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What Hamas wrought

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Instead of igniting a war that would destroy Israel, the militant group lit the fuse that set much of the region on fire, burning its own allies above all.

Qatar open to mediation if Syrian rebels turn on each other

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The wealthy Gulf Arab state is in touch with rebel groups on the ground in Syria.

Netanyahu to take the stand in his corruption trial for the first time

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Charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, the Isreali prime minister will testify three times a week, despite the Gaza war and possible new threats posed by wider turmoil in the Middle East.
The post Netanyahu to take the stand in his corruption…

Do Syriaโ€™s liberators still deserve the terrorist label?

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Assadโ€™s downfall was met with unbridled joy and relief among Syrians and Syriaโ€™s expatriate community.

Top Tony Blair aide becomes UK Palestine envoy

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Government efficiency guru Michael Barber will take on a new Palestine-facing role.

Europeโ€™s next top diplomat is ready to be undiplomatic

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Will Kaja Kallas be able to make her voice heard?

Trump is complicating Bidenโ€™s final push in the Middle East

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Some regional leaders appear inclined to unveil key initiatives under the next president, giving him the glory.

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty report finds

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Report says Israel has acted with “genocidal intent” to destroy Palestinians in Gaza.

UK insists Parthenon sculptures not on the agenda as Greek PM visits

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Long-running feud over treasures goes another round Tuesday.

Israel says it killed militant working for World Central Kitchen in Gaza

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U.S.-based charity says it is โ€œurgently seeking more detailsโ€ and is suspending operations in the Gaza Strip.

Syrian rebels reportedly take control of half of Aleppo

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Surprise attack injected fresh uncertainty into a region that has been convulsed by wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

Who were the biggest dunces? Final grades for von der Leyenโ€™s first Commission

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Whoโ€™s at the top of the class and who flunked? Here are POLITICO’s grades for each 2019-2024 European commissioner.

Trumpโ€™s effect on the Middle East

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For good or ill, Trump is already shaping the calculations of combatants in the region, but much depends on how Hezbollahโ€™s bosses in Tehran proceed.

Pope slams conflicts in Ukraine and Palestinian territories

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In an unscripted remark made to diplomats, the pope blamed ‘the arrogance of the invader’ in ‘Ukraine and Palestine,’ days after he called for an investigation into claims Israel was conducting ‘genocide’ in Gaza.

Even Iran is attempting to play nice with Donald Trump

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โ€œItโ€™s clear theyโ€™re scared,โ€ said one former Trump administration official who worked on Middle East issues.

Kneejerk response, then overcorrection: what the aftermath of the Amsterdam violence should teach us | Rachel Shabi

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Assumptions were made about clashes between Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and Amsterdam locals โ€“ and the far right took advantageIn the aftermath of a sudden eruption of violence or unrest, there is often a brief, vital window when the narrative about what act…

โ€˜Who benefits from this?โ€™ Soul-searching after the Amsterdam violence

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Jewish and Muslim communities speak of heightened fears as questions linger about events around football matchCarrying white signs scrawled with messages urging unity, they took turns laying white roses at the statue of Anne Frank, steps away from the …

Pro-Palestine demonstrators march in Paris before France-Israel game โ€“ video

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Large pro-Palestine marches took place amid heightened security in Paris on Thursday ahead of the Uefa Nations League tie between France and IsraelFrance deploys thousands of police for Israel match after Amsterdam violenceIsraeli football fans and the…

Israel to Trump: It would be โ€˜betterโ€™ to stay in the Paris Agreement

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Middle East conflict has been inescapable at the COP29 climate talks.

UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to dealโ€“ as it happened

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Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, โ€˜a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitableโ€™Wes Streeting has now delivered his speech to the NHS Providers conference in Liverpool, and it is b…

โ€˜Toxic cocktailโ€™ led to Amsterdam violence, mayor says

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Antisemitism, hooliganism and anger over Gaza war all factors in trouble that broke out last week, report saysThe violence that erupted in Amsterdam last week was sparked by โ€œa toxic cocktailโ€ of hooliganism and antisemitism, according to a detailed re…

UN officials plan to charm Trumpโ€™s new envoy

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They say theyโ€™re better off working with Elise Stefanik than fighting with her.

Macron to attend โ€˜high-riskโ€™ France-Israel football match

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French president offers โ€˜fraternity and solidarityโ€™ as Israel discourages wearing of โ€˜Jewish symbolsโ€™ abroadEmmanuel Macron will attend the France-Israel football match at the Stade de France on Thursday in a gesture of โ€œfraternity and solidarityโ€ afte…

Starmer to meet Macron in France to discuss Ukraine support after Trump win

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Starmer and Macron will discuss “Russia’s ongoing barbaric invasion of Ukraine and the appalling humanitarian situation in Gaza,” Downing Street said.

Israel โ€˜methodically destroyingโ€™ Gaza, say health workers

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Visiting doctors share eyewitness accounts after a U.N. inquiry accused Israel of war crimes by targeting Gaza’s health system.

Qatar suspends role as mediator between Israel and Hamas

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The Gulf country’s move comes after the U.S. reportedly said it would no longer accept the presence of Hamas representatives in Qatar.

Trumpโ€™s world order: election win brings fears of a combustible US foreign policy

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President-elect wants to end the wars in Ukraine and Middle East to focus on China. How he will try to get there is unclearIn the first Trump term Richard Moore, then the political director of the UK Foreign Office and now the head of MI6, admitted hal…

Netanyahu looks to revive his bromance with Trump

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The Israeli leader lost no time in hailing Trumpโ€™s victory as โ€œhistoryโ€™s greatest comeback.”

French security officials detained in diplomatic spat in Jerusalem

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Tensions have been rising between Israel and France over strikes in Lebanon and the war in Gaza.

US diplomats brace as Trump plans foreign policy shake-up in wider purge of government

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Analysts say it is hard to separate the president-electโ€™s bluster from his actual plans but itโ€™s clear his priority is to bin many of Joe Bidenโ€™s policiesThe US foreign policy establishment is set for one of the biggest shake-ups in years as Donald Tru…

UN to Israel: Replacing UNRWA relief agency would be your responsibility

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The UN formally responded in a letter to Israel’s decision to cut ties with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, a move that UNRWA has said leaves its operations in Gaza and the West Bank at risk of collapse.

Despite the deaths of our colleagues in Gaza, World Central Kitchen will keep serving up food โ€“ and hope | Josรฉ Andrรฉs

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The horror of 1 April will stay with us. But to desperate people, we know a plate of food is as powerful as any weaponJosรฉ Andrรฉs is founder of World Central KitchenFeeding the body and feeding the mind are not as separate as you might think. At least,…

Full-scale war in Middle East involving Israel and Iran likely, say most Europeans in poll

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Large majorities in seven countries condemn 7 October attacks โ€“ but most common view is Israelโ€™s response in Gaza is also unjustifiedFull-scale war in the Middle East involving Israel and Iran is now likely, most western Europeans responding in a poll …

Middle East peace is possible

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The members of the United Nations Security Council must step up and do their duty.

More than 50 children killed in Gaza in 2 days, UNICEF saysย 

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The casualties were reported by the U.N. agency after strikes in northern Gaza.

Trumpย usesย Liz Cheneyย to make his case toย Arab and Muslim votersย in Michigan

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โ€œMany Muslim and Arab Americans have friends and family living in the Middle East, and Kamala is campaigning with warmongers like Liz Cheney,โ€ Trump said.

Christian leader sees Lebanonโ€™s moment to defang Hezbollah

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Civil war veteran Samir Geagea hopes the Shiite militia will be pressed into a position where it has no choice but to disarm.

Gaza horrors still โ€˜not enoughโ€™ for world to act, UNRWA says

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The U.N. agency โ€” which Israel partially banned on Monday โ€” says over 70 percent of Gaza’s population relies on its services to eat.

Israel bans UNRWA: The world reacts

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The U.K. is โ€œgravely concerned,โ€ said Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

Israel bans UN relief agency from operating within its borders

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UNRWA is the main provider of humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

Egypt proposes short Gaza truce with small hostage-prisoner exchange

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Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made the announcement as efforts to defuse the devastating, more than year-long war resumed in Qatar with the directors of the CIA and Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency taking part.

While war continues, Lebanon is trapped

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One of the country’s biggest exasperations is Western policymakers trying to strong-arm them into hasty political reform.

Israeli strikes kill 22 in Gaza; terror suspected in Tel Aviv truck-ramming

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The Israeli military has stepped up its offensive in northern Gaza.

EUโ€™s Borrell decries โ€˜human tragedyโ€™ in Gaza as Israeli offensive rages

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A “catastrophic level of killing, destruction and starvation” afflicts the enclave as Israel’s attacks continue, EU foreign affairs chief says.

UN chief meets Putin, calls for peace in Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine and Sudan

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United Nations Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres comes under fire from many quarters for his Moscow visit, but the EU defended his move.

Fears grow that Israel is seeking to reopen Lebanonโ€™s internal fault lines

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Israel wants ‘to set sectarian groups at each others’ throats’ says the spiritual leader of the Druze community.

Macron pledges โ‚ฌ100M for Lebanon aid

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International delegates have gathered in Paris to help the war-ravaged country.

Furious at Harris, Arab Americans in Michigan face a hard choice: โ€˜Donโ€™t blame us, blame yourselfโ€™

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Kamala Harrisโ€™ campaign is facing deep skepticism from Arab American voters in Michigan, many of whom are appalled by President Joe Bidenโ€™s handling of the war in the Middle East and remain undecided about whether to back a candidate who supports his policies. With early voting already underway, Arab American voters say they are disappointed [โ€ฆ]

Putin disrupting food aid for Gaza by attacking Ukraine ports, says Starmer

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Russian president โ€˜willing to gamble on food securityโ€™ by stepping up strikes on grain ships, says UK prime ministerKeir Starmer has accused Vladimir Putin of disrupting food supplies to Gaza after British intelligence suggested Russia had stepped up i…

Blinken arrives in Israel for more cease-fire talks as Hezbollah launches hail of rockets

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The top US diplomat is also visiting Jordan and Qatar.

Who could be in Kamala Harrisโ€™ Cabinet? Here are the leading contenders.

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If Kamala Harris wins the election, she will likely approach the task of filling out her Cabinet and West Wing much like she did when she took over Joe Bidenโ€™s campaign operation this summer. While sheโ€™ll ensure her closest advisers and key Cabinet members are people she personally trusts, there will be some continuity with [โ€ฆ]

Macronโ€™s Middle East flip-flop

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The French president’s mixed signals on Israel and Gaza are undermining his approach to the region.

Israel strikes Beirut, Gaza following drone attack on Netanyahuโ€™s home

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The Israeli attacks came after some 70 rockets were launched at Israel from Lebanon, as hopes to see the situation in the Middle East de-escalate fade.

Israel pounds Beirut and Gaza after drone attack at Netanyahuโ€™s villa

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Diplomats and other sources say that with US elections approaching, Israel is seeking to use intensified military operations to try to shield its borders and ensure its rivals cannot regroup.

Turkey, Germany discuss arms supplies and Israelโ€™s conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon

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A project to supply Turkey with Eurofighter jets, spearheaded by Britain, is still in its early stages, German Chancellor Scholz said.

Kamala Harris:ย โ€˜Sinwarโ€™s death can and must be a turning pointโ€™

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Middle East policy matters in Michigan, where Arab Americans are an important constituency.

Drone launched at Netanyahuโ€™s home; Israeli strike kills 33 in Gaza

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Despite the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, which raised hopes for a de-escalation, the situation in the Middle East remains tense.ย 

โ€˜Theyโ€™ve forgotten their own recent historyโ€™: Why Israel wonโ€™t move toward peace

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Former U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker says what he most fears is Israeli overconfidence following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Belgium opens war crime probe into Brussels man fighting for Israel in Gaza

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The Belgian-Israeli citizen, from Uccle, is an active member of a special forces sniper unit in Gaza.

Sinwar might be gone, but Israelโ€™s mission is far from over

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The account might be settled with the Hamas leader, the debt paid โ€” but the war is not over. This is just the beginning of the end.

I regret not reaching a ‘common position on the Middle East’, EU foreign policy chief Borrell says

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As he nears the end of his term, Josep Borrell, the EUโ€™s High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, speaks to Talking Europe about the two crises that he has been most closely involved in: the Middle East and Ukraine. He recounts his efforts…

Biden tells Israel to use Sinwarโ€™s death as โ€˜opportunityโ€™ to end war

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The White House has been making a series of public appeals in the hopes of reviving a cease-fire deal.

Biden and Scholz vow to keep up Ukraine aid as prospect of Trump victory looms

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The U.S. presidentโ€™s visit to Berlin comes at a time of particular peril for Kyiv.

Biden, allies in Berlin to renew Gaza truce call after Hamas leader killed

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Biden’s visit comes as Ukraine faces a third gruelling winter at war, and a day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presented his “victory plan” to the European Union and NATO in Brussels.

Biden, allies in Berlin renew calls for Gaza ceasefire after Hamas leaderโ€™s death

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US President Joe Biden and European leaders are set to renew calls for a Gaza ceasefire after Israel killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Biden, aboard Air Force One, praised the death as a “good day,” seeing it as crucial to advancing ceasefire and host…

Yahya Sinwar death: European leaders react

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“His death is certainly significantly weakening Hamas,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Killing of Hamas leader renews US hopes for cease-fire in Gaza

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Both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris urged Israel to wrap up its military operations in Gaza, arguing that a key obstacle to a cease-fire and hostage release deal has now been eliminated.

New Euronews boss: I donโ€™t take orders from Orbรกn

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Employees seek reassurance over editorial independence concerns at the European TV network.

Israel has likely killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, officials say

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Israeli forces have eliminated other Hamas and Hezbollah chiefs in recent months.

Ceasefire โ€˜solves nothingโ€™ in Middle-East conflict, says top Czech diplomat

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In todayโ€™s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Portuguese prime minister condemning Israel’s use of ‘excessive force’ in Gaza, Poland’s PiS opposing Tusk’s new migration strategy, and so much more.ย 

Saudis urge US to suspend weapons to Israel until Gaza aid resumes

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Ambassador to the U.K. Prince Khalidย bin Bandar Al Saud criticized Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct in Lebanon as well.

โ€˜No engagement at allโ€™ on Gaza cease-fire talks for weeks, Qatarโ€™s PM says

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Doha has long held a close relationship with Hamas and is widely seen as a key figure in the mediations.

Biden envoy told aid groups Israel too close an ally for US to suspend arms

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Attendees of the late August meeting with Lise Grande said her remarks were surprisingly candid, shocking many in the room.

Biden raises pressure on Israel as war undercuts Harris

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U.S. officials stress that the latest moves arenโ€™t linked to Novemberโ€™s election; but the vice president could benefit.

Israel: Macronโ€™s a โ€˜disgraceโ€™

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โ€œWe will continue defending our nation … with or without France,โ€ Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said.

Ireland ready to go it alone and restrict trade ties with Israel, taoiseach says

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Ireland โ€œwill not wait for everybody in Europe to move on the issue of trade in the occupied Palestinian territories,โ€ PM Simon Harris tells reporters.

UK โ€˜looking atโ€™ sanctions for โ€˜extremistโ€™ Israeli ministers

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned ‘abhorrent comments’ from ministers as he called on Israel to limit civilian casualties.

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