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February 20, 2025

Donald Trump Sees Gazans as People, Not as a Cause

“Gaza shall be forsaken.”

Assessing the future of Gaza and the White House proposal for its reconstruction, Elliott Abrams turns to another one of the so-called minor prophets (known in Jewish tradition as “the Twelve”): Zephaniah, who prophesied that “Gaza shall be forsaken.” Abrams begins by looking at the aftermath of the Israeli withdrawal from the Strip in 2005:

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February 20, 2025

  1. Donald Trump Sees Gazans as People, Not as a Cause

    “Gaza shall be forsaken.”

  2. The War with Hamas Has Stopped, but the Global Assault on Jews Continues

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  3. As Other Nations Condemn Israel, Greece Is Improving Its Ties

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