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Netanyahu orders govt to advance construction of 800 homes for Jewish settlers in West Bank

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has issued an order advancing plans to construct hundreds of settlement homes in the West Bank. Opposition politicians warn the move risks tensions with the incoming Biden administration in the US. … Read More >Netanyahu orders govt to advance construction of 800 homes for Jewish settlers in West Bank

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50 Shades of Israel’s Left? Here’s What Country’s Liberal Circles Have to Offer

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Israel is set to head to the polls on 23 March, when dozens of parties will go head-to-head to secure spots in the 120-seat parliament. This time around the Jewish state’s liberal circles have a variety of lists to choose from. … Read More >50 Shades of Israel’s Left? Here’s What Country’s Liberal Circles Have to Offer

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Lebanese Share Videos of Alleged Israeli Fighter Jets Flying Extremely Low Over Beirut

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Lebanon repeatedly stated that Israel regularly violates the country’s airspace, mainly to carry out strikes in Syria. A previous incident was recorded by Beirut citizens on Friday, who said that Israeli warplanes had been flying over the country’s south for about six hours. … Read More >Lebanese Share Videos of Alleged Israeli Fighter Jets Flying Extremely Low Over Beirut

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Hungary’s Orban says he’s still in vaccine talks with China, Russia, & Israel, as EU’s von der Leyen warns about unilateral deals

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The Hungarian prime minister has doubled down on pursuing talks with producers of Covid-19 vaccines, in defiance of a Brussels-managed procurement scheme. Viktor Orban is unhappy with the pace of vaccination the EU can support. … Read More >Hungary’s Orban says he’s still in vaccine talks with China, Russia, & Israel, as EU’s von der Leyen warns about unilateral deals

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Iran’s Syria Envoy Says Soleimani’s Death Pumped ‘New Blood Into the Veins of the Resistance’

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The Islamic Republic marked the one year anniversary of Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani on Sunday, with the general widely admired in his native Iran and throughout much of the Middle East for his assistance in squashing Daesh (ISIS)* and al-Qaeda* terrorists in Iraq and Syria. … Read More >Iran’s Syria Envoy Says Soleimani’s Death Pumped ‘New Blood Into the Veins of the Resistance’

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Ukrainian nationalists launch anti-Semitic attacks on Israeli envoy after he condemns march to honor Nazi collaborator Bandera

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Israel’s most senior diplomat in Ukraine has faced an onslaught of anti-Semitic abuse and calls for protests outside his country’s embassy after he condemned a march to remember a Nazi collaborator in the Ukrainian capital. … Read More >Ukrainian nationalists launch anti-Semitic attacks on Israeli envoy after he condemns march to honor Nazi collaborator Bandera

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Generals to the Rescue: What’s Behind Israeli Public’s Obsession With Chiefs of Staff in Politics?

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Following the shrinking power of the Blue and White party, that aimed at replacing Netanyahu but failed, many Israelis became disillusioned with the generals’ ability to bring about much-awaited change, thinks a former politician. But the hunger for another Messiah, who’d topple the current PM, hasn’t subsided. … Read More >Generals to the Rescue: What’s Behind Israeli Public’s Obsession With Chiefs of Staff in Politics?

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Tehran Claims ‘Serious Evidence’ Points to Israeli Complicity in Killing of Top Iranian Scientist

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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top Iranian scientist and the man deemed to be one of the developers of Iran’s nuclear programme, was assassinated outside Tehran on 27 November, with the Islamic Republic pointing the finger of blame at Israel and vowing to avenge his death although Tel Aviv has never confirmed the accusations. … Read More >Tehran Claims ‘Serious Evidence’ Points to Israeli Complicity in Killing of Top Iranian Scientist