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Volume 13, Issue 82:
In Honor of Black History Month
“Peace for Israel means security, and we must stand with all of our might to protect its right to exist, its territorial integrity and the right to use whatever sea lanes it needs. I see Israel, and never mind saying it, as one of the great outposts of democracy in the world, and a marvelous example of what can be done, how desert land can be transformed into an oasis of brotherhood and democracy. Peace for Israel means security and that security must be a reality."
----- Martin Luther King, Jr.
March 26, 1968
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** Palestinian Elections are in Sight, but Prospects for Reform Remain Slim ([link removed])
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** By Hussein Aboubakr Mansour / January 27, 2021 / Newsweek ([link removed])
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With the recent decree by Mahmoud Abbas to hold Palestinian general and presidential elections later this year, the issue of Palestinian political unity comes back to the surface. Abbas, who is 85 years old, is in the 16th year of his four-year term and presides over a population divided into several territories and under different political forces.
While distrust and division are nothing new in Palestinian history, it seems that with each passing year Palestinians lose more hope of a solution. Hamas, the terrorist organization ruling Gaza, remains stubborn, polarizing and popular while Fatah and Abbas maintain their monopoly over power in the West Bank. After several rounds of talks between the two factions in Doha, Ankara and Cairo, the situation shows no sign of progress towards reconciliation or cohesion. Fatah announced last week that Abbas is to remain its candidate, making it obvious that not much change is to be expected. Despite the possibility of significant rivalry from other members of Fatah, namely Mohamed Dahlan—who is close to the rising center of Arab power in Abu Dhabi—and Marwan Barghouti—a terrorist mastermind currently in an Israeli prison—many remain profoundly skeptical of any meaningful potential for political change.
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** Israel
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** Israeli treatment for severe cases of COVID-19 shows excellent results in Phase 2 trials ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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** Israel to give 5,000 coronavirus vaccines to Palestinian doctors ([link removed]) - NBC News
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** Alleged Israeli airstrike reported in southern Syria ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Israeli scientists say they’ve found ‘Achilles’ heel’ of cancer cells ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Palestinian Affairs
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** Hady Amr and other reasons for glee in Ramallah ([link removed]) - The Jerusalem Post
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** Biden turns the page on Trump's Israel-Palestine policies ([link removed]) - Axios
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** Abbas tightens his control over the Palestinian court system ([link removed]) - Haaretz
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** Iran
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** World Court to hear sanctions dispute filed by Iran against United States ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** What is Iran's mega-missile and what does it mean for nuclear deal? ([link removed]) - The Jersualem Post
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** GOP to Biden: Don’t revert to maximum ‘concession’ campaign vis à vis Tehran ([link removed]) - Jewish News Syndicate
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** Biden Administration rejects Iran offer to coordinate Nuclear Deal return ([link removed]) - Newsweek
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** UN: Iran, breaching deal, installs 2nd batch of advanced centrifuges at Natanz ([link removed]) - Times of Israel
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** Iran tells U.S. that a mere signature won’t fix Nuclear Deal ([link removed]) - Bloomberg
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** Iranian agents scouted Israeli, US, UAE embassies in East Africa for attack ([link removed]) - Times of Israel
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** Blinken: If it further breaks deal, Iran could amass material for nuke in weeks ([link removed]) ([link removed]) - Times of Israel
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** U.S., like Iran, says ready for conflict if diplomacy fails ([link removed]) - Newsweek
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** Iranian diplomat sentenced to 20 years for foiled bomb plot in France ([link removed])
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** Middle East
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** Biden ends U.S. support of Saudi Arabia in Yemen ([link removed]) - Yahoo! News
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** Biden’s new Deputy Assistant Secretary of State worked for Islamic terror state that funds Hamas ([link removed]) - Front Page Mag
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** Syria open to talks with Biden if US pulls troops, leaves oil, ends militia support ([link removed]) - Newsweek
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** Russia seeks quick US return to Iran nuclear deal to avoid Middle East chaos ([link removed]) - Newsweek
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** Turkey, U.S. security advisers hold first talks since Biden inauguration ([link removed]) - Reuters
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** Hezbollah proxy penetrates telecom systems worldwide, Israeli cybersecurity firm says ([link removed]) - Haaretz
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** Students and faculty at top Turkish university battle Erdogan’s attempt at control ([link removed]) - The Washington Post
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** Anti-Semitism
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** Report: Campus Anti-Semitism skyrockets even as Coronavirus forces remote learning ([link removed]) - The Washington Free Beacon
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** ‘I wish the vaccine didn’t work:’ Uproar in Norway at Radio Show Hosts’ antisemitic rant against Israeli success fighting pandemic ([link removed]) - The Algemeiner
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