Middle East

Sharon Mashihi, the daughter of Jewish Iranian immigrants to the US, talks with Tom about exploring the diaspora’s conflicted wartime emotions — in her podcast and in her own life.

Aaron David Miller, Mideast policy analyst and Senior Fellow at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins Tom to discuss what an end to the US-Israeli war on Iran might look like.

The 30-day gas tax holiday could save Marylanders around $7 per fill-up, but the governor’s administration raises concerns over its fiscal impact to the state.

Last Thursday, a group of students pitched tents on the university’s main lawn to call for divestment from Israeli-tied companies. Hopkins leaders say that violated school protest policies.

The retiring U.S. Senator from Maryland advocated against withholding arms from Israel during an appearance on WYPR’s Midday.

Some are backing third-party candidate Jill Stein, others are writing in their choice. But both Trump and Harris are largely a no-go.

At Beth El Congregation, leaders vowed to win the war for Israeli safety. In front of Johns Hopkins Hospital, graduate students demanded an end to ongoing attacks in Gaza.

Last year we heard from two friends in Maryland whose response to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and the war in Gaza was to bring their Jewish and Muslim communities together and create a space for healing. We check back with them today.

University leaders can take other steps to increase security, the court decision says. But they can’t block free speech.

The university system first banned the Students for Justice in Palestine group from hosting a vigil on October 7. Then they banned all student activity for the day.