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إنّ الحديث عن “الوحدة” يُذكّرنا بنكتة الرجلين المجنونين اللذين يخططان للهروب من المصحة التي يُعالجان فيها. يقول أحدهما: “إذا كان السياج عاليًا، فسنحفر تحته”. ويقول الآخر، الذي يخرج هو الآخر لتفقد المنطقة: “إذا كان السياج منخفضًا، فسنقفز فوقه”. وعند عودته، يقول لصديقه بوجهٍ عابس: “هناك مشكلة – لا يوجد سياج”. وبالمثل، فإن النظر إلى “الوحدة” […]
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By Lili Bayer and Maayan LubellJERUSALEM, Nov 2 (Reuters) - In a country where politics has become a bare-knuckled brawl, Isaac Herzog, the mild-mannered president now tasked with persuading Israel's party leaders to lower their fists and form a government, is a throwback to a gentler era.Though no one would call him naive — he has served both as leader of the opposition against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and as a member of a unity cabinet under him — Herzog's soft-spoken manner can appear out of step with the times.
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Born in Sweida in 1987, Mozna Alatrash is from a prominent Syrian family with a legacy in Druze politics and culture
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Israel’s newly elected Knesset will hold its inaugural session on Nov. 10, during which lawmakers will be sworn in and elect a parliamentary speaker, the parliament announced Monday, Anadolu report…
