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A ball of fire and smoke rises during Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, Oct. 9, 2023. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

Biden to visit Israel; IDF pummels Gaza ahead of expected ground op

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U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Israel this week in a show of support, as the IDF continues to strike Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of an anticipated ground offensive. "On Wednesday, I'll...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Amman, on Oct. 13, 2023. Credit: Chuck Kennedy/U.S. State Department.

Week after Hamas attack, Biden administration ‘strongly’ supports two-state solution

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The first question U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was asked during an Al-Arabiya interview in Cairo on Oct. 15 set a tone. The last question yielded a telling answer. "Mr.  Secretary. Well, actually, you have, well, a...
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Hamas Defenders Can’t Handle the Truth

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“Does the whole world hate the Jews?” The question was posed by a self-identified Democrat from Waterbury, Conn., who called into C-Span Saturday morning to confess that he believed white nationalists owned antisemitism in America....
A convoy of military vehicles seen near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip on Oct. 15, 2023. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90..

Reflections of a father

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Written on Friday afternoon, Erev Shabbat, Oct. 13, 2023 It has been a week since the war started, and I feel a need to write. I am not a writer. I am not writing this for...