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Why Is Reuters Carrying Water for Hamas?
Media organizations said there is ‘no evidence’ of systemic aid theft by Hamas. That reporting went viral. But it isn’t true.
Jonas Du
WATCH: Is Israel About to Occupy Gaza? With Haviv Rettig Gur
Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Fox News that Israel intends to take over the Gaza Strip. What happens next?
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 3M
This Week in Canada: Don’t Take an Israeli Flag to a Pride Parade
A sigh of relief on tariffs, Hamas thanks Canada again, Justin Trudeau lives his best life, and much more. Brought to you by Rupa Subramanya.
Rupa Subramanya
GOP ‘Divide’ over Israel Is Mostly Fiction
The real breakdown in support for Israel is on the Democratic side of the aisle.
Matthew Continetti
Coleman Hughes: The Simple Truth About the War in Gaza
Hamas’s strategy is to maximize suffering on its own side—and then have the world blame Israel. Our moral confusion is its chief asset.
Coleman Hughes
Rachel Goldberg-Polin: The Appeal of a Mother Who Buried Her Only Son
Give us back our children—those who are starving in tunnels and being forced to dig their own graves.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin
Michael Oren: The Wisdom of Yahya Sinwar
The leader of Hamas bet that the West’s oldest hatred would obscure Hamas’s atrocities. He was right.
Michael Oren
Letters to the Editor: AI, Consulting, and Fertility
Plus: A look into the radicalism within teachers unions, and some advice for Gen Z on how to live well.
The Free Press
WATCH: Haviv Rettig Gur on Gaza Hunger
What we know about the hunger crisis, and how to understand the headlines.
Rafaela Siewert
1HR 6M
Haviv Rettig Gur: Israel’s Winning One War While It Loses Another
Hamas’s fundamental plan for survival is Gaza’s humanitarian suffering. It’s the catalyst for international pressure on Israel. And it’s working.
Haviv Rettig Gur
Mistakes at ‘The New York Times’ Only Go in One Direction
The paper’s blockbuster story on Gaza starvation gets a correction. But the damage has already been done.
The Editors
Exclusive: Princeton Student Accused of Assault at Pro-Palestine Protest Sues for ‘Incredible Betrayal’
After filming chaos on campus, the student was allegedly shoved down the stairs by Princeton’s public safety chief and wound up in the hospital.
Frannie Block and Maya Sulkin
WATCH: Can a Lawsuit Fix Harvard?
Yoav Segev was assaulted by an antisemitic mob in October 2023. He has just sued Harvard University for failing to protect him.
Maya Sulkin
56M
Matti Friedman: Is Gaza Starving? Searching for the Truth in an Information War.
When I asked a former senior government official if there is mass hunger among Gazans, he answered me honestly: ‘I don’t know.’
Matti Friedman
Jewish Campers Were Kicked Off a Plane in Europe. Their Story Is All Too Familiar to Me.
The chilling story is a sign of the times for European Jews.
Clara Grusq
The Price of Flour Shows the Hunger Crisis in Gaza
There have been tremendous lies told about Israel’s war. That doesn’t mean the threat of starvation isn’t real. It is.
Amit Segal
WATCH: Haviv Rettig Gur on All Things Israel
Our newest Middle East analyst breaks down Israeli public opinion, the state of the war, and what comes next in the region.
The Free Press
1HR 3M
Haviv Rettig Gur Joins The Free Press
He’s the most insightful interpreter of the modern Middle East. Tune in Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. ET for Haviv’s first live Q&A.
Bari Weiss
Ancient Wisdom: When Darkness Comes, Don’t Flinch
My wife no longer knows my name, but when she looks at me, I want to believe her gaze says, ‘I see you,’ as if something inside her still remembers.
Michael Tobin
Michael Tobin on Losing a Loved One in Slow Motion
The psychologist discusses the ambiguous grief of Alzheimer’s, how to enjoy life in a bomb shelter, and what it really means to be a patriarch.
Suzy Weiss
25M
Here’s What I Know About Jeffrey Epstein
He was a devious con man and a predator who could offer powerful people what they wanted—but I saw no proof that he was a spy.
Daniel Bates
The Right’s 1939 Project
How a visible faction of the MAGA movement is revising American history, reviving dangerous conspiracies, and erasing the taboo against open bigotry.
Rebeccah L. Heinrichs
Can You Marry Across the Religious Divide?
Josh Hammer and Coleman dive into the ethics of interfaith marriage, Christian-Jewish alliances, and why Israel is central to Western survival.
Coleman Hughes
1HR 20M
Is Peace Between Israel and Syria Really Possible?
With new leadership in Damascus, Trump wants a deal between the two countries. That will be a tall order.
Michael Oren
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