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Middle East

Why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has endured

Forget diplomacy, for Tel Aviv it's been increasing military aggression as the default approach to any security problem.

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US still fighting ISIS war inside Syria amid power vacuum

But critics say there is no better time than now to extricate American troops from the country

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Middle East

The fall of Assad is a defeat for Russia — and no 'win' for the US

We should note that for every bad outcome for Moscow here, Washington faces an equally unstable path, too

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Assad falls, reportedly fleeing Syria. What's next?

After more than a decade of civil war, it looks like a group the US calls terrorists are taking over

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Washington Politics

Free speech crises loom with crackdown on Israel criticism

The incoming Trump team appears poised to take a hardline and Congress isn't far behind. And it's just not on college campuses.

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Amnesty International calls Israel's actions in Gaza genocide

Other humanitarian orgs echo this sentiment