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strikeAug 17, 2026

Kushner and Blair are the phony faces of Trump's failing deal

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The US President sent his son-in-law to meet Hamas, so as to more effectively pressure the government of Israel.

Source: James Ball — Read the full report

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  • James BallBy James Ball

    The US President sent his son-in-law to meet Hamas, so as to more effectively pressure the government of Israel. That is the kind of sentence that, even just a few years ago, would have been assumed to be speculative fiction – or, if it was real, would set off weeks of outraged h…

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