Israel has moved steadily to the right and the Democratic Party to the left in recent years, while memories of the Holocaust, which long undergirded Americans’ sympathy for Israel, have increasingly faded into the past.
Israel-Hamas war
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Top UN court orders Israel to halt military offensive in Rafah; Israel unlikely to comply
Criticism of Israel’s conduct in the war in Gaza has been growing, particularly once it turned its focus to Rafah.
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Families of Israeli hostages release video of female soldiers being captured by Hamas
The footage was taken by Hamas militants who stormed the Nahal Oz military base on Oct. 7.
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Calls to back cease-fire in Gaza prompt tense meeting in Brunswick
Council Chairperson Abby King declined to consider the resolution for a cease-fire, a proposal brought by local advocates, prompting heated debate at the meeting.
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U.N. halts all food distribution in Rafah after running out of supplies in the city
A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court cited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged ‘use of starvation as a method of warfare.’
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Hague prosecutor says Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu, responsible for war crimes
Karim Khan said that he believes Netanyahu, his defense minister and three Hamas leaders are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel.
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Augusta councilors decline to take action on resolution seeking cease-fire in Gaza, Israel
Some residents express fears that taking a stand in Middle East conflict could create divisions in the community.
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Israeli military finds bodies of 3 hostages killed by Hamas at Oct. 7 music festival
All three were killed by Hamas at the Nova music festival, an outdoor dance party near the Gaza border.
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Gordon L. Weil: Struggling to understand Israel-Palestine
“I hope this is not 1968 again.” Observing campus unrest, an academic friend expressed his concern, but his comment went beyond the demonstrations. The Vietnam War was the focus of the turmoil of the 1960s, and its effect transformed American political life. The country itself changed and some shared political values were shredded. The question […]
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House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in Republican-led rebuke of Biden
But the White House has said Biden would veto the bill if it passes Congress, and the Democratic-led Senate seems certain to reject it.
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