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Hamas to conceal successor of Yahya Sinwar, mulls over contenders

The decision to hide the successor’s identity comes following Israel’s killing of Yahya Sinwar earlier this month Hamas issued a statement this week, saying that they will be keeping the identity of the individual set to replace Yahya Sinwar as leader of the group concealed. The decision to hide the …

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Factional Infighting Intensifies As Iran’s Regime Faces External And Internal Crises – OpEd

As the war in the Middle East is firing back at the warmongering regime in Iran, internal factional conflicts within the regime are intensifying. On Thursday, October 17, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the regime’s parliament, identified two weaknesses and red lines of the regime while speaking in Mashhad: …

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Opaque Ammunition Contracts Damage Ukraine’s Defense Effort – Analysis

President Zelensky’s ambassador to the United States caused a scandal with Republican lawmakers during his recent visit to Pennsylvania. She set up a visit to the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, where much-needed 155mm artillery rounds are made. The visit turned into a clumsy attempt to help Democrats garner votes in …

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UN must designate northern Gaza as disaster area, take appropriate action, and compel Israel to halt the genocide

Palestinian Territory – The UN must declare northern Gaza a disaster zone requiring immediate intervention and compel Israel to halt the genocide being carried out by its army through systematic and widespread mass and individual killings, deliberate starvation, mass forced displacement, and the complete destruction of the remaining essentials for …

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Moldova’s Razor-Thin EU ‘Yes’ Vote Puts President Sandu In A Tight Spot

A narrow victory for the “yes” camp in Moldova’s referendum on the EU is not exactly the result that pro-EU President Maia Sandu was hoping for. By calling for the referendum, the Soviet-born and Moldovan- and U.S.-educated Sandu was hoping to capitalize on EU support and largesse, as well as …

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ANTISEMITISM: A HISTORY

ournalists and historians have warned about a “new antisemitism” in the twenty-first century United States comprising a repackaging of historic antisemitic tropes presented by the far right and the far left as part of a struggle between neo-fascism, anti-fascism, and anarchism. Both the far left and the far right are …

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ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in September 2024

Following is the September 2024 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. All previous 2024 monthly installments can be found here, as well as a review of developments throughout 2023, 2022, and 2021. A full background …

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Israel and Hamas signal resistance to ending Gaza war after Sinwar’s death

Hamas confirmed Friday that its leader, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza and reiterated its stance that hostages the militant group took from Israel a year ago will not be released until there is a cease-fire in Gaza and a withdrawal of Israeli troops. The group’s staunch …

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