BENNY AVNI

BENNY AVNI

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Benny Avni is the Foreign Editor of the Sun.

Benny Avni is a columnist who has published in the New York Post, WSJOpinion,…

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A Tale of Two Tent Cities: Israel Builds One Near Rafah as Anti-Israel Protesters Defend Another at Columbia University

Perhaps influenced by a growing anti-Israel protest movement on America’s campuses, the Department of State is raising the stakes, claiming a Rafah operation would lead to ‘inordinate’ harm to civilians.

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Ousting Hamas Terrorists From Rafah Again Looks To Be Top Israeli Priority

Washington officials now acknowledge that America’s months-long diplomatic push for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release has hit a brick wall. Officials now blame Hamas, rather than Israel, for blocking any cease-fire.

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‘I Just Heard Enough,’ Yank Envoy Tells the Sun After Walking Out of Iranian Speech at the UN

Biden, meanwhile, emerges as ambiguous on whether he’ll back an Israeli attack on Rafah, Hamas’s last remaining stronghold.

AP/Yuki Iwamura
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Biden Reportedly Plans Eventually To Recognize a Palestinian State

Yet because American laws forbid funding any UN body that recognizes Palestine as a full member, even if Biden wanted to support Palestinian UN membership, he would be forced to veto the current motion, several non-American diplomats tell the Sun.

AP/Josh Reynolds
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Even as Washington, Europe Vow To Pressure Iran, Its Foreign Minister Is Heading to New York

The visit ‘proves how rogue states and dictators can exploit the UN structure to whitewash their crimes,’ Israel’s UN ambassador, Gilad Erdan, tells the Sun, comparing it to ‘Hitler’s foreign minister addressing the stability of Europe’ during World War II.

AP/Tsafrir Abayov
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Biden Hosting Leader of Tehran Ally Even as Washington Urges a Softer Response by Irael to the Attack From Iran

The Islamic Republic is eager to complete its domination of Iraq and is pressuring Baghdad to sever agreements that facilitate the presence there of 2,500 American GIs.

AP/Alex Brandon
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