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Israel war sabotaged diplomacy, but the US can revive it
Kuwait Times
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July 16, 2025
By Abbas Araghchi Foreign Minister of Iran In only five meetings over nine weeks, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and I achieved more than I did in four years of nuclear negotiations with the failed Biden administration. We were on the cusp of a...
Weary US Israeli warmongers pleaded for peace
Press TV
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July 17, 2025
With the backing of the United States, Israel launched a coordinated assault on Iranian territory, striking residential neighborhoods in Tehran, military facilities, and, most provocatively, nuclear sites in Natanz and Isfahan. The attack marked...
New Israel strikes on Damascus suburb
Al Bawaba
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ALBAWABA- Amid a wave of renewed Israeli airstrikes, including a bombing that struck Al-Moadamiyeh in the western countryside of Damascus, the Syrian government and the Druze Sheikhdom announced a new ceasefire agreement aimed at restoring calm in...
Climate & War: The Destruction of Gaza’s Cropland
Al Jazeera
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July 16, 2025
Israel’s war on Gaza has wiped out cropland and trees, creating food shortages and exacerbating environmental degradation and climate change. The Destruction of Gaza’s Cropland is part of a series called Climate & War, commissioned by Arab...
Outcry mounts over Israeli strikes in Damascus as UNSC plans session
CGTN
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People gather at Khalid bin Walid junction to stage a demonstration following an Israeli airstrike targeting the entrance of the Syrian Army General Command headquarters in Damascus, Syria, July 16, 2025. /VCG People gather at Khalid bin Walid...
'Crucifixion nails used on Jesus' cross' found in ancient Jerusalem burial cave
Daily Express
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July 17, 2025
In November 1990, archaeologists made a remarkable discovery in a burial cave in south Jerusalem, uncovering 12 bone boxes with two bearing inscriptions of 'Caiaphas' - the high priest who, according to the New Testament, was instrumental in...
Science Jerusalem Post Did Neanderthals have 'family recipes'? Study suggests butchery practices in ancient groups
Yahoo News
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Their meticulous examination of cut-marks on the remains of animal prey revealed patterns that cannot be explained by differences in skill, resources, or available tools at each site. New research into the butchery practices of Neanderthals living...
'Missing nails from Jesus' crucifixion' unearthed in high priest's Jerusalem burial cave
Irish Mirror
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July 17, 2025
In November 1990, archaeologists in south Jerusalem were taken aback when they discovered a burial cave containing 12 bone boxes, two of which bore the inscription 'Caiaphas' - the high priest who, according to the New Testament, had a crucial...
Why is Israel bombing Syria and and who are the Druze?
The Independent
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July 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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Syria vs Druze: How did Israel get involved?
Firstpost
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July 17, 2025
It began as a local conflict in southern Syria between local Druze and Bedouin communities. However, it escalated into Israel bombing Syria’s Ministry of Defence and other targets, forcing foreign intervention from the United States. Now, the...
Israeli airstrike hits Sweida city in Syria as Bedouin tribes clash with Druze
The Guardian
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July 17, 2025
The Israeli military has carried out an airstrike on the outskirts of Sweida city as clashes between Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters intensified on Thursday night. The clashes started a wave of tit-for-tat retaliatory violence earlier on in the...
Syrian government and Druze minority leaders announce new ceasefire as Israeli strikes continue
The Independent
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July 17, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Israel’s principal goal in Persian Gulf region is ‘regime change’ in Iran: Ex-CIA officer
Press TV
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By Syed Zafar Mehdi The Israeli aggression against Iran was “definitely intended” to sabotage diplomacy as its principal objective in the Persian Gulf region is “to bring regime change in Iran,” says an American analyst. In an interview with the...
Israeli businessman father of kids found in cave with Russian woman: Officials
The Indian Express
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July 15, 2025
The Russian woman, who was found in a cave in Karnataka, along with her two daughters claimed that she gave birth to one of the babies while staying at a cave in Goa while officials said they have contacted an Israeli businessman, who the woman...
Azerbaijan-Israel and “neutrality” in Syria: diplomacy from the South Caucasus to the Middle East
JAMnews
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July 16, 2025
Azerbaijan between Israel, Iran, Turkey, and Syria Recently, one of the new and attention-grabbing directions of Azerbaijan’s foreign policy has been its growing involvement in the Middle East, especially in Syria. While Azerbaijani diplomacy was...
Syria says pulling troops from Druze heartland after US request, Israeli strikes
The Straits Times
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July 16, 2025
DAMASCUS - Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida on July 16, following a wave of Israeli strikes on the capital and a US call for government forces to leave the majority-Druze southern city. The United...
Israeli scientists create digital twin that can predict diseases before symptoms appear
Ynet
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July 15, 2025
Before we make life-changing decisions, we often run through different scenarios in our minds to predict possible outcomes. But when it comes to our health, forecasting the future becomes especially difficult. Will a certain treatment work? Will a...
Is It Time to Write the Obituary for Israel Studies?
The Jewish Journal - California
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July 17, 2025
I am the author of a new report published by the Jewish People Policy Institute, “Israel Studies at American Universities: Is There a Path Forward?,” a call to action to save the discipline before it’s too late. I trained as a historian in the...
Israeli research finds that when plants talk, insects listen
Channel News Asia
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July 15, 2025
TEL AVIV :There is evidence that plants and insects interact through sound, researchers at Tel Aviv University said on Tuesday, opening a new frontier in the study of acoustic communication in nature. The study, published in the journal eLife,...
Israel's Loanwise offers mortgages for Greece and Cyprus
Globes
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July 15, 2025
Two months after the war broke out in December 2023, non-bank financing (mainly loans for buying vehicles) company Mimun Yashir founder and CEO Eran Wolf stepped down after 18 years in the job. In his resignation letter to employees Wolf promised...