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By Menelaos Hadjicostis and The Associated PressJune 18, 2026
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SuccessEx-Googler and Palestinian-American fired for opposing Project Nimbus speaks out: ‘This was not my idea of what the American workplace should be’
By Chloe BergerApril 23, 2024

By Niamh RoweApril 16, 2024

LeadershipFrom celebrity chef to a direct line to the White House, here’s how José Andrés became the face of food philanthropy and a major player in international politics
By Sunny NagpaulApril 5, 2024

By Leo SchwartzMarch 6, 2024

LeadershipSaudi Arabia needs a second airline because it’s ‘not as easy as it should be’ to get to ‘the home of Cristiano Ronaldo,’ says the CEO of the country’s next carrier
By Lionel LimFebruary 28, 2024

PoliticsIsrael’s economy sinks 20% as the war decimates consumer spending and real estate investments
By Paolo ConfinoFebruary 20, 2024

NewslettersBillionaire investor Bill Ackman said diversity policies have ignored Jews. He’s not entirely wrong
By Ruth UmohNovember 22, 2023

CommentaryJared Kushner, Arab and Israeli officials outline day-after solutions for the first time since the Oct. 7 attacks at Yale’s Middle East Peace Dialogue
By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven TianNovember 20, 2023

Politics‘This is not cancel culture’: Ron DeSantis defends directive to ban pro-Palestinian group at Florida universities
By Steve MollmanOctober 29, 2023

TechElon Musk says SpaceX will offer Starlink in Gaza to international aid groups: ‘A communications blackout does seem questionable’
By Steve MollmanOctober 28, 2023

PoliticsFormer National Intelligence Counsel chair sees ‘no happy ending’ for Gaza hostage situation
By Gregory F. Treverton and The ConversationOctober 26, 2023

Politics20-year intel, FBI vet lays out what Israel’s ground war will run into: Suicide attackers, roadside bombs, IEDs, snipers, and more
By Javed Ali and The ConversationOctober 25, 2023

By Paige Hagy and Nick LichtenbergOctober 24, 2023

PoliticsHezbollah’s reaction to the Israel-Hamas war could finally answer whether the group cares more about Lebanon or being a proxy for Iran
By Asher Kaufman and The ConversationOctober 22, 2023

PoliticsSaudi Arabia wanted to ‘de-risk’ the Middle East. Instead it has to hit pause on normalization with Israel
By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen and The ConversationOctober 21, 2023

PoliticsFrom CEOs to billionaires to Harvard students, everyone is struggling to discuss the Israel-Hamas war. Here’s what you need to know before you talk about it
By Paolo ConfinoOctober 19, 2023

TechMark Zuckerberg’s Threads ‘temporarily’ blocks COVID search terms to focus on larger misinformation concerns
By Chris MorrisOctober 19, 2023

NewslettersHow businesses can partner with colleges to create diverse entry-level pipelines after affirmative action reversal
By Ruth UmohOctober 18, 2023

PoliticsRon DeSantis called all Gazans ‘antisemitic,’ but polls suggest they dislike Hamas and feel hopeless about the Israeli blockade
By Nathan French and The ConversationOctober 18, 2023

By Erin PraterOctober 17, 2023

PoliticsThe WHO called Israel’s evacuation of Gaza hospitals a ‘death sentence.’ Palestinian health expert says it was underfunded for a century before Israel’s blockade
By Yara M. Asi and The ConversationOctober 17, 2023

PoliticsJared Kushner: Middle East has ‘tremendous potential’ but has been held back by ‘bad policy’
By Steve MollmanOctober 15, 2023

PoliticsDeadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust shakes the foundations of Israel as a safe homeland, says double MacArthur-winning historian
By Avner Cohen and The ConversationOctober 15, 2023

By Erin PraterOctober 13, 2023

PoliticsIsrael’s war against Hamas roils Harvard as students, billionaires, and faculty accuse each other of anti-Semitism and McCarthyism
By Paolo ConfinoOctober 13, 2023

PoliticsAerospace engineer who studies defense systems explains the simple reason that Israel’s Iron Dome failed against Hamas
By Iain Boyd and The ConversationOctober 13, 2023

PoliticsIsrael’s blockade of Gaza means that a region the size of Philadelphia faces a real risk of starvation, says Peace Studies scholar
By Topher L. McDougal and The ConversationOctober 13, 2023

PoliticsThe Modern War Institute’s founding director says the Israeli military was just unprepared for Hamas’ sudden attack
By Liam Collins and The ConversationOctober 13, 2023
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