Empowered by moves in Washington, Prime Minister Netanyahu fired Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar and is pushing for the sacking of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Emboldened by Trump, Netanyahu is driving Israel into judicial crisis
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IDF begins ground operations in Syria advancing toward Kuwaya
The IDF has reportedly been conducting ground operations against different targets in Syria, Arab media sources reported on Tuesday morning.
According to Syrian reports, the IDF launched a ground advance toward the village of Kuwaya, located…
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New Gaza school textbooks promote antisemitism, violence
Swearing allegiance to October 7, commending terrorists who murdered children, and counting ‘martyrs’ in math classes – all these are found in the new Palestinian Authority-sanctioned ‘revised’ curriculum implemented in schools in…
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Who is Tayyip Erdgogan’s head political rival, Ekrem Imamoglu?
It was around six years ago, when newcomer Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu called election board officials “idiots” for canceling his initial victory at the polls that President Tayyip Erdogan noticed him as a serious political threat.
The…
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Palestinian Oscar winner held by Israel after ‘settler attack’
Sebastian UsherMiddle East correspondent
Thomas MackintoshBBC News
Getty ImagesHamdan Ballal poses with Rachel Szor after they won Best Documentary Feature Film for No Other Land at the Oscars A Palestinian Oscar winner has been detained in the…
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Teenage Afghan girls were banned from school – now these classes are their only option
Religious schools increasingly offer a range of subjects as the mainstream education ban enters its fourth year.
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Top US officials appeared to message a journalist Houthi strike plans
Getty ImagesNational security adviser Michael Waltz in the Oval Office with President Trump. The White House has confirmed that a journalist inadvertently was added to a group chat in which US national security officials planned a strike against…
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Protesters hit Istanbul streets again over Erdogan rival’s arrest
Vast crowds of students surged onto Istanbul’s streets Monday in the latest protest over the arrest and jailing of Istanbul’s opposition mayor that has sparked Turkey’s worst unrest in years.
The demonstrations began after Ekrem Imamoglu’s March…
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Trump admin sent journalist classified US plan for Yemen strikes
A US journalist was inadvertently included in a group chat in which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance and other top American officials discussed upcoming strikes against Yemen’s Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed…
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Journalist for Al Jazeera killed in Gaza, 7 days into Israeli offensive
An Israeli air strike on Gaza killed a journalist working with Al Jazeera, according to the network and Gaza’s civil defence rescue agency, seven days into renewed Israeli bombardment and ground operations in the Palestinian territory.
Israel…
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