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New York Times readers yesterday looked at their front page with astonishment — because they saw a long, humane account of how Palestinians suffer under Israel’s occupation.
As Israel’s Dependence on U.S. Shrinks, So Does U.S. Leverage Max Fisher © Joseph Prezioso/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A man waving the flags of Israel and the United States in front of a rally in support of Palestine last week in Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Israel, a small country surrounded by adversaries and locked in conflict with the Palestinians, depends absolutely on American diplomatic and military support. By giving it, the United States safeguards Israel and wields significant leverage over its actions. © Dan Balilty for The New York Time...
Tehran jumped at the chance to portray militants’ barrages on Israel as revenge for Israeli attacks on Iran. But Israel says Tehran played no role in the latest conflict.
An eruption of Arab-Jewish violence inside Israeli cities has focused attention on a movement of religious nationalists seeking to strengthen the Jewish presence in areas with large Arab populations.
An eviction in East Jerusalem lies at the center of a conflict that led to war between Israel and Hamas. But for millions of Palestinians, the routine indignities of occupation are part of daily life.