Hailed across the Arab world and condemned in Israel, novelist Basem Khandakji – who was convicted in the 2004 Carmel Market bombing in Tel Aviv – enjoys a new chapter in Egypt and vows ‘to expose the true face of Zionist literature’
Category: 3. Middle East
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The new life of convicted Palestinian terrorist Basem Khandakji as a celebrated novelist
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Caesar Act repeal marks major US shift on Syria
Caesar Act repeal marks major US shift on Syria | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIn many cities such as Homs, Hama, Aleppo and Damascus, there has been a week of celebration, something unique for Syria after people suffered under…
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US to appoint general to lead Gaza security force
US to appoint general to lead Gaza security force | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastTrump said he plans to announce the Board of Peace in early 2026, according to the report.US President Donald Trump looks on during a signing ceremony…
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Iran appeals to UN over ‘tightening restrictions’ on its diplomats in New York
DUBAI, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Tehran called on the United Nations to intervene in what it called the “tightening of restrictions on Iran’s diplomatic mission to the United Nations in New York”, according to a foreign ministry statement…
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Rain has flooded Gaza tents and a baby died of exposure, medics say
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ramadan Abed
CAIRO/GAZA, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Torrential rain swept across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, flooding hundreds of tents sheltering families displaced by two years of war, and leading to the death of a baby…
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Under Israeli Pressure, U.S. Bars Foreign Envoys to Palestinian Authority From Gaza Coordination Center
The United States, under Israeli pressure, has been preventing senior foreign diplomats to the Palestinian Authority from accessing the American military center in southern Israel that coordinates operations in Gaza and oversees the cease-fire,…
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Israel says Hamas ‘will be disarmed’ after group proposes weapons freeze
Israel said on Thursday Hamas “will be disarmed” as part of the US-sponsored peace plan for Gaza, after a top leader from the Palestinian Islamist movement suggested a weapons freeze.
The ceasefire, in effect since October 10, halted the war that…
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Amnesty says Hamas attacks and Gaza hostage treatment amount to crimes against humanity
JERUSALEM, Dec 11 (Reuters) – A new report by Amnesty International has found that Palestinian militant group Hamas committed crimes against humanity during its attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023 and against hostages it took…
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Ghana deports three Israelis in tit-for-tat over alleged mistreatment of Ghanaians
Ghana has deported three Israeli nationals who arrived in the country on Wednesday in what appears to be a tit-for-tat move over the alleged mistreatment of Ghanaian nationals at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel.
Seven Ghanaians,…
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Trump plans to appoint US general to lead Gaza security force, Axios reports
Dec 11 (Reuters) – The Trump administration is planning to appoint an American two-star general to command the International Stabilization Force in Gaza, Axios reported on Thursday, citing two U.S. officials and two Israeli…
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