JTA — The US Department of Homeland Security has hired a new digital communications director whose social media content for the Labor Department reportedly raised alarm bells inside the department and beyond for promoting white…
Category: 3. Middle East
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US sends largest aircraft carrier to Persian Gulf
The US will send the largest aircraft carrier in the world to the Persian Gulf to bolster its forces in the Middle East, The New York Times reported on Thursday.The USS Gerald R. Ford and its escort ships had previously been deployed in the…
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47 homicides in 43 days: 40-year-old woman killed in northern Israeli Arab town
Residents said the victim, Wafa Awad, was shot on the street as she left her home, adding that she was not the intended target of the shooting. Awad is the sixth person killed in 24 hours in Arab society
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Israel looks to wean itself off US aid, but breaking free could cost both sides
Israel’s battle against Hamas in Gaza over the past two years was waged with extensive military support from the country’s closest ally, the United States.
Since the Hamas-led invasion and massacre that sparked the war, Washington has…
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US delivered Starlink to thousands amid regime crackdown
The United States smuggled thousands of Starlink terminals into Iran in January as the Iranian regime cut off internet service in the country as part of a brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests, according to a report published by the Wall…
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Bernie Sanders ally who accuses Israel of genocide wins NJ race in which AIPAC opposed her rival
Analilia Mejia, a longtime progressive organizer allied with US Senator Bernie Sanders, has emerged victorious in a crowded Democratic primary in the special election to fill the US House seat formerly held by New Jersey Governor Mikie…
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Abbas publishes Palestinian Authority draft constitution
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ordered the publication of the draft constitution for a Palestinian state earlier this week, the PA’s official news agency WAFA announced.The full draft of the constitution, read by The Jerusalem…
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Ireland commits to play Israel in European soccer tourney after seeking Israeli team’s ouster
Ireland’s soccer governing body committed to playing Israel in the Nations League after the two sides were drawn to face each other in the competition on Thursday, three months after Ireland called for Israel’s expulsion from European…
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Woman shot dead in north, the 6th Arab Israeli homicide victim in the past day
Lebanon reports one killed in IDF strike after Israel says it targeted Hezbollah operative * Ben Gvir calls on only Muslim High Court justice to recuse himself from his case
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Trump says Herzog should be ‘ashamed of himself’ for not pardoning Netanyahu
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that President Isaac Herzog “should be ashamed of himself” for not granting a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is standing trial for alleged fraud, bribery and breach of…
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