Day: May 28, 2023

Mahmoud Abbas: ‘Attempts to undermine PLO will fail’

Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas addressed a special gathering on Saturday, marking 59 years since the foundation of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). “The organization was founded in 1964 to stop the international Zionist movement’s plan to erase the Palestinian people’s identity and to be the opposite of the Zionist national project,” the chairman stated.

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Iran ‘no longer concerned with US sanctions’

In a speech he delivered last Saturday, the deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and commander of operations, Lt. Gen. Abbas Nilpuroshan, said that Iran conducts the conflicts with Israel and the United States in a calculated manner and exacts “heavy prices” from them, as he put it. In addition, he described what Iran

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Humiliation and physical harm: Severe hazing incident in IDF

A group of soldiers abused a new soldier who arrived at their base, a military prison in central Israel. Galei Tzahal reported that the soldiers tied the soldier to a bed and poured ice on him, tied him to a storage unit, woke him up in the middle of the night for no reason, and

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Top Secret: Operation Protest at Netanyahu’s House

The Brothers in Arms group, established to remove the judicial reform from the government’s agenda, has long since stopped focusing on the reform legislation and leads weekly demonstrations against the coal. A look at the WhatsApp groups of Brothers in Arms shows that the activists, most of them reservists, are preparing for demonstrations with complete

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8 wheels, 750 horsepower: First Eitan APCs delivered to IDF Nahal Infantry Brigade

The Israel Ministry of Defense Tank & APC Directorate and the IDF delivered the first series of Eitan armored personnel carriers (APCs) to the Nahal Brigade. Additionally, Nahal Brigade infantry soldiers operated the Eitan APCs in various simulated combat scenarios in a first-of-its-kind exercise in northern Israel. The Eitan has eight wheels, can carry twelve

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US ultimatum to Netanyahu: Drop bill limiting aid to PA Arabs, score a meeting with Biden

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly agreed to shelve the Nonprofits legislation, which aims to limit the aid foreign governments and bodies provide to Palestinian Authority Arabs, following increasing international pressure. According to a report by Galei Tzahal’s Yanir Cozin, a significant part of that pressure came from members of the Biden administration, who presented

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Police eavesdropping system bug caused evidence tampering

A new eavesdropping system recently operationalized by the Israeli police saved only partial recordings and possibly obstructed ongoing criminal investigations and cases. According to a report in Israel Hayom, in light of the malfunctions, the prosecution sent letters to defense attornies notifying them of the problem. The Justice Ministry and Israel Police recently held several

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Is the Sudan agreement worth the paper on which it is written?

The conflicting parties in Sudan are facing significant doubts about their ability to reach a genuine agreement that resolves the ongoing crisis. The evidence suggests that the division between the adversaries, Burhan and Hemeti, runs so deep that it”s hard to imagine them cooperating for the country”s future. Private talks aimed at achieving a ceasefire,

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NO to Gelman as US Ambassador to Israel

Susie Gelman is absolutely the wrong candidate for US Ambassador to Israel. Ambassador to the Palestinian Authority maybe, but not to Israel. In her role as chair of the Israel Policy Forum (someone will have to explain to me how she ever got that position) Gelman professed to love Israel as she works tirelessly against

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Avi Maoz to track educational programs in schools

Three months after he resigned from the position, Noam party chairman Avi Maoz is returning to the government and will be appointed as a deputy minister. The government on Sunday will vote on Maoz’s reappointment as well as on the creation of the “Jewish National Identity Authority,” one of the party’s demands in the coalition

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Iran: Zelenskyy seeking to gain the West’s support

Iran on Saturday fired back at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying his accusation that the Islamic Republic is arming Russia was an attempt to gain the West’s military and financial support, i24NEWS reported. Zelenskyy”s comments were made in a speech on Wednesday, in which he said Tehran’s “support for evil cannot be denied” and appealed

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How not to honor the dead

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: A time to be born and a time to die. Abraham wished to buy a grave for his wife, Sarah. The demand for the land was a highly inflated price of four hundred silver sheckels. Have we not learned? Death

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Roger Waters claims: Nazi-style uniform was a statement against fascism

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters on Saturday defended his donning a Nazi-style uniform on stage at a concert in Berlin earlier this month, claiming he was merely opposing fascism and bigotry, Reuters reported. Police in Berlin have opened a criminal investigation into suspected incitement by Waters following the May 17 concert at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.

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Biden and McCarthy reach deal to raise debt ceiling

Negotiators for US President Joe Biden and Republican congressional leaders on Saturday night reached an 11th-hour agreement in principle to raise the debt ceiling, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy confirmed, according to CBS News. Both sides came to the tentative agreement after weeks of delays that rattled markets and raised fears about a catastrophic default. Biden

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