The US dangles Yemen bait, but Ansarallah doesn’t bite

The US has secretly offered a stunning array of concessions to Ansarallah to halt its naval operations in support of Gaza – to no avail.

Khalil Nasrallah
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Why is Jordan cracking down on support for Gaza?

Support for the Palestinian cause is being actively suppressed by Jordanian authorities, under pressure to keep a lid on anti-Israel displays in the kingdom.

By Kit Klarenberg
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Are Israelis buying up Northern Cyprus?

Once celebrated as a prime sanctuary for foreign investments in the Mediterranean, Turkish Cyprus has come under fire for allowing Israeli entities to purchase large swathes of property.

By Suat Delgen
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Israel’s war on Lebanon’s trees

Israel has escalated its war on south Lebanon’s woodland – incinerating all life in the agricultural belt and rendering it an uninhabitable buffer zone.

By Bilal Nour Al-Deen
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Biden and Netanyahu: United in goal, divided by strategy

Joe Biden's goals in Gaza align with Tel Aviv's. But Benjamin Netanyahu's execution of these objectives is heavily clashing with US interests.

By Mohamad Hasan Sweidan
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Brothers in arms: the renewal of Shia-Sunni resistance against Israel

Jama’a al-Islamiyya’s return to the front lines against Israel carries significant long-term implications for Lebanon’s sectarian dynamics.

By Bilal Nour Al-Deen
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How do Iranians ‘Boil a Frog’? Slowly and methodically

Tehran steadily applies pressure on Tel Aviv through its own methods, setting the stage carefully for Israel's unravelling.

By Shivan Mahendrarajah
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Israel's 'battle between wars' has failed

Tel Aviv's strikes on Syria have failed to impede Hezbollah's arms, which grow qualitatively and quantitatively with each passing day, and are now produced en masse domestically.

By Khalil Nasrallah
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A potential UAE-Hezbollah thaw?

The surprise visit by a senior Hezbollah official to the UAE is a significant diplomatic development, carrying far-reaching geopolitical implications that could mend broken ties.

By رُضوان
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Like the regathering of Jews and the creation of Israel, there is another awaited “promise” related to the End Times, which is the building of the Third Temple on the site of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Before this, there is another forced prophecy being prepared in the…

'Yet despite its religious exterior, Zionism is a secular ideology committed to forcing prophecies, representing a mockery of the faith.'

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Like the establishment of Israel, the ‘Red Heifer’ is yet another forced prophecy

by Omar Ahmed Omar Ahmed

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Hiding the 'ratio': Israel conceals 200+ troop deaths on Lebanon front

Having established a 1:1 kill ratio in the past 6 months of border clashes, Hezbollah has now set its sights on high-value Israeli targets.

By Khalil Nasrallah

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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi: notorious terrorist or American agent?

Zarqawi, Al-Qaeda leader and posterchild for takfiri terrorism, served as a US intelligence asset tasked with quelling Iraq's resistance and fanning sectarian hatred.

By William Van Wagenen
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Hamas is intact, so has Israel lost?

Six months after Al-Aqsa Flood, Israel has made little progress in eradicating Hamas or its capabilities, and its Gaza war only fueled and expanded support for resistance.

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The Battle of Rafah: a short step to regional war

All eyes are on Rafah as Israel prepares an invasion to expel Palestinians or decimate them. It is this battle that will either force Israel into a ceasefire or a regional war.

By tawfik chouman
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In a matter of just three years, there was 'a major drop in pro-Israel feelings' while over that same time period, young US evangelical support for the Palestinians quadrupled' middleeastmonitor.com/20240320-young…

Yemen's Indian Ocean Checkmate

Ansarallah has single-handedly disrupted global shipping dynamics. Yemen is launching attacks against Israeli-linked vessels deep into the Indian Ocean to cut off the last waterway route to Tel Aviv.

By Khalil Harb
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