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Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot — between a new US president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume. That tension is only likely to increase reut.rs/3WqVKg7
Gaza ceasefire traps Netanyahu between Trump and far-right allies
Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot - between a new U.S. president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume. That tension is only likely to increase.
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January 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot — between a new US president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume. That tension is only likely to increase reut.rs/3WqVKg7
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This tweet was a choice made by the ADL
January 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This tweet was a choice made by the ADL
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28 rights groups have expressed “deep concern” about the fate of Abdulrahman Al-Qaradawi, who disappeared after being extradited from Lebanon to the UAE. www.newarab.com/news/28-righ...
28 rights groups call on UAE to free extradited poet Al-Qaradawi
28 rights groups have expressed “deep concern” about the fate of Abdulrahman Al-Qaradawi, who disappeared after being extradited from Lebanon to the UAE
www.newarab.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:22 AM
28 rights groups have expressed “deep concern” about the fate of Abdulrahman Al-Qaradawi, who disappeared after being extradited from Lebanon to the UAE. www.newarab.com/news/28-righ...
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Almost 100 strikes in the IDF's unilaterally designated "humanitarian zone" in Gaza - and this figure doesn't take into account the many reported strikes which didn't have imagery from the scene for us to verify. W/ @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Almost 100 strikes in Gaza 'humanitarian zone', BBC Verify finds
The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Almost 100 strikes in the IDF's unilaterally designated "humanitarian zone" in Gaza - and this figure doesn't take into account the many reported strikes which didn't have imagery from the scene for us to verify. W/ @richib.bsky.social and @paulybrown.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The withdrawal from Qusayr is of strategic importance. To convey some of its human significance, here is an excerpt from "The Home I Worked To Make." A man from Qusayr describes bombing and siege, as well as a horrific evacuation in which bombs rained down on civilians even as they escaped on foot.
December 7, 2024 at 9:44 PM
The withdrawal from Qusayr is of strategic importance. To convey some of its human significance, here is an excerpt from "The Home I Worked To Make." A man from Qusayr describes bombing and siege, as well as a horrific evacuation in which bombs rained down on civilians even as they escaped on foot.
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To understand how critical Homs is in terms of logistics and infrastructure, look at these maps:
• Left: Syria's oil & gas grid
• Right: Syria's main roads
South of Homs, you have all key state & military institutions.
West of Homs: all ports, both Russian bases, and Assad's Alawite support base.
• Left: Syria's oil & gas grid
• Right: Syria's main roads
South of Homs, you have all key state & military institutions.
West of Homs: all ports, both Russian bases, and Assad's Alawite support base.
December 6, 2024 at 11:59 AM
To understand how critical Homs is in terms of logistics and infrastructure, look at these maps:
• Left: Syria's oil & gas grid
• Right: Syria's main roads
South of Homs, you have all key state & military institutions.
West of Homs: all ports, both Russian bases, and Assad's Alawite support base.
• Left: Syria's oil & gas grid
• Right: Syria's main roads
South of Homs, you have all key state & military institutions.
West of Homs: all ports, both Russian bases, and Assad's Alawite support base.
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The Syrian rebels have taken Hama. The Syrian army announced its withdrawal. This is momentous. The next city is Homs. After that, Damascus.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Syrian rebels enter Hama as army announces departure from key city
Syrian rebels ousted pro-government forces from Hama on Thursday, bringing the insurgents a major new victory after a lightning advance across northern Syria and dealing a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies.
www.reuters.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:52 PM
The Syrian rebels have taken Hama. The Syrian army announced its withdrawal. This is momentous. The next city is Homs. After that, Damascus.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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BREAKING: Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in new report:
BREAKING: Amnesty Concludes Israel Is Committing Genocide
“We will look back and say, ‘Why did we not do more earlier?” Amnesty's director tells Zeteo.
zeteo.com
December 5, 2024 at 12:12 AM
BREAKING: Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza in new report:
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"I would say that Israel was born as an ethnocracy, rather than a democracy."
Jewish Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif, who was suspended from parliament for calling out genocide, speaks to Zeteo about Israel's "fascist government" - and the lack of democracy!
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/psychopath...
Jewish Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif, who was suspended from parliament for calling out genocide, speaks to Zeteo about Israel's "fascist government" - and the lack of democracy!
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/psychopath...
'Psychopath' Netanyahu is 'Poisoning' the Country: Israeli Lawmaker to Mehdi
Ofer Cassif joins Mehdi to discuss his suspension from the Knesset, his denunciation of the genocide in Gaza, and his criticisms of his own country’s “fascist” government.
zeteo.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:19 PM
"I would say that Israel was born as an ethnocracy, rather than a democracy."
Jewish Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif, who was suspended from parliament for calling out genocide, speaks to Zeteo about Israel's "fascist government" - and the lack of democracy!
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/psychopath...
Jewish Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif, who was suspended from parliament for calling out genocide, speaks to Zeteo about Israel's "fascist government" - and the lack of democracy!
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/psychopath...
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The US just vetoed *another* UN Security Council resolution. It demanded "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" & "immediate and unconditional release of all hostages."
14 voted in favor.
1—the US—opposed.
This is the 4th UNSC ceasefire resolution US has vetoed.
14 voted in favor.
1—the US—opposed.
This is the 4th UNSC ceasefire resolution US has vetoed.
November 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
The US just vetoed *another* UN Security Council resolution. It demanded "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" & "immediate and unconditional release of all hostages."
14 voted in favor.
1—the US—opposed.
This is the 4th UNSC ceasefire resolution US has vetoed.
14 voted in favor.
1—the US—opposed.
This is the 4th UNSC ceasefire resolution US has vetoed.