Hamas may be allowed to keep small arms under the United States’ plan for demilitarizing the terror group, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing officials familiar with drafts of the plan.The plan would, however, require Hamas surrender…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Report: Hamas disarmament plan drafted by US
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Trump formally invited to attend Israel Prize ceremony in Jerusalem
Education Minister Yoav Kisch on Tuesday officially invited US President Donald Trump to attend the Israel Prize ceremony on April 22 in Jerusalem, for which he will receive an award for his “Lifetime Special Contribution to the State of…
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Report: US considers seizing oil tankers to pressure Iran
The Trump administration is weighing seizing additional Iranian oil tankers in an attempt to put pressure on Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday evening, citing United States officials. The move would put significant pressure on…
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Epstein files source who alleged Mossad links is identified as Holocaust denier
An FBI source who claimed Jeffery Epstein was a Mossad agent in documents released last month was a fraudster and Holocaust denier, highlighting how the so-called Epstein files have fed into Israel-related conspiracies based on unreliable…
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Anti-Khamenei slogans in Tehran on eve of revolution anniversary: social media footage
Some residents of the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday chanted slogans against the Islamic republic and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the eve of the most significant annual commemoration of the 1979 Islamic revolution, according to…
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US announces new sanctions targeting Hezbollah-linked gold exchange
WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions against a gold exchange it said facilitates Iranian financial support to the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon.
The Treasury Department said the targeted gold exchange was part…
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Trump: Netanyahu ‘wants a good deal’ with Iran, nuclear talks this time ‘are different’
On the eve of his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump said that the Israeli premier “wants a deal” with Iran, and that the current talks on Tehran’s nuclear program show promise.
“Last time they…
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Erdogan taps Istanbul prosecutor as justice minister in cabinet reshuffle
ANKARA — Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday appointed Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akin Gurlek, who has been overseeing the ongoing investigation against Turkey’s main opposition party as justice minister, in a mini cabinet reshuffle…
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Alice Miller: CEO of Israeli disaster org on aiding Gazans post-Oct. 7
Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host Amanda Borschel-Dan speaking with Alice Miller, the CEO of Natan Worldwide Disaster Relief.
Miller is nationally…
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100 non-Syrian Kurds return to PKK’s Qandil stronghold under SDF-Damascus deal
AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as…
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