Middle East Experience

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed at the UN Friday to press his country's offensive against Lebanon's Hezbollah, dashing hopes for a 21-day truce proposed by France and the United States this week.Netanyahu's highly anticipated turn at the United Nations, during which he repeatedly denounced the global organization as anti-Israel, was met with jeers by some delegates who walked out, but cheers and applause from his backers.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel to press Lebanon offensive until 'objectives' met, Netanyahu tells UN

Tunisia's parliament debated on Friday a bill that would strip a top court from its power to rule on election-related disputes, a move decried by protesters as anti-democratic just days before a presidential ballot.The proposed judicial shift comes after Tunisia's administrative court in August had overturned decisions barring three presidential hopefuls from running in the October 6 election -- a ruling later ignored by the country's electoral board, ISIE.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Tunisia lawmakers mull election reform days ahead of vote

A paramilitary attack on a market in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher killed 18 people, a medical source told AFP on Friday, after world leaders appealed for an end to the country's wartime suffering.The Rapid Support Forces' shelling of the market on Thursday evening also injured dozens, activists said separately, as the paramilitaries and regular army vie for control of the North Darfur state capital, 17 months into their war in the northeast African country.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Sudan paramilitary attack kills 18 at El-Fasher market: medic

For the son of the shah, the journey back to a free Iran would be one that ends in a better version of the place where it began.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The shah's son envisions a rebuilt Iran at peace with Israel

The strike followed days of intensifying Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel says it struck Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut

An Argentine judge has ordered the publishers of a major Spanish dictionary to remove a pejorative definition of the word "Jewish" from its listing, local media reported late Thursday.The fifth and last definition of the word "Jewish" in the Dictionary of the Spanish Language, which is published by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), is of a person said to be "greedy or usurious".The dictionary cautions that this usage is "offensive or discriminatory".
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Argentina judge orders dictionary to delete pejorative definition of 'Jewish'

Hezbollah, under Nasrallah's command, has frequently clashed with Israel, with notable confrontations like the 2006 Lebanon War.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Who is Hassan Nasrallah? The leader of Hezbollah and his impact on Lebanon and Israel

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah began his journey in the terror organization during his school years in the city of Tyre.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Did Israel succeed in eliminating its number one enemy?

Despite very real and significant dangers, Israel does appear to be on a path toward building a safer world one step at a time
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: What is Israel's strategy in the North and around the world?

The intent behind Friday’s strike on Hezbollah's central headquarters—aimed at hitting Nasrallah—represents a regional shakeup.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Nasrallah assassination attempt: Risks, consequences, and new opportunities for the Middle East