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Netanyahu gambles on Trump
Donald  J. Trump’s four years in office may not be honeymoon years for US-Israeli relations.
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James M. Dorsey
Israel’s times may be ‘a-changin’
Israel's times may be ‘a-changin’ to borrow singer Bob Dylan’s phrase.
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Netanyahu’s reshaped Middle East aligns neatly with Trump’s new world order
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s effort to reshape the Middle East aligns neatly with US President Donald J. Trump’s notion of big power…
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With his right hand not knowing what his left hand is doing, Trump plays with fire
US President Donald J. Trump may be a classic case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing. Mr. Trump’s dealings this week with the…
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The logic in Trump’s madness
There is logic to Donald J. Trump’s madness. Irrespective of the merits of the US president’s ethics, policies, and style, Mr. Trump’s grenade-throwing…
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James M. Dorsey
Israel joins Russia in laughing its way to the bank after Trump-Zelensky spat
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February 2025

Hamas and Israel jockey for position with Gaza hanging in the balance
Substack columns like The Turbulent World are essential reading in a world of sharply diminished coverage of international affairs by mainstream media.
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Israeli security demands threaten to upset Syria’s apple cart
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has reduced his security toolkit to overwhelming military force and landgrabs.
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Keeping the Gaza war on a low boil may suit both Netanyahu and Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is about scoring political points, if need be, at the expense of the lives of Hamas-held Israeli hostages and…
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US President Trump’s Gaza shock therapy rocks Arab boats
US President Donald J. Trump’s shock-and-awe Gaza therapy appears to be working.
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Trump can only play both sides against the middle so long
Second-guessing US President Donald J. Trump is a tricky business.
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Israel and Hamas adopt hard line as they enter second-phase ceasefire talks
An Israeli refusal to allow mobile homes and heavy construction equipment into Gaza bodes ill for this week’s second-phase indirect Gaza ceasefire talks…
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