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Middle East

Gaza plan: Looks Like peace, acts like occupation

The US and Israel are pushing a ceasefire which lacks detail and masks myriad pitfalls. Here's what a serious negotiation would look like.

Van Jones
Media

Van Jones found out: Gaza dead baby jokes aren't funny

The backlash to his remarks on HBO shows a public increasingly unwilling to excuse dehumanization in Gaza and the West Bank

Xi Jinping Donald Trump Vladimir Putin
Middle East

Why Trump won't get Afghanistan's Bagram base back

While the Taliban have of course objected, Russia and China would have something to say too

Safra Catz tiktok oracle israel
Middle East

Oracle execs: Love Israel or maybe this isn't the job for you

Employees who disagreed were reportedly referred to company mental health services


Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt
Middle East

Egypt stepping out from Israel's shadow? It depends.

President El Sisi has called Jerusalem 'the enemy' and is renewing ties with its other neighbors. But some military and economic bonds are hard to break.