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Is Netanyahu’s balancing act slipping?Today’s Big Question Israeli PM caught between demands of Donald Trump to end bombardment of Lebanon and domestic pressure to destroy Hezbollah threat
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Israel takes Crusader castle in Lebanon, imperiling talksSpeed Read Israel’s goal is to “deepen and expand our grip,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s rivals unite to take him downIn the Spotlight An unlikely alliance has formed in the hopes of crowding out Israel's longest-serving prime minister
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Why Israel has fallen out of favor with AmericansTalking Points Wars in Gaza and Iran have weakened the longtime alliance
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What does Israel want in the Lebanon conflict?Today’s Big Question Despite diplomatic talks in Washington, ‘significant hurdles remain’ in dealing with the ‘distorted reality’ of Israel’s leaders
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Why Hungary’s elections matter to the global rightTHE EXPLAINER The far-right has long looked to Viktor Orbán’s government as the model for its ultra-nationalist project. With days to go before Hungary’s national election, they’re starting to worry.
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s gamble in IranTalking Point In going to war, the Israeli PM is risking his country’s long-term security, as well as support at home and abroad
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Why do the US and Israel seem to be fighting two different Iran wars?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION Cooperation doesn’t necessarily mean unity when it comes to each nation’s end goals for the growing Middle East conflict
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Political cartoons for March 16Cartoons Monday’s political cartoons include gifts from Trump, endless war, and more
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How will the Iran war end?Today’s Big Question As oil prices rise and travel remains disrupted, many of the routes to concluding the conflict are still ‘fraught with danger’
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Should the EU and UK join Trump’s board of peace?Today's Big Question After rushing to praise the initiative European leaders are now alarmed
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Is the Gaza peace plan destined to fail?Today’s Big Question Since the ceasefire agreement in October, the situation in Gaza is still ‘precarious’, with the path to peace facing ‘many obstacles’
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Israel’s E1 zone in the West Bank: the death of the two-state solution?The Explainer Controversial new settlement in occupied territories makes future Palestinian state unviable, critics claim
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‘Let 2026 be a year of reckoning’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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