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What Israel could have achieved earlier with a hostage/cease-fire agreement has become impossible due to new conditions that Netanyahu introduced into the proposed deal. The paths chosen by Israel's leadership are leading down a slippery slope.

It's not just a few hecklers, Michigan voters' concerns cannot be ignored. How can Democrats speak of the importance of freedom — while turning a blind eye to the imprisonment of Palestinian civilians in a strip of land that has become a living hell?

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s reckless assassination of Ismail Haniyeh undermines the prospects for a peace deal and the release of the hostages. They assassinated the man who had the power to make a deal with Israel...

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'Our enemies are your enemies,' the prime minister insisted, setting up confrontation with Iran. He didn’t present as someone on the verge of signing a ceasefire deal to end the war and free the Israeli and American hostages.

The Israeli army uses the veneer of internal accountability to fend off external criticism. But its record reveals how few perpetrators are punished. Every day, more and more horrifying evidence emerges, revealing what many Israelis seek to repress.

For 15 years, the Israeli prime minister has proven his ability to scuttle political agreements — while never losing the United States’ backing.

Israeli soldiers describe the near-total absence of firing regulations in the Gaza war, with troops shooting as they please, setting homes ablaze, and leaving corpses on the streets — all with their commanders’ permission.