Like many American Jews, Rabbi Shai Held has devoted considerable energy since Oct. 7, 2023, to praying for the release of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas. Still, when Israel and Hamas struck a ...

In his “Beyond Good and Evil,” Friedrich Nietzsche proposes what he calls a “rule as a riddle.” It goes like this: “If the bond shan’t burst, bite upon it first.” If you can’t fix a problem with ...

In interviews, Palestinian Americans said that it was surreal and horrifying to hear the president talk about expelling millions of people from the Gaza Strip and placing it under U.S. control.

Readers discuss free speech implications over Columbia professor’s alleged antisemitism. Regarding the Jan. 24 front-page ...

Donald Trump and his allies have often promoted him as antiwar. Yesterday Trump said that he wants the US to “own” Gaza and ...

Once rebuilt, Trump said Gaza may be repopulated with “world’s people.” "We'll own it. Level it out," relocate 2 million ...

The ideal of remaining on one’s land despite threats of expulsion is at the heart of the Palestinians’ struggle and ...

Trump’s dream of ‘Riviera of the Middle East,’ Democrats cry crazy, maximum pressure back on Iran, Zelensky ready to deal rare earth minerals ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and ...

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Joyful family reunions that the ceasefire has enabled in Israel are being echoed in the West Bank and Gaza. But few freed ...

In highly staged ceremonies, Hamas freed three people held captive over the last 15 months. Keeping to its part of the ...