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Anath Hartmann

Anath Hartmann

ahartmann@washingtontimes.com

Anath Hartmann is the Deputy Commentary Editor for The Washington Times. She got her start in journalism as a beat reporter for The Laurel Gazette in Prince George's County, Maryland. Most recently, she was digital editor at the National Association of Manufacturers. She can be reached at ahartmann@washingtontimes.com.

Columns by Anath Hartmann

FILE - This Feb. 20, 2015 file photo, photo shows an arrangement of peanuts in New York. The first treatment to help prevent serious allergic reactions to peanuts may be on the way. A company said Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 that its daily capsules of peanut flour helped sensitize children to nuts in a major study. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Resist the anti-peanut people

One thing parents shouldn't have to worry about -- but do, thanks to the anti-peanut brigade -- is lunch.

September 3, 2025
In this family handout photo, Riyad Dagga, center, and other relatives and friends pray over the body of his daughter, freelance journalist Mariam Dagga, 33, during her funeral after she was killed in a double Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Family Handout via AP)

Dry your tears for Nasser Hospital

On Monday, acting on good intelligence that there was an imminent threat in the complex, the Israel Defense Forces struck Nasser Hospital in the Gaza Strip.

August 26, 2025
Abu Obeida, center, spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, the Hamas' military wing, holds a press conference in Gaza City, Friday, March 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

HARTMANN: Hamas deserves a truth bomb

It was misleading for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to call Israel's defensive interception of the Mavi Marmara ferry late last month a "bloody massacre." It was another matter of self-delusion entirely when Mr. Erdogan recently downplayed the violent extremism of Hamas.

June 10, 2010