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Israel’s ‘Iron Wall’: A brief history of the ideology guiding Benjamin Netanyahu

  • Written by Eran Kaplan, Rhoda and Richard Goldman Chair in Jewish Studies, San Francisco State University
imageA view of Khan Yunis in Gaza on Feb. 2, 2024, after weeks of continuous Israeli bombardment and bulldozing. Abdulqader Sabbah/Anadolu via Getty Images

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that Israel’s military will soon launch an invasion of Rafah, the city in the southern Gaza Strip. More than 1 million Palestinians, now on the ve...

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