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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

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Lazar Berman explores what's behind the news that spins the globe

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Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Will Israel and Lebanon finally have a border?

ToI's diplomatic reporter takes us on a historical journey along the two neighbors' strange, disputed and not-fully-existent border

Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: Dramatic saga of the temporary Israel-Iran alliance

ToI's diplomatic reporter talks about the complex historical ties between the two peoples -- and why Israel was arming Iran after the Islamic revolution

Friday Focus with Lazar Berman: During Gaza War, cold peace with Egypt gets frostier

March 7, 2025

ToI's diplomatic reporter on a history of conflict that evolved into a March 1979 peace accord, Egypt's role as mediator and whether, if pressed, Israel is still militarily superior

Friday Focus: Negotiating with terrorists, again

February 28, 2025

As phase 1 of hostage release deal ends, diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman reviews the timeline of negotiations since Oct. 7, 2023, and weighs in on paying ransom as a Jewish value

Friday Focus: After 3 years of Ukraine war, should anyone care?

February 21, 2025

Three years since its launch, the conflict between Ukraine and Russia appears to be winding down - if US President Donald Trump has his way. Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman weighs in

Friday Focus: Decoding Trump’s foreign policy

February 14, 2025

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman digs into the new US president's toolbox as Trump appears to 'speak brashly and carry a big stick'