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How the U.S.-Israel Relationship Actually Works

Earlier this week, Israel began a ground invasion of Lebanon. This followed Israel’s significant aerial bombardment of Hezbollah weapons stockpiles, and its assassination of the group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. On Tuesday, Iran, which backs Hezbollah, fired some two hundred missiles at Israel; no Israelis died in the barrage—which was repelled …

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ANTISEMITISM RESURGENT: MANIFESTATIONS OF ANTISEMITISM IN THE 21ST CENTURY

Modern antisemitism is a repackaging of historic tropes. Antisemites have adapted conspiracy theories of the blood libel as well as Jewish influence in economic and governmental affairs to fit new circumstances, such as the accusation that Jews are responsible for spreading COVID-19, just as Jews were accused of spreading the …

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The Ukraine War is Driving a Wave of Suicides in India’s Surat

Once dependent on imports from Russia, India’s diamond city is now experiencing a surge in suicides. Vaishali Bhen had always had confidence that her husband, Nitin Bhai, would find a way to support their family. For years, he worked in the diamond industry in the west Indian city of Surat, …

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