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Debola Israel-Bolarinwa: Why Cybersecurity is Nigeria’s Next Line of Defence
This Day
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July 19, 2025
Debola Israel-Bolarinwa is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with a wealth of international experience. She has served on steering committees and as a member of a UK government think-tank, contributing to the development of proactive cybersecurity...
Global divide over Gaza escalates as U.S., BRICS clash on Israelâs plans
Natural News
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July 18, 2025
U.S.-Israel talks intensify as Netanyahu presents Gaza depopulation plan, facing global condemnation. BRICS nations denounce U.S.-backed military actions, aligning with Global South against Western hegemony. Human rights groups condemn Gaza...
We reject ‘Israeli protection’: Druze spiritual leader
Press TV
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The spiritual leader of the Druze ethnic minority in Lebanon says the community rejects the Israeli regime’s request to supposedly “protect” the minority. Sheikh Sami Abi al-Muna made the remarks at a gathering of Druze officials in the Lebanese...
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem and Greek Orthodox counterpart allowed to enter Gaza in rare solidarity visit
Middle East Eye
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July 18, 2025
Top Christian leaders in Jerusalem made a rare solidarity visit to Gaza on Friday, a day after the Israeli military struck a Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people and prompting international condemnation. The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem,...
Part Two: Does the Democrat Nominee for NYC’s Mayor Promote Antisemitism?
Boulder Jewish News - Colorado
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July 23, 2025
Previously, I wrote an opinion piece discussing whether Zohar Mamdani promotes antisemitic causes and ideas because I overheard someone saying they never heard Mamdani “say or stand for anything that is antisemitic.” Why is this important? Mamdani...
Jerusalem church leaders visit Taybeh: Christians’ presence in the Holy Land is at risk
Catholic News Agency
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July 16, 2025
ACI MENA, Jul 16, 2025 / 18:01 pm Church leaders in Jerusalem say they hold Israeli authorities responsible for “facilitating and enabling” settler attacks, warning that police silence in the face of emergency calls constitutes a form of...
Israeli government hanging by a thread, chance of survival relies on two-ultra-Orthodox parties
The Economic Times
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July 16, 2025
The Israeli government now enjoys only a minority status following Hebrew media reports which suggest that two major Haredi parties have withdrawn from Prime Minister Netanyahu’s coalition after office politics or rather religious politics with...
'Israel' transfers Ibrahimi Mosque authority to settler council
Al Mayadeen
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July 16, 2025
The Israeli occupation reassigns authority over al-Khalil’s Ibrahimi Mosque to settlers, prompting Palestinian and international warnings of Judaization. Israeli authorities have transferred administrative control over the Ibrahimi Mosque in the...
Israeli tourists harassed, outed abroad
Ynet
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July 16, 2025
In recent months, Israeli travelers in Muslim-majority countries, particularly Indonesia, have become targets of pro-Palestinian groups on social media. These groups, with tens of thousands of followers, share the travelers’ names and locations,...
Israel targets Damascus amid rising sectarian violence in Syria
Deseret News - Utah
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July 16, 2025
Israel conducted strikes on the Syrian capital Wednesday following sectarian violence between the Druze and Bedouin. Israel's attacks in Damascus targeted Syria’s military headquarters and another target near the presidential palace. Israel said...
Trump alleges Obama ‘coup’ as Epstein questions mount
The Times of Israel
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July 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, United States — US President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to distract from the growing furor over his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal by pushing extraordinary claims that Barack Obama had tried to mount a...
Israel Needs to Leverage its Military Success
The Times of Israel
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In a private discussion earlier this week I raised the point that Israel (and by association the US as well) is making a mistake in not capitalizing on our military success by converting it into lasting diplomatic changes as well. Our government...
Faith leaders condemn Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church
Yahoo News
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(NewsNation) — Fallout continues to grow after an Israeli tank shell struck the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza on Thursday, drawing strong condemnation from international faith leaders. The shell killed three people, wounding 10 and damaging...
Columbia disciplines dozens of pro-Palestine protesters
United Press International (UPI)
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July 23 (UPI) -- Columbia University has disciplined dozens of pro-Palestine protesters amid pressure from the Trump administration, which has targeted the school amid its crackdown on left-leaning ideology. In a statement Tuesday, the school said...
Israel Steps In To Shield Druze Minority In Syria's Rising Tensions
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Israeli forces have intervened directly in southern Syria, launching airstrikes against Syrian military positions after fighting surged in Sweida, a city home to Syria's Druze minority. The Druze are a small, independent...
Syria believed it had green light from U.S., Israel to deploy troops to Sweida, sources say
The Globe and Mail
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July 19, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Bedouin fighters stand along a street with their weapons, as Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and factions from the Druze.KARAM AL-MASRI/Reuters...
UNESCO condemns Israeli strike on IRIB headquarters as violation of international law
Tehran Times
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July 18, 2025
TEHRAN — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has strongly condemned the killing of two Iranian media workers in last month’s Israeli airstrike on the headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran...
Israel Bombs Damascus, Warns Syria of Painful Blows
Yahoo News
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Israel launched a series of airstrikes on central Damascus early Wednesday, targeting what it called key Syrian military infrastructure, including the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters and a facility near the presidential palace. The attack...
Hamas: Israel pursuing ‘policy of mass starvation’ in Gaza
Tehran Times
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July 18, 2025
Hamas has accused Israel of pursuing a “policy of mass starvation” against Palestinians in what it says is a “crime against humanity”, amid warnings from health officials in the territory about growing numbers of starving civilians seeking help,...
Twelve-nation bloc defies US, enforces law to halt Israeli genocide in Gaza
Press TV
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July 19, 2025
By Musa Iqbal For almost two years, the world has watched as political institutions, including the United Nations (UN), have failed to meet the moment in the wake of the most horrific crime that can be committed: genocide. The United Nations...