Day: December 26, 2019

Hamas: Abbas should issue elections decree soon

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  Hamas leader says PA chairman should issue decree for holding elections and thus force Israel to permit them in eastern Jerusalem.   Elad Benari, 26/12/19 06:15   Mahmoud Abbas Flash 90 Hamas on Wednesday called on Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas to issue a presidential decree for holding general elections soon. Salah al-Bardawil, […]

Examining Israel’s security challenges with Blue and White’s Ya’alon

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How will Israel know when Iran will cross the threshold for nuclear weapons, and will it act? ERIC R. MANDEL DECEMBER 25, 2019 21:01 One casualty of Israel’s electoral deadlock is the absence of a budget for the Israeli military. The current five-year plan, Gideon, negotiated by former defense minister Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon and Finance […]

Likud primary kicks off as Netanyahu seeks to cement grip on party

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Tempering expectations for an upset, Sa’ar camp and pundits say even getting 30 percent support from 116,000 voters would be a major achievement for the challenger By TOI staff and AFP Updated at 9:02 am Members of the Likud Party began voting Thursday in a leadership primary that has pitted embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

From Beirut to Hong Kong, anti-establishment anger has become all the rage

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Widespread protests in 2019 signal breakdown of social contract, as citizens no longer feel that governments are answerable to them, say experts Loïc VENNINToday, 6:37 am PARIS, France (AFP) — Angry citizens have swelled the streets of cities across the globe this year, pushing back against a disparate range of policies but often expressing a […]