A Jew who fled Nazi Germany with his family in his teens, Kissinger exerted uncommon influence on global affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, earning both vilification and the Nobel Peace Prize

One need only to look at Gaza to know what hard separation of Israel and Palestine can bring. Fortified fences, underground barriers – What if more openness and less separation is a better answer? It sounds mad, but there's a logic

Ever since ‘Rave Against the Occupation’ in 2002, there hasn’t been any interface between Israel’s nightlife scene and political activism. Now we’re paying a heavy price for that on the world stage

Sixteen hostages freed from Gaza Strip on Wednesday arrive in Israel, including 12 Israelis ■ War cabinet discusses prolonging cease-fire ■ Defense Minister Gallant says IDF is 'ready to resume fighting immediately' ■ Blinken says will work on extending cease-fire to free more hostages ■ UN calls for 'irreversible' move toward two-state solution ■ Netanyahu: 'I didn't want to strengthen Hamas, we approved Qatari money to prevent humanitarian disaster' ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since Oct. 7; over 159 hostages still held in Gaza ■ Hamas-controlled health ministry: 14,854 dead in Gaza

Humanitarian aid has become an element of the campaign, thanks to the contribution it makes to Israel in the form of hostage releases and the hope that through it, at least one aim of the war can be achieved