Friday , 29 March 2024

Social and Political

Anatomy of a Paris Demo

gatestoneinstitute.org – A poll for the daily Le Figaro shows that 37 percent of the French still have sympathy for Israel, while Palestine gets 20 percent and Hamas 5 percent. Those I talked to in the demo seemed as if they had forgotten October 7, reminding me of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s phrase “What a miser is a human memory!” In the Saturday …

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Iran’s Raisi lands in Saudi Arabia for Gaza summit

Al-Arabia – Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for a summit on Gaza, state-affiliated media reported, his first visit since the two countries agreed to restore ties in March.The emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) comes after Hamas militants’’ bloody October 7 attacks that Israeli officials say killed about 1,200 …

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Khamenei Man Says Gaza War Aimed At Destroying Western Civilization

iranintl – A senior official in Iran has said that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah have launched a “war of attrition” to destroy Western civilization. Alireza Panahian, a cleric and senior official in Khamenei’s office, was quoted by local media as saying during a television program that “With Israel’s destruction, Zionism will not disappear. Currently, Hassan Nasrallah and …

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Hezbollah And Israeli Clashes Continue As Iran Blames The US

iranintl – Hezbollah and Israel announced successful mutual attacks on Friday, raising concerns that a month of limited operations could eventually lead to an all-out war. The Israeli military confirmed it had struck targets in southern Lebanon, in response to drone and missile attacks on its forces. Hezbollah, for its part, published a video purporting to show its aerial operation. …

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Iranian Sunni Leader Rejects Regime Claims On Crypto Mining, Starlink

iranintl – Iran’s top Sunni cleric Mowlavi Abdolhamid has rejected allegations by regime media as a smear campaign aimed at justifying the crackdown on the Sunni minority. During his sermon, the outspoken Friday prayer leader of Zahedan, the provincial capital of Sunni-majority Sistan-Baluchestan, rejected reports by Revolutionary Guard-affiliated Fars news agency this week about the Makki Jameh Mosque of Zahedan. The …

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Iranian-Born Norwegian Man Charged Over Deadly Oslo Pride Attack In 2022

RFL/RE – A Norwegian citizen originally from Iran was on November 10 charged with aggravated terrorism for the 2022 deadly shooting ahead of an LGBT festival in the capital, Oslo. Two people were killed and nine seriously wounded in the shooting at three locations, chiefly outside a popular gay bar on June 25, 2022. Prosecutor Sturla Henriksbo said Zainar Matapour, …

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Eight Iranian MPs Barred from Next Year’s Election

Iranwire – Eight members of Iran’s parliament have been disqualified from running for reelection next year, according to the initial results of the vetting process by the Guardian Council, an unelected body that disqualifies election candidates it deems insufficiently loyal to the clerical establishment. The disqualified lawmakers include two members of the Minority Faction in parliament and several critics of …

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Gaza war opens room for Turkey-Iran rapprochement

Al-Monitor – Turkey’s efforts on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas are continuing, though so far without results. Its Gaza diplomacy has, however, invigorated Ankara’s ties with Iran. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pleased Tehran by refusing to label Hamas a “terrorist” organization, and instead calling it a “mujahideen liberation group.” He intends to play a …

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