - -
At least 20 people were killed and more than 150 wounded late Thursday in what Palestinian officials in Gaza and witnesses said was an Israeli attack on a crowd of people waiting to collect supplies from an aid convoy in the north of the enclave
By Kareem Fahim, Miriam Berger & Hazem Balousha
 Israel - American Congressmen
The Washington Post
Schumer urges new leadership in Israel, calling Netanyahu an obstacle to peace - -
Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, on Thursday delivered a pointed speech on the Senate floor excoriating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel as a major obstacle to peace in the Middle East
By Annie Karni
 Editorials
The National Review
Biden is failing the Israel test - -
When President Biden took a solidarity trip to Israel in the wake of the October 7 attacks, we gave him credit while cautioning that his vow to stand with Israelis would be put to the test in the ensuing months. Five months later, Biden is failing that test.
By The Editorial Board
 Analysis
The New York Times
Trump's conquest of the Republican party matters to every American - -
With Donald Trumps victories on Tuesday, he has moved to the cusp of securing the 1,215 delegates necessary to win the Republican Partys presidential nomination. The rest is a formality.
By The Editorial Board
 U.S. - flooding ams into Israel
The Washington Post
U.S. floods arms into Israel despite mounting alarm over war's conduct - -
Washington has approved more than 100 separate military sales to Israel since its invasion of Gaza, even as officials complain Israeli leaders have not done enough to protect civilians
By John Houdson
 Argument
The Foreign Policy
The brutal logic to Israel's action in Gaza - -
The Biden administrations delicate, much criticized line recognizes the lack of a coherent alternative strategy.
By Raphael S. Cohen
 Gaza - Israeli Genocide
The Washington Post
More than 100 killed in Gaza city, say Israel cities stamped at aid drop - -
Israeli forces opened fire on members of the crowd who approached soldiers in a manner deemed threatening, and the military is reviewing the incident, according to Israeli officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.
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 Israel - Michigan Democrat - Biden
The New York Times
The war in Gaza turned this longtime Michigan Democrat against Biden - -
She knows the stakes. She loathes Donald Trump. But Terry Ahwal says she wont back President Biden in November.
By Jennifer Medina
 Israel - Gaza - New settlements
The Washington Post
White House - Gaza - New Settlements
The decision was in response to reports that the far-right government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was planning further settlement expansion, an official said
By John Hudson and Karen DeYoung
 Opinions
The New York Times
Biden is in danger of losing Michigan, and with it the whole election - -
Donald Trump has never been a friend to our community, the very bare minimum Biden needs to do is to completely overhaul Americas relationship with Israel, demand a permanent end to hostilities and end American military aid to Israel, at least as long as its war in Gaza drags on.
By Michelle Goldberg
 Biden - U.N. Vetos - Election
The Washington Post
Biden faces major challenge on Gaza in next week's michigan primary - -
next Tuesday as a warning to President Biden that his support for Israel and refusal to call for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip could cost him the state in Novembers presidential election.
By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Isaac Armsderf
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 Iran - Israel
The Washington Post
Israel braces for Tehran's response after dedly Damascus strike - -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/04/israel-iran-syria-consulate-strike/
By Kareem Fahim, Susannah George, Shane Harris & Suzan Haidamois
 Analysis
The Foreign Policy
The U.N. security council's dedfault is deadlock - -
Countries have used the bodys impasse over conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine to advance their own interests.
By J. Alex Tarquinio
 Israel - Genocide in bright day light
The Washington Post
Israeli strike kills 7 world Central Kitchen workers, group halts aid - -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel carried out the strike but said it was unintentional
By Loveday Morris, Kelsey Ables, Gate Brown, Adam Taylor & Claire Parker
 Israel - Unwanted partner
The Washington Post
Scale of destruction in and around al-Shifa hospital
Photographs of Gaza Citys al-Shifa Hospital and the area around it after Israeli troops withdrew Monday revealed leveled buildings, charred exteriors and walls riddled with holes underscoring the devastating extent of damage sustained by the facility in fighting
By Leo Sands
More Killing at Gaza by Wrong Admin. Policy
The Washington Post
U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel - -
Despite a widening rift with the Israeli government, the Biden administration continues to authorize the transfer of 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons
By John Houdson
 America can pressure Israel - It should
The Foreign Policy
America has pressured Israel before - and - can do it again - -
In 1991, President George H.W. Bush outraged Israeli leaders by conditioning aid and placing U.S. interests first.
By Alia Brahimi
Majority Americans - Oppose Israel
The Washington Post
Most Americans oppose Israel's war in Gaza, poll dinds - -
Most Americans disapprove of Israels war in Gaza, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday
By Bryan Pietsch
 Israel largest land Seizer
The Washington Post
Israel announces largest West Bank land seizure since 1993 during Blinken Vist - -
Israels far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, announced the seizure of 10 square kilometers (3.8 square miles) of Palestinian territory in the West Bank on Friday
By Gate Brown
Analysis
The Foreign Policy
Washington pressure on Israel
The Biden administration unveiled its first-ever sanctions on Israeli settler outposts this week.
By Christina Lu
 Pro - Israel lobby - Gaza war
The New York Times
Pro - Israel lobby challenges amid Gaza war and shifting politics - -
AIPAC, long influential with both parties in Washington, is drawing criticism from Democrats for trying to defeat incumbents while it struggles to move aid for Israel through Congress
By Kate Kelly and Kenneth P. Vogel
 Israel - Gaza Kids - Mental harm
The Washington Post
War is exposing Gaza kids to relentless mental harm, aid group says - -
The aid organization Save the Children says that Palestinian children in Gaza are facing relentless mental harm
By Jennifer Hassan
 Opinions
The Washington Post
The paradox of Iranian film: Greatness out of reprssion - -
Iran today might be best known for two things: one of the most repressive regimes in the world and one of the most impressive cinemas in the world
By Arash Azizi
 Iran - Election - Politcs
The Foreign Policy
Iran's new wave of political conservativea is here - -
In last weeks parliamentary election, the Iranian political spectrum shifted to include a new group of outsiders.
By Sina Toosi
 Architechture - New Communit
The New York Times
An Architect who builds community wins the pritzker price - -
Riken Yamamoto of Japan is recognized for modest designs that inspire social connection and both literal and figurative transparency.
By Robin Porebin
 Arab American - Biden Re-election
The New York Times
Arab American fury toward Biden - -
as a Palestinian American Muslim who voted for Joe Biden in 2020, he feels betrayed bitterly over the administrations position on the war in Gaza.
By Charles M. Blow
 Essay
The Foreign Policy
The field of Geopolitics offers both promise and peril - -
True or not, the comment was a window into the rabid nationalism that shapes Putins foreign policy
By Hal Brands
 Analysis
The Washington Post
Airman who set self on fire grew up on religious compound had anarchest past - -
Bushnell, 25, mentioned nothing violent or self-sacrificial, the friend said.
By Emily Davies, Peter Hermann & Dan Lamothe
Analysis
The New York Times
Biden caught in a political bind over Israel policy - -
His steadfast support of the Gaza war effort is angering young people and Arab Americans in an election year.
By Aaron Boxerman & Jonathan Weisman
 Biden - Gaza policy - Black votes
The Foreign Policy
Is Biden's Gaza policy Alienating Black voters ? - -
For decades, despite the diverse politics of the Black community, addressing Black voters concerns with racial and economic domestic issues was enough to solidify the Black American vote behind the Democratic Party. But this is changing.
By Christopher Shell
 Essay
The New York Times
The specter of nationalism - -
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/03/nationalism-elections-2024-democracy-liberalism/
By Pratap Bhanu Mehta
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