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Three years after the massacre, victims' relatives turn to politics

Israel

Three years after the massacre, victims' relatives turn to politics

One was inspired by her son's last stand trying to fight off attackers rampaging through a kibbutz. Another by her son's final words as militants tossed grenades into a bomb shelter packed with fleeing revellers from a music festival. A third by the brothers he campaigned to bring home from captivity in Gaza.

UK Greens vote to equate zionism with racism

Israel

UK Greens vote to equate zionism with racism

Britain's Green Party voted on Sunday to class Zionism as a form of racism, drawing criticism from British Jews and from the Israeli government which said it now viewed the party as "a body that gives legitimacy to terrorism".

Silence surrounds sudden exit of Iran's oil minister

Iran

Silence surrounds sudden exit of Iran's oil minister

Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned and Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the government-owned National Iranian Oil Company, will be in charge of the ministry as acting minister, state media said on Sunday, without providing a reason for the resignation.

Jordan's King calls Rubio over Lebanon and Syria

Jordan

Jordan's King calls Rubio over Lebanon and Syria

Jordan's King Abdullah II spoke by phone Friday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, discussing Lebanon, including the framework agreement between Beirut and Israel signed in late June and the disarmament of Hezbollah, according to official US and Jordanian statements. 

A Druze poet's message to a Kurdish audience

Israel

A Druze poet's message to a Kurdish audience

Dr. Rafeh Halabi, a poet, writer, intellectual and a Druze leader from Daliyat al-Karmel in northern Israel, has published a contribution in the Kurdish magazine Afrin Times under the title "Be True to Yourself… and Never Let Anyone Extinguish Your Light."

Yemen announces major operations against Houthis

Yemen

Yemen announces major operations against Houthis

The leader of Yemen's Saudi-backed government announced the beginning of a major military operation against the Iran-backed Houthis on Sunday aimed at seizing the territory under their control.

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