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S Sebag Montefiore

@simonmontefiore

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A synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, was set on fire last night while around 20 Jews were gathered for Shabbat services. A man tried to burn Jews alive while they were praying. Thankfully, firefighters arrived in time and no one was harmed. Shortly after, a group of around 20

A synagogue in Melbourne, Australia, was set on fire last night while around 20 Jews were gathered for Shabbat services. A man tried to burn Jews alive while they were praying. Thankfully, firefighters arrived in time and no one was harmed.

Shortly after, a group of around 20
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I have seen firsthand some of the evidence mentioned here, as have others. It is incontrovertible. No matter how often we testify to its existence, we’re told we are lying. So we have the UN, ICC, and now this report all corroborating that Hamas are rapists. Even though the

I have seen firsthand some of the evidence mentioned here, as have others. It is incontrovertible. No matter how often we testify to its existence, we’re told we are lying.

So we have the UN, ICC, and now this report all corroborating that Hamas are rapists. Even though the
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China and Russia Keep Their Distance From Iran During Crisis Some U.S. officials talked about an “axis” of authoritarian nations, but the American and Israeli war with Iran has exposed the limits of that idea. nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/…

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🚨 Major escalation in the Red Sea The Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned Magic Seas was just struck by four Houthi naval drones - highly explosive and clearly intended to sink the vessel. This is the biggest attack since President Trump secured a promise from the Houthis to halt Red

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This is a shocking number, but it also has to be a gross undercount. The fact that there are no reasonable casualty counts from this war is another measure of just how much it has been ignored. sudantribune.com/article302586/

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An Israeli negotiating team was in #Doha yesterday (to talk #Gaza) -- and today, #Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa is in the #UAE. There's a good -- but not confirmed -- chance there's some crossover between those two proximate visits.

An Israeli negotiating team was in #Doha yesterday (to talk #Gaza) -- and today, #Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa is in the #UAE.

There's a good -- but not confirmed -- chance there's some crossover between those two proximate visits.
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“There's a normalization package in the air between Israel and some of its neighbors that is supposed to tempt the Israeli public and mainly the right wing for Netanyahu to say ‘we’re striking a deal right now with Hamas, but look at what we're getting in return.’”-נדב איל Nadav Eyal

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As ceasefire proposals gain momentum, much of the focus has rightly been on stopping the killing. The urgency is real, and the suffering overwhelming. But while a ceasefire is desperately needed, the real question is what follows. What kind of political reality will take shape in

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NEW -- unconfirmed reports (from صهيب اليعربي) that #SDF leader Mazloum Abdi is in #Damascus today, for meetings with #Syria's gov't. He was allegedly flown in by the US-led coalition, amid increasing US pressure on the #SDF to concede to an integration deal.

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In recent days, #Syria's gov't arrested at least 6 women, who under #Assad's authority, ran NGOs that received (from regime intelligence) the children of detainees & the disappeared -- & passed them through orphanages & then to new families. 100s of children went through this.

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The arms affair is a reminder that not even Donald Trump’s acolytes can predict his zig-zags economist.com/united-states/…

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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Heightens Criticism of Putin After Resuming Military Shipments to Ukraine nytimes.com/live/2025/07/0… via @NYTimes

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The new world of privatised criminalised subcontracted state (Russian) espionage & wetwork. Alarming. The Wild Russian Plot to Burn a London Restaurant and Kidnap Its Owner nytimes.com/2025/07/08/wor… via @NYTimes

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🚨BREAKING For the first time, the Empress of Iran and mother of the Leader of Iran's National Revolution, HIM FARAH PAHLAVI - فرح پهلوی, speaks out directly to the armed forces inside Iran. #همکاری_ملی

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In today’s meeting of the Iraqi Council of Ministers, a war of words erupted as PM al-Sudani declared that the KRG is not complying with the budget law - and must comply, according to a source present at the meeting. Deputy PM Fuad Hussein, a close confidant of Masoud Barzani,

In today’s meeting of the Iraqi Council of Ministers, a war of words erupted as PM al-Sudani declared that the KRG is not complying with the budget law - and must comply, according to a source present at the meeting.

Deputy PM Fuad Hussein, a close confidant of Masoud Barzani,
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Russian minister's death serves as warning to political elite - "The most dramatic part of this, with the re-Stalinisation happening, is that a official kills himself coz he has no other way of getting out of the system," says Nina Khrushcheva bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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To the so-called “Free Palestine” Camp: When I write that the Palestinians do not have a viable armed struggle option, I often receive responses (arguments, talkbacks, feedback, diatribes, and attacks) by people from the so-called “Free Palestine” camp (more often than not, they