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Haviv Rettig Gur
Haviv Rettig Gur is The Free Press Middle East Analyst, based in Israel. He is also the host of Ask Haviv Anything.
How Personal Grief Built a Nation
Every year, Israel marks a succession of holidays that tell you everything you need to know about the Zionist story.
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Ezra Klein Doesn’t Understand Israel
By ignoring the ideological reality of Hamas and Hezbollah, Klein treats Israelis and Palestinians as props in a Western morality play rather than…
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Israel Has an Extremism Problem
Besides the moral failure, Israel’s institutional failure to crack down on violent settlers is damaging its ability to fight for its survival.
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The War in Iran Is Not Over
America has the luxury of walking away from conflict in Iran. Israelis aren’t so lucky.
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This Isn’t Israel’s War. It’s America’s.
The U.S. went to war in Iran because Iran made itself a Chinese weapon.
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This Is How the Islamic Republic Falls
The Islamic Republic’s power over its population is crumbling, because of its toxic ideology.
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Why I Let Anti-Israel Protesters Interrupt My Talk
I went to Haverford College to talk about history. I ended up teaching my interrupters a lesson I hope they don’t forget.
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The Iranian Regime Is Stronger Than We Think
While Iran’s protest movement has captured the West’s attention, we cannot underestimate the regime’s tolerance for bloodshed.
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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
The Jews Who Saw Around History’s Darkest Corner
It is important to speak plainly about those who foresaw what was coming in Europe. Those who warned and acted and who saved what could be saved. Those…
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