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August 1, 2020

Iraq: PM calls early election for June 2021

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Friday called an early general election for June 6, 2021, roughly a year ahead of when it would normally be held, reported Reuters....

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August 1, 2020

Gaza celebrates Eid Al-Adha

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August 1, 2020

Palestinian Citizens in Israel: A history through fiction, 1948-2010

In the aftermath of the 1948 Nakba, Palestinians have had to contend with different forms of erasure and fragmentation of Palestinian identity, while acquainting themselves, without choice, with a...

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August 1, 2020

Free Mahmoud Nawajaa!

A nine-year-old boy shouts: “Leave dad alone. Get out. Your dog doesn’t scare me!” The boy’s home has just been invaded in the middle of the night by a...

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August 1, 2020

The Likud Conspiracy: Israel in the throes of a major political crisis

Protests against Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, have raged on for weeks, turning violent sometimes. Israelis are furious at their government’s mediocre response to the coronavirus pandemic, especially as...

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July 31, 2020

Fear of early polls loom in Israel amid budget impasse

The Blue and White party, led by Defense Minister Benny Gantz, wants to present a budget for two years, as stipulated in the coalition agreement, while Likud, led by...

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July 31, 2020

Thinktank: Syrian 2021 elections ‘must be ignored’

Syria’s “inconsequential” presidential elections slated for next year “must be ignored,” a DC-based think tank said Friday, Anadolu Agency reported. Writing in a blog post on the Atlantic Council’s website, Jomana...

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July 31, 2020

Israel: Violent right-wing thugs attack anti-Netanyahu protests, 8 arrests made

At least eight right-wing pro-government counter demonstrators were arrested at anti-Netanyahu protestors in Jerusalem on Thursday, i24 News reports. Thousands turned out to demonstrate against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin...

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July 31, 2020

Muslim pilgrims perform last Hajj ritual in Makkah

In reduced numbers due to the pandemic, Muslim pilgrims in Saudi Arabia on Friday converged on the tent city of Mina to throw stones at a symbolic representation of...

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July 31, 2020

Ukraine welcomes ‘constructive’ first talks with Iran on downing of airliner

Ukraine said on Friday that its first round of talks with Iran about the downing of a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff in Tehran in January had been constructive,...

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