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When it comes to Israel, this 'dissent channel' is broken
Washington Politics

When it comes to Israel, this 'dissent channel' is broken

Washington's civil servants have been doing everything from raising formal grievances to resigning. Nothing is working and here's why.


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Middle East

Ronald Reagan wasn't afraid to use leverage to hold Israel to task

In fact, GOP presidents were much tougher on Tel Aviv in the wake of its aggression against neighbors, settlements, and civilian attacks.

Drafter of Leahy law says it was never applied to Israel
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Drafter of Leahy law says it was never applied to Israel

‘If a government doesn’t want to comply with the law, they shouldn’t receive U.S. assistance’

Rep. Cuellar's Bribery charges expose Azerbaijan's influence game
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Rep. Cuellar's Bribery charges expose Azerbaijan's influence game

The US lawmaker's alleged illegal work on behalf of Baku is just the tip of the iceberg

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Global Crises

Trump the anti-war president was always a myth

Let the record show: Trump poured fuel on our endless wars and kicked diplomacy to the curb.

PBS on William F. Buckley: Not quite getting it ‘right’
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PBS on William F. Buckley: Not quite getting it ‘right’

A new documentary leaves out his shifting post-Cold War views, particularly on the Iraq War and neocons.