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‘Ready to Blow His Stack’: How Biden Nearly Cut Off Netanyahu Over Gaza

Brett McGurk, who was the top Middle East adviser to President Joseph R. Biden Jr., offered the first inside-the-room account of American efforts to manage the Gaza war.

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President Joseph R. Biden Jr. at the White House in May 2024. He spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel only twice in the first three months of that year.
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Israelis Take Pride in Bravery of Passengers Who Saved FlyDubai Flight

The events evoked days decades ago when Israel was widely admired for its plucky survival against the odds and for taking on hijackers.

© Ohad Zwigenberg/Associated Press

Passengers at the arrivals terminal after landing at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Wednesday.
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Israeli Politicians Trade Barbs Over FlyDubai Attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign for a coming election was already dominated by discussion of the policy, military and intelligence failures leading up to the Hamas-led attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in a tight race for his political future, with national elections this month that are widely seen as the most consequential in the country’s history.
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