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This new Hamas chief signals more war, not less for Gaza

By Abdelhalim Abdelrahman,Giorgio Cafiero on Aug 12, 2024 12:05 am
Featured Image While the entire Middle East remains in suspense over how the Iranian-led “axis of resistance” will respond to the July 31 assassination in Tehran, presumably by Israel, of Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Haniyeh, the group’s decision to make Yahya Sinwar its new chief raises questions about its future strategy.
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'I'm speaking now': Harris rebukes Gaza protesters

By Annelle Sheline on Aug 08, 2024 01:25 pm
Featured Image This week, Vice President Kamala Harris has missed important opportunities to distinguish herself from President Biden’s disastrous approach on Gaza — renewing serious concerns about how she might handle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if elected in November.

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No, Tim Walz is not a Manchurian Candidate

By Walter Hatch on Aug 08, 2024 07:57 am
Featured Image If you enter the fevered corners of the info-verse, you might hear that Tim Walz is a Manchurian Candidate. The governor of Minnesota, just selected by presidential candidate Kamala Harris to serve as her running mate, does indeed have a longstanding interest in China.
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Water wars: What the US can offer the Taliban, for a price

By Tanya Goudsouzian,Zekria Barakzai on Aug 07, 2024 12:05 am
Featured Image Three years after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, many Western countries are unwilling to formally recognize the hardline group as a legitimate government until it ends widely banned practices such as institutionalized oppression of women or extrajudicial detentions and killings of suspected political opponents.
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What the Ukraine war has in common with Vietnam

By Mark Episkopos on Aug 07, 2024 12:05 am
Featured Image In her final moments, Getrude Stein is rumored to have asked, “What is the answer?” No reply came from those gathered around her. She followed up with the retort, “but what is the question?”
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Poll: Most Americans don't want to send troops to defend Israel

By Aaron Sobczak on Aug 06, 2024 05:55 pm
Featured Image According to a survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, only 41% of Americans support the idea of U.S. troops defending Israel, even if its neighbors attacked it. This is a decrease from 53% in 2021 and represents the lowest level of support since the the council started tracking the question in 2010.
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