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No, Mr. President, the Protesters Don’t Have a Point
Pro-Palestine demonstrators burn a U.S.-Israel flag in Chicago, where the Democratic National Convention began on Monday, August 19. (Photo by MATTHEW HATCHER/AFP via Getty Images)
The masked troublemakers screaming about ‘genocide’ in Gaza are not anti-war, writes Eli Lake. ‘They want Hamas to win.’
By Eli Lake
08.21.24 — U.S. Politics
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President Joe Biden, in his Chicago swan song, offered a sop to the forces that seek to spoil the Democratic National Convention. In a section …

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Eli Lake
Eli Lake is the host of Breaking History, a new history podcast from The Free Press. A veteran journalist with expertise in foreign affairs and national security, Eli has reported for Bloomberg, The Daily Beast, and Newsweek. With Breaking History, he brings his sharp analysis and storytelling skills to uncover the connections between today’s events and pivotal moments in the past.
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