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Apr. 9, 2021 6:00 AM
There is a lot going on in Israel’s Middle Eastern neighborhood that has gotten little attention in the media. Israel is maintaining its policy of aerial attacks in Syria, which sometimes involve considerable friction with Iranian bases and advisers. The domestic unrest in Lebanon is causing exceptional distress for Hezbollah. And there’s uneasiness in the West Bank over the possibility that the Palestinian Authority will in the end scrap parliamentary elections.
Of all the military fronts, the Gaza Strip actually seems to be the calmest of them all at the moment. Hamas is very eager to pursue a long-term understanding with Israel that would include progress on infrastructure projects in exchange for total quiet from a military standpoint.
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,” by director Tomer Shushan, was nominated yesterday for the Academy Award for live action short film. Sacha Baron-Cohen picked up two nominations, for his role in “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and for the adapted screenplay for “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” The Academy Awards ceremony is slated for April 25.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told reporters yesterday that he is still undecided on Colin Kahl’s nomination to be the top Pentagon policy official. The lobbying group Christians United for Israel ran full-page advertisements in several West Virginia newspapers on Sunday pressuring the centrist senator to vote against Kahl.
The Senate confirmed Interior Secretary Deb Haaland yesterday by a vote of 51 to 40, making Haaland the first Native American cabinet secretary in U.S. history.
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