As desperate Palestinians in sealed-off Gaza try to find refuge under Israel’s relentless bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, many ask why neighboring Egypt or other Arab countries don’t take them in.
Analysts say the United States is pressuring Saudi Arabia to normalize relations with Israel in exchange for Israel's agreement to a ceasefire. But the prospects of such a deal are dim as the violence in Gaza shows no signs of stopping. According to the update from the Hamas-run Health Min...
The move was criticized as illegal and irresponsible by Palestinians but celebrated in Israel. Others in the neighborhood turned to Trump as a result of the rise in antisemitism in the area after Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s military response to it. “We’ve ...
That’s why it’s so hard to reckon with the facts: because the loss of her is so terrible, and so inhumanly unfair, and because if she could have outlived herself, she would find the whole thing – the rituals of grief, the sobriety of her own memorialisation, all the earnest mawki...
Media outlets eagerly insisted that Harris seemed to show “greater understanding and empathy for Palestinians,” and surmised that such a difference in perspective might lead to a change in policy. But in the months since assuming the head of the Democratic ticket, Harris has made it clear that...
Vice President Kamala Harris: It's an election, Bill. And I take-- it seriously that I have to earn everyone's vote. This is an election for president of the United States. No one should be able to take for granted that they can just declare themselves a candidate and...
The theme of his book could be summarized by saying, à la Orwell, “Israel bad, Palestine good.” To arrive at this theme, he has to completely neglect anything bad ever done by the Palestinians and anything good ever done by Israel. But I’m getting ahead of myself: ...
Why Fatah Is Not the Answer; Engaging the Palestinians Means Engaging Hamas; Fatah Has Lost Its CredibilityByline: Jeremy Greenstock (Greenstock is director of the Ditchley Foundation and a former...Greenstock, Jeremy
“Hamas unleashed a terrorist attack because they fear nothing more than Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in peace,” Mr. Biden said ina post on X, formerly Twitter. “To continue down the path of terror, violence, killing and war is to give Hamas what they seek. We can’t...
The years of closure have devastated the lives of Palestinians in Gaza. Inhabitants theredon’t have enough waterfor drinking and sanitation. They faceelectricity cutsthat run 12 to 18 hours each day. Without adequate water and electricity, Gaza’s fragile health care system is “on the brink ...