Justin Salhani

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Many players in the French team have been outspoken throughout the Euros, most notably Koundé and Thuram (son of Lilian who was a 98 WC winner and very outspoken politically in France before it was popular)

"I think more than ever we need to go out and vote. We can't leave our country in the hands of these people [the far right RN party]," Mbappé said at a press conference in Hamburg ahead of France's Euro 2024 quarter-final against Portugal there on Friday." he did it www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/...

French elections: Mbappé says voting is 'urgent' after 'catastrophic' resultswww.lemonde.fr Star French forward Kylian Mbappé had previously called on young French people to vote at this 'crucial moment,' on Sunday, June 16, joining his team-mate Marcus Thuram in speaking out against the far...

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Israel has killed five journalists in Gaza in the past 24 hours, according to Palestinian officials.

Five journalists among 29 killed across Gaza in past 24 hourswww.aljazeera.com Israeli attacks kill 29 people in one day as UN official says cycle of ‘displacement, survival and despair’ must stop.

I spoke to some analysts who said Israel's goal now is to stay in control of Gaza (a la West Bank). Essentially, to find a partner (Arab states, PA, or Int'l comm) to run civil services while they maintain security control over the Palestinian enclave. www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/...

What does Israel want in Gaza?www.aljazeera.com A ‘defeat’ of Hamas seems out of reach, while analysts say recently a announced ‘Phase Three looks more like occupation.

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Lebanese farmers dig for answers on Israel's white phosphorus usewww.reuters.com The last time Lebanese farmer Zakaria Farah stepped onto his fields outside the southern town of Qlayaa was in January - but it was not to plant. With shelling in the distance, he swiftly dug his hands into the soil to gather samples that could determine his family's farming future.

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Glad to see this piece on the New Popular Front from Piketty and Cagé. While almost all the attention has been on the gains by the right, the success of a unified left with an ambitious program seems like just as an important story from the French elections. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I wrote a brief explainer on some of the terms being used to describe Israel’s war on Gaza www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/...

Genocide, urbicide, domicide – how to talk about Israel’s war on Gazawww.aljazeera.com Officials, experts and activists have used various terms to describe Israel’s destruction of Gaza.

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We absolutely do. Any progress our domestic or regional struggles make though are often undercut by international actors. But by no means is that intended to give a free ride to our own failings

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I've come to the conclusion that there are 3 types of people who do not understand why people are mad about Gaza, 1. They're bewildered as to why people care about non-Americans, and are hence racist. 2. They are ignorant of the scale of horror, and hence racist. 3. They're happy with it, and hence,

Maybe I'm naive but the fact people are still demanding top down rule in Arab countries and imaging this will lead to some idealistic existence really hits me like a ton of bricks a few times a week. But of course, they don't want our people to be free, they wan't "peace, stability, prosperity"

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“Liberal Alliance” featuring Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The World Is Realigningwww.theatlantic.com An emerging Axis of Resistance confronts the Liberal Alliance.

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We never left the Zone of Interestwww.versobooks.com Jonathan Glazer’s Zone of Interest has been read by critics as a reflection of the banality of evil. But, what if it in its materialist insistence on impersonal forces, it is more radical than that, f...

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Literally Ezra Klein rn

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Thank you, Nick. Though I wish Lebanon wasn’t at the top of news agenda

I remember flying to Beirut last Sept thinking that the days of Lebanon being an international story might be over. I was looking forward to dive into local human rights-based issues & struggles. I guess I was very wrong

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I was quoted in this Al-Jazeera article by @justinsalhani.bsky.social on the prospect of the Houthis joining in a regional response to an Israeli invasion Short answer is "Duh"

Hezbollah’s ‘axis of resistance’ allies waiting in reserve to fight Israelwww.aljazeera.com Analysts believe that an expanded conflict could encourage foreign fighters to support Hezbollah and fight Israel.

“Nothing we can do to stop this forthcoming war,” says world’s last superpower as they refuse to condition aid or stop weapons flow, and give 500lb bombs plus assurances of support to Israel.

Israel apparently says they need 500lb bombs to fight Hezbollah in Lebanon. Allah yesterna. www.axios.com/2024/06/27/u...

U.S. to release part of suspended bomb shipment to Israelwww.axios.com President Biden has faced intense criticism from Israel's supporters over his decision to withhold the shipment.

Israel apparently says they need 500lb bombs to fight Hezbollah in Lebanon. Allah yesterna. www.axios.com/2024/06/27/u...

U.S. to release part of suspended bomb shipment to Israelwww.axios.com President Biden has faced intense criticism from Israel's supporters over his decision to withhold the shipment.

This is my reading as well. This escalation is happening in parallel with negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza & along Lebanon's border. If those issues are not settled, we may see a devastating war for Lebanon & more damage than Israel is used to.

"A large-scale confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah is likely to break out in the next several weeks. The U.S. offers a slightly more conservative assessment than those coming from parts of Europe. Some European countries calculate that a war between Israel and Hezbollah could happen in days."

US intel indicates war between Israel and Hezbollah inching closerwww.politico.com The State Department urged U.S. citizens Thursday to “strongly reconsider” travel to Lebanon.

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US intel indicates war between Israel and Hezbollah inching closerwww.politico.com The State Department urged U.S. citizens Thursday to “strongly reconsider” travel to Lebanon.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/... Since Oct 8, Israel has hit Lebanon 6142 times. Hezbollah & other militias have struck Israel 1258 times in that same period, according to ACLED. There have been 564 combined deaths (21 are Israeli deaths)

Mapping 7,400 cross-border attacks between Israel and Lebanonwww.aljazeera.com Hezbollah has warned of a ripple effect across the Mediterranean Sea if Israel widens its conflict against Lebanon.

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Been meaning to pick this one up

An analyst told me (cited in the piece) that he expects escalation as Netanyahu visits congress. The latest escalation could be messaging between Israel and Hezbollah as they continue negotiations & a signal of strength to their own populations. But let’s see

If Israel decides to widen the war on Hezbollah in Lebanon, more actors in the so-called Axis of Resistance will escalate their attacks on Israeli & American interests. My latest for Al Jazeera English www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/...

www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-wi... is the source Nasrallah? because he's said that since October

Hezbollah will halt fire if Hamas okays Gaza truce, sources saywww.timesofisrael.com Source asserts that Iran-backed terror group will adhere to a lull 'the moment it is announced,' but on condition that IDF also stops shelling positions in Lebanon

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The Houthis have abducted at least 17 UN workers, dozens of other NGO workers, last number I saw from a pro-government source was over 70 Per a statement from the heads of UN agencies, this number of abductions against UN workers in particular is unprecedented I need you to see who the Houthis are

Yemen: Houthis Disappear Dozens of UN, Civil Society Staffwww.hrw.org Houthi security forces have since May 31, 2024 arrested and forcibly disappeared dozens of people, including at least 13 United Nations staff and many employees of nongovernmental organizations operat...

I can’t tell you how many interviews I have with westerners who say things like maybe the solution for Lebanon is to match certain aspects of UAE or KSA & you know they mean installing a dictator. Those leaders are a plague on their own people and us as well.

Globalizing the intifada should mean shaking off all dictators

this also hits deeper as I read Ashis Nandy. I've heard many in Lebanon and the wider region say we need dictators to come in and sort us out. We've been conditioned to think Dubai and KSA are the future, that MBZ & MBS are what is needed and not a plague on our democratic development

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Thinking about the video of an anti-regime Syrian saying he would give a Gazan his house without any question and wanting to cry

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He’s not in the Middle East but thanks all the same 🙏

Got news the other day that some of the best english-language Arab journalists in the region are struggling for work. There’s seemingly been a schism in much of the media. Arabs working in foreign languages won’t continue allowing double standards on Palestine & western outlets won’t reform.