NEW YORK — A federal court in New York City on Thursday sentenced an Arizona man, Donovan Hall, to 49 months in prison for threatening Jewish hotel owners over videos their son in the Israeli army posted from Gaza.
After his release from…
Category: 3. Middle East
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No spoils of war: Syria’s new ruler lays down the law to loyalists
DAMASCUS (Reuters) — “I didn’t know the salaries the government pays were this high!” Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa joked after more than 100 loyalists arrived at his former rebel base, many pulling up in luxury SUVs.
“Have you…
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US official to visit Israel to discuss Iran threat
US official to visit Israel to discuss Iran threat | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastJohn Hurley, undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, will travel in the coming days to Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and…
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Family of Marwan Barghouti say he can unite Palestinians
Family of Marwan Barghouti say he can unite Palestinians | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastSpeaking to BBC Persian in the West Bank village of Kabar, Barghouti’s cousin said he was “80% certain” that he would soon be…
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Saudi firms plan major investments in postwar Syria
Saudi firms plan major investments in postwar Syria | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastRiyadh has been a main engine driving global re-engagement with Syria since rebels toppled former strongman Bashar al-Assad last year.A drone view…
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4 Gazans said killed after Israeli deadline passes for gunmen to leave IDF-held zone
Hamas medical officials said Friday that four Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces, including one on the terror group’s side of the Gaza ceasefire line, after an Israeli deadline passed for Hamas fighters to withdraw from the…
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Egypt set to open grand Giza museum, more than two decades in the making
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — With much pomp and circumstance, Cairo is due to inaugurate on Saturday the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, widely presented as the crowning jewel of authorities’ efforts to overhaul the country’s vital…
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IDF Probe Into Sde Teiman Video Leak May Disrupt Abuse Investigation, Legal Sources Say
The IDF’s top legal officer is under investigation for allegedly leaking a video that appears to show the abuse of a Gazan detainee at the Sde Teiman detention center last year, according to sources familiar with the military’s probe who spoke to…
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Israeli military’s top lawyer resigns over leak of video allegedly showing abuse of Palestinian detainee
The Israeli military’s top lawyer has resigned after saying that she was responsible for the leaking of a video that purportedly shows soldiers sexually abusing a Palestinian detainee last year.
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, the military…
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Houthis say 43 UN workers to be tried on allegations they helped Israel conduct strike
SANAA, Yemen — Forty-three detained local United Nations staff will face trial on suspicion of links to an Israeli airstrike that assassinated top Houthi leaders in August, the acting foreign minister of the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel…
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