Professor Alex de Waal of @worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social quoted in a piece about the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Read more in @tombatemandc.bsky.social's piece for BBC.
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Episode 2 of
@tombatemandc.bsky.social 's examination of the relationship between Israel and the US explores the events of the 67 war, the Yom Kippur war, and the 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Who now remembers the Sabra & Shatila Massacre?
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The Mandates by @tombatemandc.bsky.social is highly recommended listening.
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Indispensable Relations: in this new series @tombatemandc.bsky.social examines the history of the special relationship between the United States and Israel.
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@tombatemandc.bsky.social examines the history of the special relationship between US+Israel, going back decades. One of the most consequential between 2 single countries+one of the most contested: a matter of life+death for Israelis+Palestinians – +a bedrock of US policy for the entire Middle East.

Today’s Russian papers on tariff fall-out. From “Trump rejuvenates Russia's economy” to “Fall in energy markets will be very painful for Russia. Our economy was already between decline/recession. Global trade crisis & fall in demand in China could make it even worse.” #ReadingRussia

“As for the other side of the trade deficit: It’s difficult to ship to landlocked Lesotho. The small population does not amount to a large consumer market… residents live near the poverty line. They can’t afford American goods.”

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“We're not going to fund these global NGOs all over the world that are living off of this. We're not doing it.”

Rubio on not sending US rescuers to Myanmar - more:

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“We are not the government of the world”. Rubio, USAID and the Myanmar earthquake. #Brussels #nato

“The employees… were told to go home by one o'clock. Everyone was told. All employees in that building were told to go home at one o'clock,“

How the Musk cuts hit USAID’s disaster response unit, the day the earthquake struck Myanmar.

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Nearly half of all cars sold in the U.S. are assembled abroad — and most have foreign components.

Here are the makes and models that would be most affected by President Trump's auto tariffs.

President Trump did not rule out seeking a third term in office on Sunday, telling NBC News that he was “not joking” about the possibility and suggesting there were “methods” to circumvent the two-term limit laid out in the Constitution.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the US would receive a strong blow if it acts on President Donald Trump's threat to bomb if Tehran does not reach a new nuclear deal with Washington reut.rs/4hR4CDp

“[US] Military officials worried that it might be unduly provocative to call the targets “targets.” Instead they were referred to as “points of interest.”…”