Jonathan Pryor
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Jonathan Pryor
@jonpryor.bsky.social
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Why did Israel bomb the 150-year-old Palymra Hotel next to the ruins of Baalbek? Why did it destroy a centuries-old Ottoman-era building nearby?

These historic sites are central to Lebanese tourism. These are attacks on people's livelihoods, and on heritage itself. www.reuters.com/world/middle...
Inside Israel's destruction of Baalbek's iconic Palymra Hotel
Weeks after Israel's strike, Baalbek's historic Palmyra Hotel, which had withstood Lebanon's 15-year civil war and countless crises, now lies in ruins
www.newarab.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:20 PM
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By the way, I'm not sure that the market was right to bid up the dollar on this news, given how much this will hurt US competitiveness. Anyway, welcome to the new era of policy by petulance 7/
November 26, 2024 at 12:53 PM
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List of people who’ve annoyed Kremlin & been poisoned:

Anna Politkovskaya
Vladimir Kara Murza (twice)
Petr Verzilov
Alexander Litvinenko
Sergei Skripal
Alexander Perepilichny
Yuri Shchekochikhin
Emilian Gebrev
Viktor Yushchenko
Alexey Navalny

Pro Kremlin figures poisoned:
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November 23, 2024 at 10:10 AM