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What have Trump administration nominees said about Israel and its wars?

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 While pro Israel views are common in US politics, Trump's picks signal support for far right Israeli aspirations. Israeli settlers hold a protest march from Tapuach Junction to the Israeli setter outpost of Evyatar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on April 10, 2023 During the final weeks of the 2024 United States presidential race, former President Donald Trump spoke with sympathy to Arab American and Muslim voters enraged by the country's support for Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon. Trump visited Dearborn, Michigan, known as the "capital" of Arab America. And he spoke directly to Lebanese Americans fearing for their families overseas. Who are Trump's picks for his cabinet and administration? Far-right Israeli minister orders preparations for West Bank annexation The view from Gaza : What the US decision not to punish Israel looks like During my Administration, we had peace in the Middle East , and we will have peace again very soon Trump wrote on social m...

Hong Kong jails 45 pro- democracy activists in city's largest security case

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  Legal scholar benny Tai is sentenced to 10 years, while dozens of others receive years-long jail terms. Supporters hold up placards among people queueing up at the West Kowloon Magistrates Courts for a hearing of 47 pro democracy activists in Hong Kong on July 8, 2021  A Hong Kong court has sentenced a leading pro democracy advocate to 10 years in prison and handed dozens of other activists years-long jail terms in the Chinese territory's largest national security case. benny Tai, a 60-year-old legal scholar who played a prominent role in Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests in 2014 and 2019, was handed the lengthy sentence on Tuesday after prosecutors cast him as the "organizer" of a con-spiracy by activists and politicians dating back to July 2020. Israeli strikes hit component of Iran's nuclear programmed: Netanyahu Biden issues more Israeli settler sanctions ahead of Trump term  The take: What's next for the war in Lebanon? Tai and 44 others either pleaded...

Israel- Hamas War: Bombs were again fired at Netanyahu's house

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Israel- Hamas War: Bombs were again fired at Netanyahu's house, 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli attack. Two flash bombs were fired toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house landing in the garden. The police gave this information on Saturday. A statement said that neither PM Netanyahu nor his family was present during the attack, and no damage was reported. In October, a drone was launched toward the prime Minister house in Caesarea.  Highlights Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house was attacked for the second time. Israeli President the incident. Reuters, Cairo; Two flash bombs were fired toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house in the northern Israeli city of Caesarea, landing in the garden. The police shared this information on Saturday. A statement nor his family was present at the time of the attack, and no damage was reported. This is the second time an attack has been made on Prime Minister Netanyahu's house. The Israe...