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#InShort | With no path forward in sight, Lebanese officials are pinning their hopes on a change of prime minister in Israel. It’s a risky bet, but not an unfounded one.
Will Benjamin Netanyahu, the political animal who was first elected in 1996, secure another term? Or will his rival, Gadi Eisenkot, unseat him? And how will the results affect Lebanon?
📽️ Aly Baalbaky / Nima Salha
#Focus | Eisenkot or Netanyahu: What's at stake for Lebanon?
Read @shijazi_tweets' article below
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#History | Israel: From colonial ‘refuge’ to hegemonic ambitions
Conceived as an inclusive solution for the Jewish people after centuries of persecution, Israel has increasingly come to see itself as a besieged fortress entitled to disregard international law.
Read @stephaniekhou17's article below
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🚨 UN probe accuses Israel of 'extermination' in West Bank
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#Report | ‘Apartheid is the lesser evil’: Israel’s Palestinians determined to turn the page on Netanyahu
Facing what it sees as an "existential risk" and believing it can tip the balance, the community is mobilizing despite widespread disillusionment.
Read Amira Souilem's article below
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Large Israeli detonation in Zawtar Sharqieh, artillery shelling and gunfire target several villages lorientlejour.com/article/15…
Civil Defense escorts a drifting ship between Saida and Beirut lorientlejour.com/article/15…
#WrapUp | Midday recap: Katz denies rift between Netanyahu and army; Hezbollah's decisions are 'Lebanese,' Fadlallah says
Reports of U.S. preparations for a strike on Iran are multiplying just days before the U.S. midterm elections, as tensions rise ahead of Israeli elections. Here is a roundup of the main stories as of midday this Monday in the Middle East and Lebanon.
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#Commentary | In Palestine, does Ulysses have the right to return?
Through a personal account, Palestinian doctor and writer Khaldoun al-Mallah reflects on the meaning of the right of return, 80 years after the Nakba.
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🚨 Israeli forces carry out massive detonation in Kfar Tibnit, Nabatieh
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#Interview | Antoine Shalhat: In Israel, Palestinians are seen only as a 'security problem' to be contained
The Palestinian researcher analyzes the issues at stake in the Israeli legislative elections of Oct. 27 in conversation with L'Orient-Le Jour and L'Orient Today.
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Israeli strike kills three in Gaza including child lorientlejour.com/article/15…
#Analysis | Israel, Iran, and the United States at an impasse
@AnthonySamrani, L’Orient-Le Jour and L'Orient Today’s editorial director, examines the geopolitical upheavals that have shaken the Middle East since Oct. 7, 2023.
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Three suspects arrested over deadly Jordan church attack after shootout lorientlejour.com/article/15…
#CineConcert | Musical talent in a noisy town, 'Dans la nuit!'
Five Lebanese improv musicians bring new dimensions to Charles Vanel’s 1929 feature film "Dans la nuit" at the European Cinema Festival at Metropolis Cinema, Beirut.
Read Jim Quilty's article below
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✒️ #Editorial | Has Nawaf Salam already given up?
"Nawaf Salam lacks charisma. He gets lost in the details. He does not know how to set priorities. He does not know how to make his Cabinet the driving force of Lebanese politics. But all of this could have remained secondary."
Read @AnthonySamrani's article below
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#InThePress | ‘Do I make a deal with them or do I finish them off?’ Trump says on Iran
When asked whether the U.S. strikes could resume as soon as today, Trump said: “The answer is no, there will be not be a strike today.”
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#Profile | Gadi Eisenkot, the 'thoughtful' military leader who could bring down Netanyahu
The former Chief of the General Staff launched his political party last September and has been waiting patiently to forge potential alliances ahead of the parliamentary elections.
Read @LaureMaissa's article below
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Salam denies rumors of release of 2 'Mossad agents' lorientlejour.com/article/15…
Iran says outcome of Israeli elections 'makes no difference' lorientlejour.com/article/15…
