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'Obama’s first term was sort of a hinge moment. It was when the old bipartisan pro-Israel consensus... began to visibly crack.' How did the pro-Israel lobby shape Obama's Middle East policy during his two terms in office? Mohamed Hashem speaks to Eli Clifton, co-founder of the Quincy Institute and co-author of Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power.
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Saudi Arabia, Yemeni government urge UN action against Houthis Saudi Arabia and Yemen 's internationally recognised government on Friday called on the UN Security Council to act against the Houthis. Saudi envoy Abdulaziz al-Wasil told the council that the Houthis were increasingly targeting civilians, recruiting child soldiers and threatening shipping in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait. He condemned what he called "blatant" attacks on Saudi airports, saying Riyadh would "not allow Yemen…
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A war between Ethiopia and Eritrea would not be isolated this time, and would likely draw in regional powers
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Israeli drone strike wounds six in northeast Lebanon near Syrian border An Israeli attack on Friday wounded six people in northeast Lebanon as Israel said it targeted a “Syrian terrorist” who planned anti-Israel attacks. “The Israeli attack near the town of Hawsh al-Sayyed Ali in the Hermel district led to six wounded, including five Syrian nationals, two of them women, and one Lebanese,” Lebanon’s health ministry said. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that “an enemy military dro…
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Two killed in Saudi strike on Sanaa airport, Houthi media says Houthi media reported on Friday that Saudi strikes on the airport in the capital Sanaa killed two people, a day after the group launched strikes against Riyadh’s own air hub, which killed three people. Separately, the civil defence agency in the Yemeni capital reported extinguishing four fires caused by Saudi strikes, including one it said destroyed a factory. A plume of smoke rises during a reported air strike by the Saudi-led co…
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Israeli settlers and troops target olive harvesters, wedding convoy in West Bank attacks Israeli settlers carried out a series of attacks on Palestinians across the occupied West Bank on Friday, targeting olive harvesters, a family and a wedding procession, while Israeli troops raided a town near Hebron, according to the Palestinian news agency Wafa. In the village of Burham, north of Ramallah, armed Israeli settlers opened fire on farmers harvesting their olives, which took place under the p…
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UN chief condemns US sanctions on ICC as international backlash grows UN secretary general Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the US decision to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court, saying he was "deeply alarmed by the expected impact" of the measures. "Today's decision marks a serious blow to our collective pursuit of international criminal justice, of which the ICC is a key pillar," Stephane Dujarric, the secretary-general's spokesman, told reporters. Dujarric added that…
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US President Donald Trump said on Friday there would be "big news" on diesel, as fuel prices remain near record highs in the weeks before the November congressional elections.
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The European Union on Friday condemned US sanctions on the International Criminal Court as “deeply regrettable” and pledged to take “any necessary measures” to ensure The Hague-based tribunal can continue its work.
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Flydubai co-pilot plotted 9/11-style attack on Tel Aviv airport, UAE prosecutor says An Omani flydubai co-pilot had planned to seize a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash it into a terminal at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport on 30 September - before being thwarted by his fellow pilot, the UAE attorney general said on Friday, according to the state news agency WAM. UAE public prosecutors believe the plan was inspired by the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States. Their investigation, launched…
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Netanyahu hails US sanctions on ICC and calls Nobel laureate jurist 'bigot' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday praised the US for imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has issued a warrant for his arrest over war crimes in Gaza. "The ICC is not a court. It is a political body that poses a mortal threat to law-abiding democracies worldwide and to the very idea of national sovereignty," Netanyahu's office posted on X. The Trump administration impos…
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Hegseth said he wants people to watch the execution of Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was convicted of the Fort Hood killings
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Miliband's principled policy was undermined from the moment Powell set off to negotiate with Israeli officials
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US sanctions ICC after former judge awarded Nobel Peace Prize The Trump administration imposed institutional sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, hours after one of its founding judges won the Nobel Peace Prize. The measures target the court as an institution after sanctions were imposed on half of its 18 judges and most of its leadership, including the court’s president and chief prosecutor, in response to its 2024 arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. The restrictio…
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Navi Pillay dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to 'survivors of international crimes' South African jurist Navi Pillay, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2026, dedicated the prize to “survivors of international crimes”. She made the remarks at a press conference in Nuremberg, Germany, where Nazi leaders were prosecuted after World War Two. “Let me dedicate this award to all of the survivors of international crimes,” said 85-year-old Pillay. She previously headed the tribunal that prosecuted…
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Ben Gvir and Smotrich’s parties projected to win 16 percent of first-time voters, outpolling Netanyahu’s Likud
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Israel accuses Navi Pillay of promoting ‘genocide lie’ after Nobel recognition Israel’s foreign ministry has condemned the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay, calling the decision a “grotesque weaponisation of an award to legitimise anti-Israel hatred and prejudice”. In a statement, the ministry accused Pillay of contributing to what it described as the politically motivated demonisation of Israel and promoting the “genocide lie”. Pillay chaired the UN commission of inquiry that…
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Five defendants are facing charges in connection with a break-in at an Elbit Systems arms factory near Bristol in 2024
