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'I cried when Begin won': How Gadi Taub left the Labor aristocracy for the Right

Gadi Taub grew up in a valley in Jerusalem, in a house he can almost see from the studio window: a spot bounded by the Hebrew University, the Israel Museum and the Knesset. "The triangle of academia, art and politics," he called it. His father was secretary of the Bank of Israel and later head of the Securities Auth…

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Leading Houthi threatens ‘siege’ on Saudi Arabia after Yemen airport attack

Sanaa, Yemen – A leading official with Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officially known as Ansar Allah, has threatened a “siege” on Saudi Arabia in retaliation for an attack on Sanaa International Airport. The Houthis blamed Saudi Arabia for the Monday attack, but Yemen’s internationally recognised government has claimed res…

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Lebanese activists face judicial persecution in Lebanon after criticizing Hezbollah

Mahmoud Shuaib, a Shi'ite critic of Hezbollah from southern Lebanon, and Dr. Alfred Riachi, secretary-general of the Permanent Federal Congress, are both now facing legal action from the Lebanese judiciary after Hezbollah-affiliated lawyers filed complaints over comments they made that were deemed critical of the te…

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After Strait of Hormuz, Iran turns to Bab el-Mandeb as new pressure point - analysis

Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using their Yemeni proxy organization, the Houthis, to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, opening a new front against Washington and putting two of the world's most vital energy arter…

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In Rome, Lebanon is negotiating to restore more than just its sovereignty | The National

Lebanon and Israel are in Rome this week for the sixth round of US-mediated talks. These talks come after the signing last month of a framework agreement between the two sides in Washington, in which they committed to ending the conflict, supporting the sovereignty and security of both countries and ultimately estab…

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