Category: Polls
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Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
MIAMI — When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides as “woke” spending that doesn’t align with American interests. Experts say the suspension has another, far more serious consequence: emboldening authoritarian strongmen. Wrapped into the billions…
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‘Very disrespectful’: Palestinian Americans slam Trump for Netanyahu visit
US President Donald Trump’s decision to host Benjamin Netanyahu as the first foreign leader to visit the White House is being viewed as an endorsement of Israel’s devastating war in Gaza and underscores the level of dehumanisation faced by Palestinians, observers and human rights activists have said. Netanyahu, wanted for crimes against humanity by the…
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Billboards go up showing Trump, Saudi Crown Prince shaking hands with Israel flag
The campaign aims to rally support for full Saudi-Israeli normalization under the framework of the Abraham Shield Plan. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 3, 2025 21:32 Massive billboards featuring US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shaking hands in front of an Israeli flag (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM) Massive billboards…
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Israeli-Saudi normalization is within reach. Here’s what Trump and Netanyahu need to do next.
High on the agenda of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House this week is a potential deal to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Trump wants to move fast on it, having dispatched his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Riyadh both during the transition and…
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‘Netanyahu’s Israel’: A look at the best and worst of the longtime prime minister – review
Jotam Confino gives his readers both the best and the worst of the man in a work that throws light into some dark corners and is very well worth the study. By NEVILLE TELLER FEBRUARY 2, 2025 18:37 Updated: FEBRUARY 2, 2025 18:42 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu climbs out of the ‘Rahav,’ the fifth submarine…
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Sydney homes, cars sprayed with antisemitic graffiti in latest incident targeting Jews
The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday’s events as they happen. Senior Hamas official claims terror group abiding by ceasefire but still ‘fully prepared’ to resume war Senior Hamas official Taher al-Nunu claims in an interview with Al Jazeera’s Mubasher network that the release of Palestinian security prisoners to Gaza under the terms of the…
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Shall the sword devour forever? Israel’s eternal struggle for security
Opinion: According to Islamic jurisprudence, the world is divided into ‘Dar Al-Islam’ – the house of Islam and ‘Dar Al-Harb’ – the house of war, including territories once under Islamic rule, such as Israel which must be reclaimed by any means “Shall the sword devour forever?”— is not only rhetorical but chillingly prescient. For Israel,…
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Shall the sword devour forever? Israel’s eternal struggle for security
“Shall the sword devour forever?”— is not only rhetorical but chillingly prescient. For Israel, the answer is a resounding yes. This assertion is rooted in the religious, national, and historical dimensions of its existence, underscoring the inevitability of perpetual conflict as a means of survival. While unsettling, recognizing this reality is crucial for Israel to…
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Identity of the new Germany in question as far-right AfD party gains popularity
Concerns about Holocaust trivialization and nationalist policies underscore the growing anxiety over the influence of the far-right party, which evolved into a powerful political force and recently won the endorsement of Elon Musk Nathan Klabin/The Media Line| The AfD was founded in 2013 as a movement critical of the European Union. In the years since, it’s…
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Trump’s support for expelling Palestinians fans Middle Eastern fires
US President Donald J. Trump risks putting relations with Saudi Arabia and other US partners in the Middle East on a knife’s edge, sending the region into a tailspin, and complicating, if not undermining, negotiations to make the three-phase Gaza ceasefire permanent rather than temporary by advocating the removal to Egypt and Jordan of 1.5…