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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Rejuvenated Trump Dream: Building "Deal of the Century" on Gaza Ruins
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Rejuvenated Trump Dream: Building "Deal of the Century" on Gaza Ruins

Monday 27 January 2025
Bezalel Smotrich publicly welcomed Trump's idea, saying in a statement that the idea of helping them find other places to start a better life is a great idea. After years of glorifying terrorism, they will be able to establish new and good lives in other places... Only out-of-the-box thinking wi ...
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Can Trump Cleanse Gaza of Its Own People?
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Can Trump Cleanse Gaza of Its Own People?

Saturday 1 February 2025 ،
Bezalel Smotrich was to force the Palestinians to south of the besieged enclave and prepare the ground for Israeli settlement construction in the north. But the Israelis even failed to push the Palestinians southward and finally acceded to ceasefire and allowed return of the displaced civilians from ...
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Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire: The Challenges Ahead
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Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire: The Challenges Ahead

Wednesday 5 February 2025 ،
Bezalel Smotrich has also repeatedly threatened that if Netanyahu does not resume the war in Gaza by the end of the first phase of the ceasefire, his party will leave the coalition and try to sink the government and hold early elections. Still, the support of the Haredis in the right-wing coalition ...
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Palestine Warns of Israel’s Annexation Plans in The West Bank Under The ‘Greater Jerusalem Project’
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Palestine Warns of Israel’s Annexation Plans in The West Bank Under The ‘Greater Jerusalem Project’

Monday 3 March 2025 ،
Bezalel Smotrich to fully annex the West Bank and Gaza Strip, alongside calls to expand Israeli settlements in occupied territories. Israel’s increased aggression against Palestinians since October 7, 2023, and the ongoing settlement expansion have further escalated tensions, with widespread i ...
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Why’s Tel Aviv Afraid of Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire?
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Why’s Tel Aviv Afraid of Second Stage of Gaza Ceasefire?

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
Bezalel Smotrich has also threatened to step down if the second stage is implemented. He claimed that the next stage should include full occupation of the region as a prelude for implementing Trump's plan for relocation of the Gaza population in other countries, not the second stage of ceasefire ...
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone
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Gaza War: An Arrow Lodged in Netanyahu’s Bone

Thursday 17 April 2025 ،
Bezalel Smotrich are categorically against halt of war. Violation of war and restarting it in the past two weeks have taken place under their pressure. Netanyahu is aware that stopping the war will lead to resignation of the allied hardliners of the cabinet. So, he keeps fighting in Gaza to maintain ...
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Israeli Cabinet Approves Formal Annexation of West Bank’s Area C
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Israeli Cabinet Approves Formal Annexation of West Bank’s Area C

Wednesday 14 May 2025 ،
Bezalel Smotrich. Critics view it as a de facto annexation of occupied Palestinian land, undermining the 1995 Oslo Accords which had designated Area C under temporary Israeli control with an anticipated transfer to Palestinian governance. Under the new resolution, any Palestinian land registration ...
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Netanyahu: Israel Will ‘Control All of Gaza’ as Ground Offensive Expands
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Netanyahu: Israel Will ‘Control All of Gaza’ as Ground Offensive Expands

Tuesday 20 May 2025 ،
Bezalel Smotrich backed the decision, saying it would help preserve international backing. Since October 7, 2023, Israel's military campaign has killed over 53,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry. A ceasefire deal reached in January failed to yield Israel's key object ...
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Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?
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Has France Really Become Supporter of Palestine?

Monday 26 May 2025 ،
Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, but will this measure really have any effect on stopping the Gaza war? In fact, the sanctions imposed by Britain, such as the suspension of trade negotiations with Israel, are largely symbolic and do not lead anywhere. Even the EU, whi ...
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Palestinian Authority: Palestinians’ Representative or Israel’s Partner?
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Palestinian Authority: Palestinians’ Representative or Israel’s Partner?

Thursday 29 May 2025 ،
Bezalel Smotrich and Itmar Ben-Gvir rising to power in Netanyahu's cabinet have caused Israeli West Bank policy to grow more aggressive and violent. Actually, Israeli cabinet has become an ideological religious one with the aim of fully removing the Palestinian cause for ever and consolidating c ...

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