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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Foreign

Biden, Despite Vows of ‘Ironclad’ Support of Israel, Blocks Weapons Systems Deliveries as Report to Congress on War Looms

Biden has long warned Israel against a ‘major operation’ at Rafah, and the withholding of arms seems like his way of ensuring that the IDF does not widen its operation there any further.

Israel Defense Forces via AP
Foreign

No Sooner Does Israel Start Its Attack on Rafah Than Hamas Tries To Pull a Fast One

Was the pact offered by Qatar and Egypt behind Israel’s back? It’s a day of high tension and nerves.

AP/Tsafrir Abayov
Foreign

Eurovision Contest Presents Extra Challenge for Israeli Singers, as It Takes Place at ‘Antisemitism Capital,’ Sweden’s Malmo

Israel’s national security council issues its second-most-serious travel advisory, warning citizens against visiting Malmo until the end of the contest on October 12.

Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP
Foreign

The Art of the Bad Deal: Blinken’s Israeli Pressure Campaign Makes Hamas Less Likely To Accept ‘Generous’ Hostage Offer 

As the terrorist group’s Gaza boss watches worldwide support for his cause grow, including on American campuses and streets, he might conclude that the war he launched on October 7 is increasingly winnable.

Evelyn Hockstein/pool via AP
Opinion (Other)

Today’s Protest Movements Are Echoing Those of 1968, Except for the Added Antisemitism

The Vietnam-era protesters might have been wrongheaded, but they feared being drafted. What today’s protesters scream about is one thing — hatred of Jews.

AP/Stefan Jeremiah
Foreign

Will Biden’s Deference to Bodies Such as International Criminal Court End Up Biting America as Well as Israel?

Israel and America are not members of the court, yet the ICC opened investigations against individuals in both countries. Asserting that the court is ‘independent,’ rather than stressing it has no jurisdiction over Israel, could come to haunt America too.

Evelyn Hockstein/pool via AP
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