May, 2021

• 16 May

  With Jordan, Lebanon border violence Israel faces 4-front conflict

  

  Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas coordinated messaging on Quds Day on May 8, claiming Israel could be defeated in one large tactical operation; a week later, it seemed to be working. Lebanese protesters, likely urged on by Hezbollah, tried to breach an area of a border fence in northern Israel on …

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• 16 May

  Iraqis hold anti-Israel protests after call by cleric, militias

  

  Thousands of demonstrators shouted anti-Israeli slogans, held signs saying “Death to Israel, death to America” and waved Palestinian flags. Chanting crowds gathered in several Iraqi cities on Saturday, some burning Israeli and American flags, in protest against the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip. Thousands of demonstrators shouted anti-Israeli slogans, …

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• 16 May

  Morocco to send 40 tonnes of aid to Palestinians

  

  Morocco also denounced “the violent acts perpetrated in occupied Palestinian territories,” and reiterated support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Friday ordered 40 tonnes of aid for Palestinians to be shipped to the West Bank and Gaza following recent violence. The aid includes …

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• 16 May

  Palestinians concerned Iran trying to foil ceasefire talks

  

  Palestinian sources expressed concern that Brig.-Gen. Esmail Qaani’s promise to continue supporting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad could undermine efforts to reach a new ceasefire with Israel. As the US, Russia, and other parties pursued efforts over the weekend to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas, Iran has praised …

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• 16 May

  Israeli defense officials said to favor ceasefire after Gaza goals met

  

  Publicly, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hamas that “it’s not over yet”. Senior defense officials are pushing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz to start working toward a ceasefire that would bring an end to the ongoing IDF operation against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. This …

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• 16 May

  Israel slammed for strike on AP, Al Jazeera Gaza offices in attack on Hamas

  

  White House calls on Israel, urging that the “safety and security of journalists and independent media is a paramount responsibility.” Israel came under heavy criticism on Saturday for striking a 12-story tower in Gaza housing the offices of foreign media affiliates such as the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and other …

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• 16 May

  Imagine if Gaza rockets were landing in Washington, not Israel

  IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman deflects criticism of the bombing of media office building in the Gaza Strip. IDF Spokesperson Brig.-Gen. Hidai Zilberman deflected criticism of the military’s actions in the Gaza Strip on Sunday and particularly the bombing of a building with media offices on Saturday. “I want to …

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• 16 May

  How a War on the Edge of Europe Became a Training Ground for the Far-Right

  The war in Ukraine became a magnet for white supremacists from around the world, who fought on both sides of the conflict, living out their battlefield fantasies. Veteran Swedish right-wing extremist Mikael Skillt arrived in Kyiv in February 2014, just days after President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted from power during …

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• 15 May

  Seven Decades On, Where is Justice for Palestinian People?

  

  While the overwhelming concern just now should of course be for steps which can check violence immediately, troubling questions remain as to what exactly have the efforts of over seven decades achieved for bringing justice to the people of Palestine and peace to the wider troubled region. While the woes …

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• 15 May

  More than 100 killed as Israel intensifies Gaza onslaught

  

  Israel pounded the Gaza Strip for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, with the health ministry in the territory reporting more than 100 killed in the most severe military offensive there since 2014. Palestinian armed groups in Gaza continued to retaliate by firing projectiles towards Israel. Seven people, including a …

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