The Lebanese government is currently unhappy with the fact that Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into the Iran war.Israel had warned Hezbollah not to get involved; however, rockets were fired at Jerusalem overnight between Sunday and Monday.In…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Will Lebanon ban Hezbollah military activities?
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UAE and Bahrain Amazon data centers report disruptions amid Iran strikes
Amazon cloud data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are facing connectivity issues, the company said, after ‘unidentified objects’ struck and created sparks and fire after an apparent Iranian attack
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What is the biblical holiday of Purim, and why do Israelis link it to Khamenei’s death?
Saturday morning, just over an hour after Israel and the United States began airstrikes against the Iranian regime, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Israel and the world in a video statement.
In his speech, Netanyahu noted that…
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US to continue Iran war until regime change occurs
Israel is confident that not only is regime change in Iran possible, but the US will stay in the fight until it happens, senior Israeli officials told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.“Trump intends to go all the way with this move,” one senior…
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In landmark move, Lebanon bans Hezbollah's military activity after rocket fire at Israel
In an unprecedented move, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam limits Hezbollah to political activity and bans any unauthorized military action from Lebanese territory; Hezbollah says its assault avenged the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as…
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The US had no data on Iran’s plans to attack first – Reuters
At a congressional briefing, Pentagon officials said the United States did not have intelligence information about Iran’s plans to be the first to attack American forces in the Middle East. This was reported in…
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Lebanese prime minister says Lebanon will ban Hezbollah’s military activities
March 2 (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Lebanon will ban Hezbollah’s military activities after Israel said it struck Hezbollah-linked sites in response to the group’s missile and drone attacks following the reported killing…
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Iran-linked hackers offer $250 k. bounty to kill activists
The Iran-linked Hanadala hacking group has placed a bounty of $250,000 for the beheading of Iranian-American lawyer and activist Elica Le Bon and Canadian politician and activist Golsa “Goldie” Ghamari.The group claimed to have leaked their LA…
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Jewish Israeli Who Had a Relationship With Palestinian National Poet Mahmoud Darwish in Her Youth Dies
Dancer and choreographer Tamar Ben-Ami, who in her youth was in a relationship with the Palestinian national poet Mahmoud Darwish, died last week of cancer at 79. She is survived by her husband, Andy, her sister Azza, as well as nephews, friends…
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A look at Iran’s Tomb of Mordechai and Esther
The Megillat Esther that we read on Purim opens with the words “It came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus,” but it does not tell us what became of its heroes after the king’s death. According to the tradition of the Jews of Persia, after…
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