Israelis are searching for answers for the shift in US policy, some pointing to Saudi promises to invest trillions in the US, while others point to members of Trump’s circle.
Category: 3. Middle East
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With Saudi normalization off table, MBS visit to Trump 'a defeat for Israel'
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Israeli forces kill two Palestinian teens in escalating West Bank violence
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli forces killed two Palestinian teenagers during an overnight raid on a town near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, residents said, as violence surges in the territory with a growing number of dead.
Forces shot…
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Anti-Hamas armed groups seek future role under Gaza peace plan
Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem
Yasser Abu Shabab/FacebookOne of the largest militia, the Popular Forces, operates near the southern city of Rafah Urgent questions are being raised over a patchwork of armed groups that have…
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Air cargo services between India, Afghanistan to be launched soon
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Air cargo services between India and Afghanistan will be launchedsoon, an Indian foreign ministry official said on Friday, during a visit by Afghanistan’s Taliban Trade Minister Al-Haj Nooruddin Azizi to New Delhi.
“I am…
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Eurovision Song Contest changes rules after Israel voting controversy
Lauren Turner and
Ian Youngs,Culture reporter
EPAIsrael’s Yuval Raphael topped the public vote at this year’s contest, and finished second overall The Eurovision Song Contest is changing its rules around voting and promotion in the wake of…
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Singapore sanctions four Israelis over ‘extreme violence’ against Palestinians
Singapore has imposed financial sanctions on four Israelis and barred them from entering the city-state, its foreign affairs ministry announced on Friday, accusing them of “egregious acts of extreme violence” against Palestinians in the…
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Coast Guard reverses course on policy to call swastikas ‘potentially divisive’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as “potentially…
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Singapore bans entry for four West Bank Jews
Singapore bans entry for four West Bank Jews | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East”As a firm supporter of the two-state solution, Singapore opposes any unilateral attempts to change facts on the ground through acts which are illegal…
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Behind Trump defense of Saudi crown prince, a deeper US shift on human rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — When US President Donald Trump defended Saudi Arabia’s crown prince this week over the 2018 killing of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, he did more than just stir renewed accusations from critics of an…
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Gaza polemic, tale of Iranians helping WWII Jewish refugee win National Book Award
JTA — A provocative essay collection about the West’s response to the Gaza war and a children’s book about young Iranians helping a Jewish refugee in World War II were two of the big winners at the National Book Awards Wednesday…
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