Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Israel Radio, Ha’Aretz, and others. Once New York Sun, always New York Sun. Test &&
The American draft resolution calls for a cease-fire in exchange for the release of all hostages, to take effect ‘as soon as practicable.’ The resolution would act to bar a military operation at Rafah, where the terrorist organization’s last ba…
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Even as Ramallah is calling for ‘unity’ with Hamas, America is increasingly hinting it might recognize a state ruled by a ‘revamped’ Palestinian leadership, as well as pressuring Israel over its anti-terrorism tactics in the West Bank.
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As attacks ramp up again, much more military effort will be needed to return the essential maritime artery to full function.
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Washington is seeking a ‘firm timeline’ for creating a Palestinian state; America is probing Israel for possible ‘misuse’ of U.S. arms to kill civilians; and the CIA chief is pressuring Israel to return to negotiations over Hamas’s demands for hostage releases.
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Wednesday’s red-carpet reception at Cairo represents a complete policy turnaround for President Erdogan. For a decade, the Ankara strongman has used every epithet in the Turkish language to describe President al-Sisi.
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As the tone from the White House turns sharply critical of Jerusalem, the governments of Spain, Belgium, and Italy say they are considering ending arms sales to Israel.
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Even as diplomacy intensifies, Israel is ratcheting up its plans to invade Rafah with force, dismantle the four Hamas divisions that remain there, and capture the Philadelphi corridor that separates Gaza from Egypt.
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Jerusalem is adamantly asserting that it cannot defeat Hamas, and eventually wind down the war, unless it engages in a major battle at the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a move opposed by America and Egypt, among others.
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The growing gap between Israeli and American visions for the future of the Mideast is increasingly becoming visible.
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Why would the Yemeni proxy army end its Red Sea siege if its masters at Tehran are immune from attacks?
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Events connected to the accusations against three of the four men on Washington’s sanctions list occurred months and years before the October 7 attacks.
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President Biden’s insistence that America seeks no war with Iran’s leaders is a green light for the Islamic Republic maintaining its war on us and on our allies.
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