Middle East Experience

IDF Southern Commander: "It was crucial to start the operation with complete surprise."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Gaza conflict by the numbers: 1,478 Islamic Jihad rockets, 422 IDF attacks

There are tough courts to call games and Monaco understood that it needed to ratchet up the music a notch to give its home gym a real home town feel.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Mac TA lament lost opportunity vs Monaco as home-court advantage proves vital

Maimonides, born Moses ben Maimon and also known as the Rambam, is one of the great scholars and thinkers of his time, even among non-Jewish contemporaries. 
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Medieval Jewish thinker Maimonides wrote in Romance language - research

The group was somewhat smaller than previous delegations, but that may have been due to fears of travel to the Middle East during the current security situation.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Permanent UN ambassadors meet with President Herzog

With Netanyahu unlikely to bring judicial reform back to the table as long as budget negotiations are ongoing, and with the budget passed, Israel may experience a stretch of normalcy.  
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Will Israel experience a period of normalcy? - analysis

The idea that Romani musicians have anything in common with their counterparts from Syria may seem far-fetched. Yet, listening to Taraf Syriana's debut album, it seems natural the two musical worlds blend effortlessly together. By Richard Marcus..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Romani-Syrian band Taraf Syriana: Poignant cross-pollination

As the firing continued, Egypt hosted senior Islamic Jihad official Mohammad al-Hindi in Cairo to try to mediate an end to the flare-up..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Israel kills senior Gaza commanders as Egypt tries to mediate conflict

The Turkish human rights activist Osman Kavala has been imprisoned in Turkey since 2017. Erdoğan's government considers him an enemy of the state. In this interview, Kavala tells Linda Vierecke why he still has hope in spite of it all..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Turkish activist Osman Kavala: “We have a strong political opposition”

Blanket bans on gas finance stifle development, hurt climate goals, and reek of hypocrisy..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Finally, Rich Countries Recognize Africa’s Right to Use Gas

Benjamin Brière and Bernard Phelan had been accused of spying, which they denied. They had protested their captivity with hunger strikes, and their families had fought for their release..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Iran Releases 2 French Citizens From Detention