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Palestinian Local Elections: Continued Optimism for Gaza
As Gazans vote alongside their Palestinian compatriots, just the participation itself represents some hope for reconciliation.
A Peace of Hope at Last?
Hamas has fallen, the hostages are coming home, and the war is finally ending. But peace arrives not in triumph, but in ruins — and with bitter lessons unlearned. This is the anatomy of a war that was both inevitable and disastrously mismanaged.
One Good Thing About Trump Presidency: Netanyahu Getting What He Deserves
Relying on slippery allies is a lesson that Europe is quickly learning, but it appears to be one that Netanyahu shouldn't be too far behind on either…
Back to Square One
Hamas’s genocidal assult on southern Israel has prompted the Jewish state to act against the terror group, but the concerns of Israeli unilateralism persist.