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Arabs in Israel: A Dangerous Security Secret, Especially During Elections

“We on the right and center-right represent about 65% of the electorate, so we will remain able to form governments in the future. I know I will lose support and may even alarm many of my good friends. But I believe we must tie our fate to that of the Arabs in Israel.” Natan Eshel, known as Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest adviser, published those words on June 16, 2019.

Asharq Al-Awsat English

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Trump says ICC sanctions aimed at defending Netanyahu and others

Trump says ICC sanctions aimed at defending Netanyahu and others US President Donald Trump has said Washington’s sanctions on the International Criminal Court were intended to defend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others from prosecution, not himself. As Secretary of State Marco Rubio was explaining the rationale behind the sanctions, saying they were aimed at “bringing that court to heel”, Trump interrupted him and said: “Well, there is no information that they were after me.…

Middle East Eye

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October 7 scars push Israel's first-time voters to right

Like hundreds of thousands of Israelis, Amihai will be of voting age for the first time since Hamas carried out its attack on October 7, 2023. When he casts his ballot this month, he has one priority above all -- security. From a field overlooking the sprawling ruins of the northern Gaza Strip, the 18-year-old says he plans to vote for a far-right party at the ballot box, three years after the deadliest day in Israeli history.

Al-Monitor

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Trump calls Navi Pillay 'mystery person', laments Nobel snub

Trump calls Navi Pillay 'mystery person', laments Nobel snub US President Donald Trump has called this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay a “mystery person” and lamented the Nobel committee’s decision not to award him the prize, calling it “disgraceful and embarrassing”. During a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York, Trump said: “I never heard of the person. Nobody did.” Trump lashed out at Norway hours after the committee awarded this year’s prize to Pillay, a former International C…

Middle East Eye

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