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Biden, Gen Z & The Illiberal Left

The uncompromising politics and tortured jargon of campus activists are no longer confined to college campuses. Democrats in Congress say they’re worried that young progressives attacking Israel are providing ammo for right-wing opponents and hurting their own cause.

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Peter Hamby
October 23, 2023

Death, rockets, kidnappings, border skirmishes—they’ve been a recurring feature of life in Israel and the Palestinian territories for most of our lifetimes. But the current war between Israel and Hamas, sparked by the surprise terror attacks of Oct. 7, has wormed its way into the American consciousness in a way we haven’t seen for more than a decade, at least since the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war.