The Bottom Line
By Al Jazeera
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A weekly take on US politics and policies and how they affect the world.
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How will Iran war fallout impact upcoming US elections? | The Bottom Line
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May 24, 2026 |
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Former US negotiator with Iran: Trump falling into Vietnam trap
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May 17, 2026 |
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Is the US empire in the middle of a long decline?
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May 11, 2026 |
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Israel’s strategy of ‘permanent war’: A race against time? | The Bottom Line
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May 03, 2026 |
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Has Iran exposed the limits of what US can achieve by force? | The Bottom Line
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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What would it take for the Iran-US talks to succeed? | The Bottom Line
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Apr 19, 2026 |
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How shaky is the Iran-US ceasefire? | The Bottom Line
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Mearsheimer: No signs of quick end to US-Israel war on Iran | The Bottom Line
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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Why does Trump say the US ‘already won’ the Iran war? | The Bottom Line
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Why is Trump asking for Europe’s help in war on Iran? | The Bottom Line
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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US Senator Van Hollen: Trump ‘has no idea where this war is going’ | The Bottom Line
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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Iran war: Redrawing the map of the Middle East, Israeli style? | The Bottom Line
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Do Americans agree that Trump has made the US ‘better, richer’? | The Bottom Line
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Has BRICS given up on challenging Western economic dominance? | The Bottom Line
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Is Trumpism losing steam?
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Will Trump adopt Israel’s ‘red lines’ on Iran? | The Bottom Line
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Gaza’s daily nightmare vs US talk of AI-driven smart cities | The Bottom Line
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Why is Trump upending 80 years of US foreign policy? | The Bottom Line
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Jan 25, 2026 |
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How much of Trump’s foreign policy is driven by minerals and oil? | The Bottom Line
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Jan 18, 2026 |
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After Maduro: Is the US driving global instability? | The Bottom Line
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Has the US made peace with the rise of China?
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Jan 04, 2026 |
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Javad Zarif: Main threat to the Middle East is Israel, not Iran | The Bottom Line
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Dec 28, 2025 |
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Trump declared a 'new Middle East’ – but what has changed? | The Bottom Line
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Will Trump’s ‘imperfect plan’ for ending the Ukraine war work? | The Bottom Line
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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Kagame: ‘Never seen this much attention’ to ending Africa war
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Trump says US economy is in a ‘golden age’. Do Americans agree? | The Bottom Line
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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Why is Saudi Arabia doubling down on its relations with the US?
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Does the rise of Mamdani indicate a major shift in the US | The Bottom Line
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Who has the upper hand in China-US relations? | The Bottom Line
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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Does Trump’s Gaza plan stop Israel’s genocidal agenda? | The Bottom Line
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Can the Gaza ceasefire hold? | The Bottom Line
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Why is Trump deploying forces to US cities? | The Bottom Line
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Can a ‘one-sided, unserious’ US plan deliver peace to Gaza? | The Bottom Line
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Recognising Palestine vs holding Israel accountable? | The Bottom Line
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Palestinian statehood: Two-state solution or two-state delusion? | The Bottom Line
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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More Middle East mayhem amid unconditional US support for Israel? | The Bottom Line
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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How did India-US relations decline so suddenly? | The Bottom Line
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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How elites destroyed the Democratic Party in the US and fuelled populism
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Will Israel choose truce or war? | The Bottom Line
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Will Trump’s ‘fast deals’ policy prevent peace for Ukraine, Gaza? | The Bottom Line
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Israel’s gambit: Massacre the Palestinians, subjugate the region? | The Bottom Line
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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Where does Trump stand on Israel’s starvation of Palestinians? | The Bottom Line
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Has the US cancelled free speech? | The Bottom Line
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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Do Africa’s leaders have a ‘game plan’ to deal with Trump? | The Bottom Line
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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Why does Israel want to prolong the war on Gaza? | The Bottom Line
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Will Gaza finally get a ceasefire? | The Bottom Line
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Will Iran double down on its nuclear programme after the war? | The Bottom Line
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Was the Iran war to establish Israel's control over the Middle East? | The Bottom Line
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Trump has made US a ‘subcontractor’ to Netanyahu: Senator Van Hollen | The Bottom Line
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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US Democrats criticise Trump, but do they have an alternative? | The Bottom Line
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Why Trump’s attempts to make peace in Ukraine will fail | The Bottom Line
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Is the US losing its place as the world leader in science? | The Bottom Line
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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How desperate is Iran for a deal with the US? | The Bottom Line
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May 25, 2025 |
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US policy shifts on Syria, Yemen, Iran – but not Israel | The Bottom Line
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May 18, 2025 |
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Why is Trump going to the Middle East? | The Bottom Line
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May 08, 2025 |
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Rapid US transformation: Is Trump succeeding?
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May 04, 2025 |
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Can the US broker a Ukraine ceasefire? | The Bottom Line
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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China-US trade war: Can Trump win? | The Bottom Line
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Does Trump want a Gaza ceasefire before his Middle East trip? | The Bottom Line
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Why has Trump decided to upend the global trade order? | The Bottom Line
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Yemen chat leak: What does it tell us about Trump’s administration? | The Bottom Line
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Will Trump’s threats against Yemen, Iran and Palestine work? | The Bottom Line
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Chihombori-Quao: USAID was ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ in Africa | The Bottom Line
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Why is Israel trying to rewrite the Gaza ceasefire? | The Bottom Line
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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End of an era in US-European relations? | The Bottom Line
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Will US-Russia ties strain Europe? | The Bottom Line
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Will the US and Israel succeed in ethnic cleansing of Gaza? | The Bottom Line
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Will Trump back down from his threats of tariffs and trade wars? | The Bottom Line
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Mearsheimer: ‘The Israelis lost in Gaza’ | The Bottom Line
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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What role do US tech giants play in powering Israeli war crimes? | The Bottom Line
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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US calls for ‘de-escalation’, but tensions rise in the Middle East | The Bottom Line
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Does Israel twist humanitarian law to justify Gaza carnage? | The Bottom Line
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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How credible is US rhetoric on ‘policy change’ towards Israel? | The Bottom Line
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Biden’s 'double talk' on Gaza: Cynical election politics? | The Bottom Line
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Does Israel need to be forced by the US to end the war in Gaza? | The Bottom Line
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Professor Jeffrey Sachs: ‘US is complicit in Israeli genocide’ | The Bottom Line
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Will Israel be allowed to continue its Gaza starvation strategy? | The Bottom Line
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Will Biden reconsider his unconditional support for Israel? | The Bottom Line
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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What happens when Gaza’s health system collapses? | The Bottom Line
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Why are Israel and its Western allies targeting UNRWA? | The Bottom Line
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Why does the US refuse to call for a ceasefire in Gaza? | The Bottom Line
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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US presidential candidate Cornel West: 'Biden is a war criminal' | The Bottom Line
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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How is the White House spinning the media on Gaza war? | The Bottom Line
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Why does the US act as Israel’s lawyer? | The Bottom Line
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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French historian: Israel destroyed 4,000-year-old culture in Gaza
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Former US general: Israel may win in Gaza, but fail in the region | The Bottom Line
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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How do Palestinians factor into Israel’s vision for the Middle East? | The Bottom Line
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Why do evangelical Christians support Israel? | The Bottom Line
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Ex-Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad: ‘PLO should expand to include Hamas’ | The Bottom Line
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Why the war on Gaza is not making Israel safer | The Bottom Line
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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John Mearsheimer: Israel is choosing 'apartheid' or 'ethnic cleansing' | The Bottom Line
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Are Biden’s warnings to Israel sparked by fears of 2024 election? | The Bottom Line
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Gaza war unleashes anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim sentiment in the US | The Bottom Line
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Dec 09, 2023 |
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Are Israel’s attempts to demoralise the Palestinians backfiring? | The Bottom Line
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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On Palestine, the gap between the US right and left is huge | The Bottom Line
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Dec 02, 2023 |
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Is Biden's two-state plan for Israel and Palestine a fantasy? | The Bottom Line
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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US General Petraeus: Israel's war on Gaza to last for ‘months, not weeks’ | The Bottom Line
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Is Biden's stance on Israel out of sync with mainstream America? | The Bottom Line
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Can the US have an honest debate about Palestine and Israel? | The Bottom Line
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Should Israel learn from US mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan? | The Bottom Line
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Nov 11, 2023 |