Belarus forced a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk where a journalist critical of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was arrested. Belarus claims the plane was forced down because of a bomb threat from Hamas.Continue Reading

Israel and Hamas both claimed victory in the recent conflict while President Joe Biden took credit for arranging the cease-fire. So, we’re basically back where we were two weeks ago. What’s next?

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After 11 days of rockets, Israel and Hamas have signaled willingness to discuss a cease-fire. The question is how long it will last and what the consequences will be for Israel’s relations with its Western allies.

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Associated Press criticized Israel for destroying the building that housed its offices in Gaza. The IDF says the building also housed Hamas intelligence operations and weapons manufacturing—and that AP’s local reporters knew about it.

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American media was fixated on hearings about the January 6 riot at the Capitol Monday while the al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount was engulfed in smoke.

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