US policies strengthen Benjamin Netanyahu – whose political preference in the short term is an open-ended war, not a deal. Netanyahu is a loose cannon, which Kamala Harris should have no interest in reloading 10 weeks out from an election.
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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.
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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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