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Prominent Lebanese Druze leader says he will visit #Syria again soon as tensions with Israel simmer “The free Syrians must be cautious of the plots of Israel,” said Walid Jumblatt. apnews.com/article/isra...

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The Palestinian-Israeli film No Other Land won an Oscar award as best documentary. But despite all the honors, no distributor picked up this film in the United States, “making it nearly impossible for American filmgoers to see it in theaters or to stream it.”

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Keir Starmer will tell European leaders that they need to face the “brutal reality” and increase defense spending, as the British prime minister sought to use his line into the White House to keep the trans-Atlantic alliance from breaking apart over Ukraine.

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@crisisgroup.org's @jeromed.bsky.social, @mayaungar.bsky.social and @delaneysimon.bsky.social on the UN Security Council designation of HTS and processes for delisting: www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-...

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Två fantastiska artiklar denna morgon på kultursidan. @goranrosenberg.bsky.social om Peter Beinarts bok om judisk identitet efter Gaza. www.expressen.se/kultur/goran...

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Oerhört bra intervju med den palestinske juristen, författaren och frihetskämpen Raja Shehadeh av den utmärkta @bitteham.bsky.social www.vi.se/artikel/raja...

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Yassin al-Haj Saleh has a superb ability to grasp essences - his latest article offers a great example of this: aljumhuriya.net/en/2025/02/2...

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After tonight’s debacle in the White House, Europe including Ukraine, have to go for deeper integration.

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Had the chance to meet with Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green, devoted and fearless leaders of Standing together in Israel. Here’s my interview with them for Olof Palme International Center (in Swedish). “People have called us crazy”. www.palmecenter.se/folk-i-israe...

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Med påven Franciskus sjukdom ställs den katolska kyrkan vid ett vägskäl. Ska den bygga vidare på Franciskus arv? Eller blir näste påve en meningsfrände till JD Vance? etidning.dn.se/shared/artic...

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Expected for some time but still a landslide: Imprisoned PKK Öcalan leader calls on Kurdish militant group to disarm, signalling start of fragile peace with Turkey. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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Large-scale Israeli attack reported, aircraft heard in Damascus and southern Syria, raids so far on 112th Brig. near Izra and 1st Div. near Al-Kiswah, plus ground incursion into villages of Al-Bakkar and Ain Al-Bayda in Quneitra. Locations contain fighters, casualties expected. x.com/abazeid89/st...

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Today’s EU decision was to only partially suspend some sanctions. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre... A UK decision on sanctions is also promised soon. Should the UK go further than the EU and fully lift non-military sectoral sanctions? Simon Collis, a former UK Ambassador to Syria, thinks so…

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Germany’s far right AfD is the obvious winner of tonight’s elections – and Israel's Netanyahu government is a quiet winner. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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If only the U.S. courts would have had acted in a similar way.

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A view shared by countless Lebanese: "Lebanon is exhausted by the wars of others on its territory," said Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to a delegation of Iranian officials present in Beirut for the funeral of the former Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah. today.lorientlejour.com/article/1448...

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Trump likes his Gaza plan, but will 'sit back' as Arab states draft proposal - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-likes-his-plan-but-will-sit-back-arab-states-draft-gaza-proposal

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Within his first month back in power, US President Donald Trump has repeatedly taken Russia's side on a host of issues. But Trump’s world moves fast, and it’s hard to remember everything. So here’s our recap. 👉 www.politico.eu/article/dona...

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Europe urgently needs its own nuclear deterrent, but divisions run deep. France refuses to give up command, while Germany’s shift right complicates defence cooperation. A "Hansa 2.0" bloc may emerge instead. ⚡️ 🔗 @ecfrpower.bsky.social

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Göran Eriksson: För Sverige är Donald Trumps uppläxning av Volodymyr Zelenskyj, och närmandet till Ryssland, något av en säkerhetspolitisk mardröm. Det är tecken på att världsordningen är hotad.

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Shameful silence from the Republicans. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...

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Har nu hört Ulf Kristersson, Malmer Stenergard och höga UD-tjänstemän använda uttrycket ”ha is i magen” så fort de får frågor om Trumps hårresande uttalanden om Ukraina. De måste ha väldigt kalla magar vid det här laget. Och kallare riskerar det att bli.

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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” - George Santayana, Spanish-American philosopher (1863–1952)

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En president med historiskt perspektiv. www.dn.se/varlden/alex...

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“Caesar” reveals his identity as Farid Nada al-Madhan. A former Syrian military officer who exposed evidence of mass torture and killing by the Assad regime, he now calls on the US to repeal a raft of sanctions. By @willchristou.bsky.social for @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

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A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.

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Yehuda Shaul: ”Genom att strypa stödet till Unrwa spelar Sveriges regering beklagligtvis den israeliska extremhögern i händerna i dess avsikt att få den palestinska myndigheten att falla.” Men det får inte den palestinska flyktingfrågan att försvinna och kan stärka Hamas. www.svd.se/a/xmdGVG/att...

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President Trump in his meeting with King Abdallah insists on US ownership of the Gaza Strip, but walked back his earlier threat to withhold aid from Jordan and Egypt if they don't accept Palestinians forcibly evicted from Gaza. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

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God genomgång om Trump och Gaza www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...

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Bra fråga av Johan Croneman. Längtar statsministern i sitt sökande efter det fina Sverige tillbaka till tiden före privatiseringarna av välfärden, före marknadsskolans införande, före förmögenhetsskattens avskaffande och före demoniseringen av invandrare som kollektiv? www.dn.se/kultur/johan...

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Lebanon forms new government after two years of deadlock - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-forms-new-government-after-two-years-political-deadlock

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Israel raids beloved Palestinian bookstores and detains owners - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-raids-beloved-palestinian-bookshops-and-detains-owners

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- The three hostages released today are civilians. Abducting them and holding them was a war crime - The Israeli government did not protect them on Oct 7th, has not prioritised their release, and has put them at harm's way in its campaign of annihilation and starvation of the Gaza Strip 1/

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Aluf Benn, Editor-in-Chief of Haaretz: The demon of ethnic cleansing has been let out of the bottle in Israel www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

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Att Trump vill bedriva etnisk rensning av palestinier från Gaza väcker upprörda känslor i Egypten. Men Egyptens ekonomiska utsatthet kan pressa regimen att ta emot dem, skriver jag efter ett besök i Kairo. Mycket hänger på hur Saudiarabien agerar. www.ui.se/utrikesmagas...

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Oisin Cantwell i Örebro. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/kolu...

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