News 29 Oct 2020 Israel’s education system fails Zoom test With an enormous number of poor Israeli students lacking computers and a state that seems unable to supply them, distance learning has no chance of success. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Oct 2020 Erdogan’s economic policies show growing disconnect from working class Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aims for social justice by distributing the loot to his favorite powerful elites at the expense of hardworking blue- and white-collar professionals. Source: Al Monitor… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Oct 2020 Intel: Pentagon undercounting civilian casualties in Yemen, watchdog says At least 86 civilians have been killed in US operations in Yemen since 2017, according to a new report by Airwars, a UK-based nongovernmental organization. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Oct 2020 France’s Macron vows country will not yield after ‘Islamist terrorist attack’ in Nice President Emmanuel Macron vowed Thursday that "France will not give up on our values" after a knife-wielding man killed three people at a church in what he called an "Islamist… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Oct 2020 Erdogan’s boycott call against France more grandstanding than economic threat The pressing economic grievances of the Turkish public and deep-rooted business links with France are likely to far outweigh any Turkish enthusiasm to boycott French goods. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Oct 2020 French investigators identify Nice attacker as a 21-year-old Tunisian migrant The man suspected of killing three people at a church in the southern French city of Nice on Thursday is a 21-year-old Tunisian who arrived in Europe just a few… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Oct 2020 US to sell F-35 fighter jets to UAE, White House tells Congress The White House informed Congress that it intends to push ahead with the sale of F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates, the head of the powerful Congressional Foreign… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Oct 2020 How attack in France happened: Church sexton had throat slit while preparing for Mass As he did every day, the sexton of the Notre Dame church in the French city of Nice opened up the doors around 8:30 a.m. There were few people around;… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Oct 2020 2,000-year-old gem seal depicting Greek god Apollo found under City of David Although Apollo is an Olympian deity of the Greek and Roman cultures, it is highly probable that the person wearing the ring with Apollo’s portrait was a Jew. Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Oct 2020 Defense Secretary Esper lands in Israel amid F-35 sale talks Meeting comes a week after Gantz flew to Washington where the two signed a deal securing Israel’s QME. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Defense Secretary Esper lands in Israel amid… Meet the Middle East
