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Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s inflammatory and artless comments about Hamas’ horror in Israel emphasize the defining characteristic of his attitude toward foreign policy and his entire political world view: It’s all about him. Trump criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, lauded Hezbollah militants as “very smart” and sought political gain

Analysis by Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Marjeyoun, Lebanon (CNN) — The silence on Lebanon’s border with Israel is deafening. After five days of near constant crossfire between fighters in Lebanon and Israeli forces, the guns seem to have largely gone quiet. This remains one of the most important, and dangerous, fault lines in this volatile region.

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — When a company goes public it’s kind of like their bar mitzvah. They’ve reached adulthood and are ready to take responsibility for their actions. But a lot of companies that celebrated their “bar mitzvahs” lately are learning that adulting kind of sucks. Setting the scene The initial public

Opinion by S. Ilan Troen (CNN) — “Never again!” It was never supposed to have happened. But it has, and is. We are witnessing in real time a pogrom. We thought that the most extensive pogrom — the Holocaust — would mark the end of the terrible record of violence against Jews, just because they are Jews. Not so. A pogrom is

Opinion By Stephanie Griffith, CNN (CNN) — A kibbutz is more than a physical place and more than a form of cooperative living. Yulie Ben Ami says that the inhabitants of the Be’eri Kibbutz in southern Israel, where she lives, are more like extended family. Their strong bond continues, she says, even though they have been

Opinion by Don Lincoln (CNN) — On Saturday morning, a dragon will eat the sun. If you’re able, you should go outside and see it; it’ll be a dazzling spectacle. Such poetic descriptions of solar eclipses can be seen in some of the earliest astronomical records, penned by Chinese astronomers over 4,000 years ago. In

From CNN Opinion (CNN) — A split-second decision to run and hide in an orange grove could be the very thing that saved 22-year-old Gal Katz’s life, after Hamas militants unleashed a harrowing assault on an Israeli music festival in the early hours of Saturday. As gunmen approached, festival-goer Katz and a friend fled for the nearby

Analysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — Anyone who hoped the US Supreme Court’s recent decision on affirmative action in college and university admissions would likely stop at traditional higher education got an ominous sign this past week. The US Naval Academy was sued October 5 over its race-conscious admissions practices by the same anti-affirmative action group whose lawsuits against

Analysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — The third-quarter earnings season begins on Friday, marking the next test for this year’s wobbly US stock market rally. Investors had a low bar for earnings during the first half of the year, making it easier for companies to handily beat expectations, but that bar’s getting higher for

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Parents are being urged to delete or temporarily disable their children’s social media apps to prevent them from seeing disturbing videos emerging from the Israel-Hamas war. The recommendation comes in advance of the horrifying possibility that Hamas terrorists will post executions of hostages on social media to garner

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The House Republican Party is sliding even deeper into disarray as it feuds over its next speaker, apparently oblivious to the picture of US government dysfunction it is sending at a moment of worsening global crises. GOP lawmakers did select Steve Scalise as their nominee for the job

Analysis by Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The brutal rampage by Islamist militant group Hamas on Israel last weekend involved thousands of rockets and missiles, drones dropping explosives, and untold numbers of small arms and ammunition. But the attack was launched from the Hamas-ruled enclave of Gaza, a 140-square-mile (360-square-kilometer) strip of Mediterranean coastal land

Analysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Inflation’s like a bad roommate who you’re stuck living with until your lease is up. A fresh set of that was released today leads me to believe we could be seeing more of this “roommate.” Here’s the deal Inflation’s cooled a lot from a year ago. At its

Analysis by Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Just one month after China announced it would curb exports of germanium and gallium, both essential for making semiconductors, its overseas shipments of the materials fell to zero. Beijing says it has since approved some export licenses but the restrictions are a stark warning that China

Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s promise for the US to “stand with Israel” continues a special relationship that dates back to 1948, when President Harry Truman became the first world leader to recognize the Jewish state, moments after its creation. There’s now a kibbutz named after Truman in Israel,

Opinion by Peter Bergen (CNN) — Up to 150 hostages are being held in Gaza, according to Israeli officials. Meanwhile, 17 Americans are missing, and Hamas may be holding an unknown number of them, according to the White House. Hamas has threatened to execute hostages and broadcast video of the execution if Israel strikes targets in Gaza without warning. The approach with

Opinion by Frankie de la Cretaz (CNN) — Tuesday marked the beginning for the National Hockey League’s 2023-2024 season, just one day before National Coming Out Day. In a telling bit of insensitive timing, the league chose that day to affirm a new ban on Pride Tape — rainbow tape that goes around players’ hockey sticks

Opinion by Omar Ghraieb Gaza (CNN) — An explosive roar shakes my home and my laptop goes flying, landing amid shattered glass and debris. Looking at its flickering screen, I sigh and brace myself to pronounce the death of another computer — and this essay. I collect it gently from the floor and coax it

Analysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Policymakers at the Federal Reserve are feeling optimistic that a rise in long-term Treasury yields could finally put an end to the past 19 months of historic interest rate hikes meant to tamp down inflation. Wall Street is also feeling hopeful that there won’t be further

Opinion by Sara Stewart (CNN) — There’s a question I find myself asking when watching movies from previous decades: Whatever happened to that actress? She was so good and then just … not around anymore. It comes up with depressing frequency, as the films of the 1980s and 1990s are my absolute favorites. The tally of names