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Trump's role in brokering Israel-Hamas deal
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Trump's role in brokering Israel-Hamas deal

After two years of war in Gaza, a ceasefire and peace deal may finally be within reach, and Ian Bremmer says former President Trump deserves credit for.

​President Joe Biden speaks at a Holocaust remembrance ceremony at the US Capitol on May 7, 2024.
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Biden’s “ironclad” support for Israel faces its sternest test

President Joe Biden has what appears to be a political mission impossible: finding a thread that unites the pearls of Democrat support over the war in Gaza.

US President Joe Biden attends a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Israel last October.
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Biden’s criticism of Israel overshadowed by military aid

US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week both ripped into Israel over an airstrike that killed World Central Kitchen aid workers, including a dual citizen of the US and Canada. Israel said the strike was a mistake, but its explanation is doing little to quell outrage from Washington and Ottawa.

​US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Greenfield-Thomas addresses a meeting of the Security Council as they consider a US-sponsored resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, on March 22, 2024.
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China and Russia veto US cease-fire resolution for Gaza

Beijing and Moscow’s ambassadors seemingly took issue with the language of the resolution, contending it didn’t go far enough to demand a cease-fire.

Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz speaks to supporters following the announcement of exit polls in Israel's election at the party's headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel March 3, 2020.
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The rivalry dividing Israel’s government

On Monday, Israeli senior government official Benny Gantz met in Washington with Vice President Kamala Harris, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and lawmakers of both parties.

​Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a Cabinet meeting at the Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defence, in Tel Aviv, Israel on December 17, 2023.
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Gaza latest: Bibi unfazed, ceasefire goes nowhere, India in it

Israeli envoy Ron Dermer is in Washington this week for talks about when and how Israel might end its assault on the Gaza strip.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with soldiers as he visits an Israeli army base in Tze'elim, Israel November 7, 2023.
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Netanyahu flirts with a lengthy stay in Gaza

Less than two weeks since Israel launched a ground invasion of Gaza, it appears that Israeli troops won’t be leaving the coastal enclave anytime soon.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu attends Arnon Milchan's video testimony
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Latest twists and turns in Bibi’s trial

In one of the more damning moments of Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial, Arnon Milchan, a billionaire Hollywood mogul, took to the stand (virtually) on Monday to say his piece.

Explosions light up the sky after the Israeli military struck Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza.
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Israel prepares for Gaza escalation

Israel is bracing for fierce retaliatory strikes after taking out senior members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.

Cutout of Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu on background of flames & protests with the Israeli flag
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Israel’s political crisis, explained

What happened, exactly? Who wins and loses? And what does this all mean for Bibi?