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Cutting Through

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55:23
The Potential and Pitfalls of Zohran Mamdani's Victory
Zohran Mamdani is a powerful threat to the status quo. Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives alike will all be gunning for him.
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Mitchell Plitnick
1:11:20
Interview With Lara Friedman
Lara Friedman, President of FMEP, is an expert on U.S. foreign policy in the Mideast, anti-Palestinian legislation, and the weaponization of…
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Lara Friedman
Attacks on Iran Destroy Non-Proliferation Around the World
The attack on Iran was a reckless, criminal act of aggression by both the U.S. and Israel and it will have profound ramifications that will echo for…
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18:02
Instant Reaction: The U.S. Bombs Iran
Neoconservatives have finally gotten the war with Iran they wanted. Trump has acted like a perfect thug and an easily manipulated one at that. My early…
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37:46
Iran 2025 Is Iraq 2003 Redux
This time, the lie is more elaborate, and it's been building up for decades. But it's still a lie that is convincing people to participate in a war of…
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Iran Stands Alone
Israel has support from the U.S. and Europe. Iran's allies have been dramatically weakened, taken out completely, or are not in a position to help. What…
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Israel Attacks Iran
It's not self-defense, it's not about a nuke that Iran isn't pursuing. It's naked aggression, yet many Democrats, instead of arguing for peace and…
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36:43
The ADL Has Got To Go
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt's vile and racist rant to a group of Republican DAs last week showed the man and the organization he leads for what they…
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Rage Doesn't Bring Political Change
The violence in Boulder and DC is very atypical for the movement for Palestinian freedom. Even so, the anti-Zionist rhetoric, as justified as it may be…
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28:09
Violent Protest for Palestine Is A Dead End
Incidents in Boulder and Washington weren't antisemitic. A series of attacks in Paris were. All of them were criminal, immoral, and harmful to all of…
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36:18
Arrest of Iranian Cleric In Saudi Arabia Highlights Changes in the Region
In earlier times, the arrest of Hojjat-ul-Islam Gholamreza Qasemian could have sparked major diplomatic rows, even violence. Now it was barely a whisper…
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Project Esther In Action: The Aftermath of the DC Jewish Museum Shootings
There is no evidence at all that this heinous act was motivated by antisemitism, yet many simply parrot antisemitism as the cause.
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