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Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. –Isaiah, 1:17 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “mighty vengeance” has far exceeded Israel’s right to defend itself. The fact that Jews suffered genocide of the worst kind does not give Israel licence to wage such a massive and sustained collective punishment of the Palestinians. This war cannot…
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In the immediate aftermath of President Biden’s debacle in the first presidential debate, his family, for perfectly understandable reasons, urged him to remain in the race. Less understandably, his advisors, many Democratic notables, and officials in the Democratic Party were determined to “stay the course” and downplayed or dismissed his revealing performance. Some courageous voices…