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Israel Boils as Netanyahu Ousts Minister Who Bucked Court Overhaul
Mr. Gallant’s dismissal unleashed chaotic late-night demonstrations in and around Tel Aviv, where protesters blocked a multilane highway and set fires in at least two major roads, and in Jerusalem, where crowds broke through police barriers outside Mr. Netanyahu’s private residence.
US will send old tank-busting planes to Middle East, advanced jets to Asia and Europe: Report | Middle East Eye
This makes it sound like a hand-me-down but I seem to recall the A-10 being quite serviceable in the region.
Leading Moroccan activists and intellectuals call on government to suspend ties with Israel.
This article traces the origins of hummus to 13th century Syria, which is plausible, but muddles the picture by claiming the best kunafeh is in Egypt (rather than Palestine). Come on!
Seraj Assi and Zachary Foster writing in Ha’aretz:
Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich delivered a speech in Paris this week denying the existence of Palestinians as a people, claiming: “There is no such thing as a Palestinian nation. There is no Palestinian history. There is no Palestinian language.”
Smotrich spoke at a lectern draped with an image showing a map of Israel that included the occupied West Bank, Gaza and Jordan.