Dan Perry is the former chief editor of The Associated Press in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the former chairman of the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem, and the author of two books about Israel. Follow his newsletter “Ask Questions Later” at danperry.substack.com.
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This war has been devastating. It's also created a rare opportunity for peace
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Israel could produce a measured response — or risk World War III
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Opinion With killing of Hezbollah’s chief, Israel occupies the inarguable moral high ground
Nothing is black-and-white in the Middle East — except, perhaps, the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah
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It appears Israel's prime minister was aiming for an audience of one
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The fight by Iran and Hezbollah is not for justice or self-determination, but an orchestrated campaign of aggression
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Israel's prime minister has a habit of using taxpayers' money to fund pricey vacations — under the guise of observing Shabbat
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Opinion A daring attack on Hezbollah may reveal Israel’s strengths — and its most terrifying weakness
Israel has once more demonstrated the superiority of its intelligence and military technology — and the buffoonery of its leader
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