Thomas L. Friedman
@tomfriedman
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NY Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lexus and the Olive Tree and From Beirut to Jerusalem.
New York, NY
Joined July 2009
Retweeting as a thread:.Mr. President, You are right, unlike you, I am always respectful -- especially when I talk to the President of the United States at the request of a U.S. Senator in your party. I try to be respectful even with people I disagree with.
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My column: Israel’s Gaza Campaign Is Making It a Pariah State
nytimes.com
Israel is well on its way to making itself a pariah state — to the point that Israelis will think twice about speaking Hebrew when traveling abroad.
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RT @tomfriedman: My column: Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is
nytimes.com
Trump doesn’t feel any gut need to bring Ukraine into the West or understand that Putin’s invasion of that country was just his latest march to break up the West.
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Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is
nytimes.com
Trump doesn’t feel any gut need to bring Ukraine into the West or understand that Putin’s invasion of that country was just his latest march to break up the West.
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My column: Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is
nytimes.com
Trump doesn’t feel any gut need to bring Ukraine into the West or understand that Putin’s invasion of that country was just his latest march to break up the West.
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I am diving into a new novel, “The Meaning of the Murder” by Walter B. Levis, that I highly recommend about the father of a modern orthodox Jewish family who works as a compliance officer at a bank. When he discovers that his bank is violating OFAC laws and funding terrorists in.
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Smart piece by Rahm Emanuel on why so many men are struggling today. It's housing, stupid.
washingtonpost.com
The U.S. has two overlapping problems: the housing crisis and despondency in young men.
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RT @tomfriedman: My column: The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
nytimes.com
When Trump fired the top labor statistics official, the aides responsible for running our economy went along for the ride.
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The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
nytimes.com
When Trump fired the top labor statistics official, the aides responsible for running our economy went along for the ride.
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My column: The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
nytimes.com
When Trump fired the top labor statistics official, the aides responsible for running our economy went along for the ride.
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RT @tomfriedman: My column: How Netanyahu Played Trump for a Fool in Gaza
nytimes.com
This is the first Israeli-Palestinian war where the worst leaders on both sides are calling all the shots.
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How Netanyahu Played Trump for a Fool in Gaza
nytimes.com
This is the first Israeli-Palestinian war where the worst leaders on both sides are calling all the shots.
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My column: How Netanyahu Played Trump for a Fool in Gaza
nytimes.com
This is the first Israeli-Palestinian war where the worst leaders on both sides are calling all the shots.
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My blog post: Mamdani, Be a Convener, Not a Commentator
nytimes.com
The mayoral candidate is pulled between his supporters and his critics on the phrase “globalize the intifada.”
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Vitally important essay by Dan Ben-David on how to rescue Israel from its internal threats, now that it has eased some of the external ones:.
blogs.timesofisrael.com
There is a fleeting opportunity to address the root problems threatening Israel’s future, but it will take out-of-the-box thinking and action
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How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Make China Great Again
nytimes.com
Beijing must be delighted by how the U.S. is surrendering the future of electricity to it.
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My column: How Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Make China Great Again
nytimes.com
Beijing must be delighted by how the U.S. is surrendering the future of electricity to it.
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If This Mideast War Is Over, Get Ready for Some Interesting Politics
nytimes.com
Everyone went all the way in the Israel-Iran conflict, bursting through psychological and military barriers we never imagined would be breached.
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My column: If This Mideast War Is Over, Get Ready for Some Interesting Politics
nytimes.com
Everyone went all the way in the Israel-Iran conflict, bursting through psychological and military barriers we never imagined would be breached.
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My column: How the Attacks on Iran Are Part of a Much Bigger Global Struggle
nytimes.com
Putin and the ayatollahs want the same kind of world.
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