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Israel Leads in Frequency of Elections, Study Finds, as Fourth Round of National Polls Nears

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

The reason for this instability, believes an Israeli expert, is rooted in Prime Minister Netanyahu’s legal battles; reforms that would change the situation will only be possible once he leaves the political stage. … Read More >Israel Leads in Frequency of Elections, Study Finds, as Fourth Round of National Polls Nears

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Netizens Abuzz as Melania Trump Vanishes From Sight After Capitol Riots

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Following Wednesday protests, where thousands of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol building, netizens started to wonder what the First Lady was doing all that time. … Read More >Netizens Abuzz as Melania Trump Vanishes From Sight After Capitol Riots

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Google Suspending US Microblogging and Social Networking Service Parler From Play Store

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Google said it was suspending US microblogging and social networking service Parler’s mobile app, used by US President Donald Trump’s supporters instead of Twitter, from Play Store, The Verge reported. … Read More >Google Suspending US Microblogging and Social Networking Service Parler From Play Store

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Former Adviser Bolton Calls for Trump to Resign, Be Investigated on Inciting Capitol Riots

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Since the Capitol riots on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump has been repeatedly slammed by officials for encouraging supporters to storm the federal building, where lawmakers were certifying the results of the 2020 election. … Read More >Former Adviser Bolton Calls for Trump to Resign, Be Investigated on Inciting Capitol Riots

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US Prosecutors to Initiate Murder Investigation Into Death of Capitol Police Officer – Report

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

Wednesday riots that saw the US Capitol overrun by unruly supporters of US President Donald Trump resulted in mass injuries to law enforcement officials – some severe enough to have prompted hospitalizations – and in the deaths of at least five people, including Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. … Read More >US Prosecutors to Initiate Murder Investigation Into Death of Capitol Police Officer – Report

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Pompeo Meets With Biden’s Secretary of State Pick for First Time to Facilitate ‘Orderly Transition’

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021By Editor

US President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Antony Blinken to be the next US secretary of state. Blinken served as deputy national security adviser between 2013 and 2015 and as deputy secretary of state between 2015 and 2017 under then-US President Barack Obama. … Read More >Pompeo Meets With Biden’s Secretary of State Pick for First Time to Facilitate ‘Orderly Transition’

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

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

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?

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

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

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

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Netizens Buzzing as Elon Musk Tweets Photo of Protester in Presiding Officer’s Chair at US Capitol

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

What was supposed to be a peaceful rally in support of President’s Trump electoral challenge grew violent on Wednesday, as Trump-supporters stormed the US Capitol building, which resulted in an armed stand-off with law enforcement officers. … Read More >Netizens Buzzing as Elon Musk Tweets Photo of Protester in Presiding Officer’s Chair at US Capitol

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Who Took Part in ‘Stop the Steal’ US Capitol Storming? Lawmakers, Right-Wing Figures IDed in Footage

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021By Editor

Several dozen people have been arrested by Washington, DC, police in the hours after the storming of the US Capitol building on Wednesday, and federal investigators say their probe of the chaos is likely to last the rest of 2021. … Read More >Who Took Part in ‘Stop the Steal’ US Capitol Storming? Lawmakers, Right-Wing Figures IDed in Footage