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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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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
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 internati ...
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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 ،
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 ،
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 cohesio ...
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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 ،
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 efforts ...
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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 ،
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 objectives, an ...
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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 ،
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, which has a ...
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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 ،
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 control o ...
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead
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Netanyahu’s 5 Gaza War Goals and Scenarios Ahead

Tuesday 12 August 2025 ،
Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir have even threatened to call for early elections if the government delays the plan. On the other hand, some ministers and military commanders believe that such a plan, without a ceasefire agreement and guarantees for the return of the hostages, could turn Gaza into anoth ...
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What’s Behind Israel’s Pilligrimage Road Project?
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What’s Behind Israel’s Pilligrimage Road Project?

Saturday 6 September 2025 ،
Smotrich, have consistently emphasized strengthening the settler presence in Al-Quds and the West Bank. By leveraging projects like the Pilgrimage Path, they aim to solidify their social base among their radical supporters. The implementation of this plan not only accelerates demographic and identit ...
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence
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Indian-Israeli Alliance: From Military Partnership to Ideological Convergence

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
Smotrich, a hardline minister who has had a distinguished role in the policy leading to massacre of the Palestinians, takes a special meaning. India is among the small number of countries that not only has not cut off ties with Israeli regime over its ongoing genocide in Gaza, but has also expanded ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.