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Illustration on Hamas and its support against Israel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Biden must see things as they are in the Middle East, not as he wishes them to be

By L. Scott Lingamfelter

Supporters of the Palestinians burn an Israeli flag during a demonstration in Tunis, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Despite growing international pressure for a cease-fire, the military said Wednesday it widened its strikes on militant targets in the Palestinian territory's south to blunt continuing rocket fire from Hamas. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

This international response is exactly what Hamas wants

By Bryan Griffin

In this Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan pose for a photo on the Blue Room Balcony after signing the Abraham Accords during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. The bloodshed in the Gaza Strip has unleashed a chorus of voices across Gulf Arab states that are fiercely critical of Israel and emphatically supportive of Palestinians. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

No longer silent, Gulf Arab citizens express anger at Israel

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Stand with Israel

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Islamic Republic’s war on Israel illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

The Islamic Republic’s war on Israel

By Clifford D. May

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference with Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod, following their meeting at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Eigtveds Pakhus, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, May 17, 2021. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Antony Blinken signals no immediate U.S. press for Mideast cease-fire

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee and Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

People look at a residential building after it was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip, in Ashdod, southern Israel, Monday, May 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Israeli strike kills Palestinian commander as cease-fire calls mount

By Guy Taylor and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

An Israeli artillery unit fires toward targets in the Gaza Strip, at the Israeli-Gaza border, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Heidi Levine)

Israel says Gaza tunnels destroyed in heavy airstrikes

By Fares Akram and Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

An Israeli airstrike hits the high-rise building housing The Associated Press’ offices in Gaza City, Saturday, May 15, 2021. The airstrike Saturday came roughly an hour after the Israeli military ordered people to evacuate the building. There was no immediate explanation for why the building was targeted. The building housed The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and a number of offices and apartment. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Netanyahu defends destroying Gaza building as AP calls for investigation

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Israeli soldiers run for cover under armored vehicles as a siren sounds warning of incoming rockets fired from Gaza strip in a staging area near the Israeli-Gaza border southern Israel, Saturday, May 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)a

Gaza medics: Israeli strikes kill 23 in Gaza City

By FARES AKRAM and JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

A demonstrator waves the flag of Palestine as police officers guard outside the Federal Building during a protest against Israel and in support of Palestinians, Saturday, May 15, 2021, in the Westwood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Protesters in major U.S. cities decry airstrikes over Gaza

By Associated Press - Associated Press

The building housing the offices of The Associated Press and other media in Gaza City collapses after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike Saturday, May 15, 2021. The attack came roughly an hour after the Israeli military warned people to evacuate the building, which also housed Al-Jazeera and a number of offices and apartments. There was no immediate explanation for why the building was targeted. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Israel airstrike destroys AP office in Gaza: ‘Shocking and horrifying’

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., left, joined at right by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., responds to base remarks by President Donald Trump after he called for four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back to their &quot;broken&quot; countries, as he exploited the nation's glaring racial divisions once again for political gain, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. All four congresswomen are American citizens and three of the four were born in the U.S. Omar is the first Somali-American in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

Pompeo raps Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticism of Israel: ‘Deep flavor of antisemitism’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

An Israeli artillery unit fires toward targets in Gaza Strip, at the Israeli Gaza border, Thursday, May 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli-Palestinian fighting sparks bitter political battles

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Smoke is seen from a collapsed building after it was hit by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. The Israeli airstrike was the latest in a series of assaults on targets in the Gaza Strip after a long dispute between Israel and Hamas erupted into an exchange of rocket attacks from Gaza and Israeli retaliation. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Weary Gaza marks Muslim feast as violence spreads in Israel

By Fares Akram and Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

Israeli police patrol during clashes between Arabs, police and Jews, in the mixed town of Lod, central Israel, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. As rockets from Gaza streaked overhead, Arabs and Jews fought each other on the streets below. Rioters torched vehicles, a restaurant and a synagogue in one of the worst spasms of communal violence that Israel has seen in years. (AP Photo/Heidi Levine)

Israeli-Palestinian clash rattles Trump Abraham Accords, Biden agenda

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. Rockets streamed out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with airstrikes early Wednesday as the most severe outbreak of violence since the 2014 war took on many of the hallmarks of that devastating 50-day conflict, with no endgame in sight. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Escalating Mideast violence bears hallmarks of 2014 Gaza war

By Fares Akram and Joseph Krauss - Associated Press

A Palestinian man inspects the rubble of a partially destroyed residential building after it was hit by Israeli missile strikes, at the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, early Tuesday, May. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Israeli airstrikes hit Hamas commander’s home, Gaza tunnels

By Fares Akram and Karin Laub - Associated Press

Israelis run to shelters as air attack sirens goes off during a Jerusalem Day march, in Jerusalem, Monday, May 10, 2021. Explosions have been heard in Jerusalem after air raid sirens sounded. The sirens came Monday, shortly after the Hamas militant group in Gaza had set a deadline for Israel to remove its security forces from the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Hamas fires rockets deep into Israel, escalating tensions

By Ilan Ben Zion and Joseph Krauss - Associated Press