Dan Perry is the former chief editor of The Associated Press in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the former chairman of the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem, and the author of two books about Israel. Follow his newsletter “Ask Questions Later” at danperry.substack.com.
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By Dan Perry
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Opinion A year after Oct. 7, Israel has the chance to remake its future — for better or worse
This war has been devastating. It's also created a rare opportunity for peace
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Opinion There are three ways Israel could react to Iran’s strike — here’s how it should decide between them
Israel could produce a measured response — or risk World War III
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Opinion With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground
Nothing is black-and-white in the Middle East — except, perhaps, the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah
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Opinion Netanyahu delivered fire and brimstone at the UN — but who was he trying to impress?
It appears Israel's prime minister was aiming for an audience of one
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Opinion Israel’s next war front: Why Lebanon is different than Gaza
The fight by Iran and Hezbollah is not for justice or self-determination, but an orchestrated campaign of aggression
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Opinion Get ready for an extraordinary example of Netanyahu’s wanton corruption
Israel's prime minister has a habit of using taxpayers' money to fund pricey vacations — under the guise of observing Shabbat
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Opinion A daring attack on Hezbollah may reveal Israel’s strengths — and its most terrifying weakness
Israel has once more demonstrated the superiority of its intelligence and military technology — and the buffoonery of its leader
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Opinion It’s time to let the global media into Gaza
Israel is keeping the press from accurately covering the biggest story in the world
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Culture Why saying ‘L’shana Tova’ on Rosh Hashanah may not be the correct phrase
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Culture A Jewish prophet of the 1980s would be horrified to see that we didn’t heed his warnings
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Fast Forward Meet Lev Kreitman, who brought down Tel Aviv shooter and survived Nova music festival on Oct. 7
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