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Opinion Henry Kissinger and his original sins of US Middle East policy
Kissinger thwarted several opportunities to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for good
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Opinion Why do so many conversations about Israel exclude more than half of the Jewish population?
The maleness of the American Jewish conversation on Israel is becoming a problem
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Opinion Henry Kissinger wasn’t bad for Israel — he helped save it
Kissinger was a skilled statesman whose diplomatic strategy helped Israel in fundamental ways
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News Nicole Malliotakis wants you to remember she voted against her party
During her run for Congress last year, Nicole Malliotakis repeatedly accused her opponent, first-term Rep. Max Rose, of voting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic caucus “95 percent of the time.” Now, a little over a month into her term, Malliotakis, a Republican from Staten Island, wants everyone to know that she cast…
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Opinion Ilhan Omar Is Not Anti-Semitic. She’s An Anti-Imperialist.
There are two stories this week about Rep. Ilhan Omar, the new Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota. But the trick is, you cannot understand one without the other. Let me explain. First, she tweeted that Republican attacks on her and Rep. Rashida Tlaib were “all about the Benjamins.” Her suggestion that money heavily influences politicians’ positions…
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Fast Forward Pro-Israel Members Of Congress Push Bill To Aid Palestinian Investment
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A bipartisan slate of lawmakers in Congress introduced a bill that would invest in businesses in the Palestinian areas — a bid to replace some of the massive cuts in assistance imposed recently by the Trump administration. Under the measure, the United States would contribute $50 million a year to investments in…
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Fast Forward House Passes New $38 Billion Aid Package For Israel
(JTA) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure that would codify into law the $38 billion defense aid package for Israel over 10 years that was negotiated in the final days of the Obama administration. The U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018 approved Wednesday gives the defense package the imprimatur of Congress,…
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