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Iran Dismisses US Ceasefire Plan, Issues Counterproposal as Strikes Land Across Mideast
3+ hour, 31+ min ago (1459+ words) Iran's defiance came as Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and as the United States deployed paratroopers and more Marines to the region. Iranian state television's English-language broadcaster, Press TV, quoted an anonymous official as saying Iran rejected America's ceasefire proposal....
Opinion | The Iran War Is Unleashing Invisible Health Threats
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (1096+ words) The waves of U.S. and Israel bomb strikes in Tehran and Beirut, and Iran's missile and drone attacks on neighboring countries in response, are damaging more than buildings'they are sending toxic debris into the air in cities that are home to…...
Opinion | US Bombing of Iran Shows Little Evidence of Strategy
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1517+ words) Shortly after the opening salvo of U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, 2026with missiles targeting cities across the country, some of which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali KhameneiPresident Donald Trump declared the objective was to destroy Iran's military capabilities and give…...
Opinion | When a Synagogue Burns, Memory Must Speak
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (608+ words) This was not just any building. Beth Israel, Jackson's only synagogue, has long stood as one of Mississippi's few Jewish congregations, serving generations of families. It has endured migrations, transitions and the many shifts that have shaped Southern Jewish life…...
Opinion | Nick Fuentes Exploits Social-Media Opportunities for Extremism
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1192+ words) When Tucker Carlson hosted Nick Fuentes on his show in October 2025, the response followed a familiar script. Critics condemned the platforming of a white nationalist. Defenders invoked free speech. Social media erupted. "We've had some great interviews with Tucker Carlson,…...
Mississippi Synagogue Congregant Shares Story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan Bombing
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (673+ words) It was horrifying and disbelieving to see it again," Geiger Bonnheim said. Does history change?" The historic Beth Israel Congregation, the only synagogue in Jackson, was set ablaze shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday. The fire badly damaged the 165-year-old synagogue's library…...
Opinion | US Military Force Cannot Create Political Authority or Legitimacy
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1197+ words) The Trump administration's move is not an aberration; it reflects a broader trend in U.S. foreign policy I described here some six years ago as "America the Bully." There is no dispute that Maduro's dictatorship led to Venezuela's catastrophic collapse. Under…...