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Netanyahu’s onslaught against Gaza has been genocidal, but Israelis refuse to see it. This has historical parallels—and roots in Israel’s foundation

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Mamdani vs the Democrats
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Gisèle Pelicot’s pedagogy of justice
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Israelis know that Netanyahu faces a reckoning
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Trump, Putin, Xi and the global succession crisis
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