— During such speech, Mr. Smotrich said that "there was no such thing as a Palestinian people", saying that the Palestinian identity was “an invention from the last century" and advocated for the Total Expulsion of Arabs from Israel
— “Do you know who are the Palestinians?” asked the head of the ultranationalist Religious Zionism party and Israel’s finance minister. “I’m Palestinian,” he said, also mentioning his grandmother who was born in the northern Israeli town of Metula 100 years ago, and his grandfather, a 13th-generation Jerusalemite, as the “real Palestinians.”
On the pulpit where the Israeli Minister made the statement, a Map containing the Controversial "Greater Israel" Project, where the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, as well as the West Bank, the Golan Heights and Southern Lebanon appear attached as Part of Israel, as proposed by Jewish Revisionist Zionist militias during the 1948 War, which enraged not only Palestinian representatives, but also the Jordanian Monarchy
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— "The Israeli Minister of Finance's use, during his participation in an event held yesterday in Paris, of a map of Israel that includes the borders of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the occupied Palestinian territories represents a reckless inflammatory act, and a Violation of international norms and the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty."
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🗓 20 years ago, the U.S. debuted its invasion of Iraq
On this day in 2003, the U.S. government invaded Iraq. It was an illegal invasion under international law (a veto was pending at the UNSC), which killed over a million Iraqis, according to different surveys.
📹 Video of the “shock and awe” bombardment of Baghdad (night of 19-20 March 2003), according to President George W. Bush's words. It was a preliminary to the ground invasion. The U.S. destroyed all government and civilian infrastructure, such as Baghdad's Al-Dora oil refinery. The electricity was then cut.
On this day in 2003, the U.S. government invaded Iraq. It was an illegal invasion under international law (a veto was pending at the UNSC), which killed over a million Iraqis, according to different surveys.
📹 Video of the “shock and awe” bombardment of Baghdad (night of 19-20 March 2003), according to President George W. Bush's words. It was a preliminary to the ground invasion. The U.S. destroyed all government and civilian infrastructure, such as Baghdad's Al-Dora oil refinery. The electricity was then cut.
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🚨 The Market exchange rate surpasses a whopping 130,000 LBP/USD, marking a 20,000 LBP increase in a mere 24 hours.
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🚨 Israeli landmine explosion at the Lebanese border. Al-Manar reporter Ali Shoeib tweeted:
“One of the Zionist soldiers screamed after his leg was amputated by a landmine explosion while carrying out engineering works at the border of the town of Aita Al-Shaab. He was evacuated in a Merkava tank.”
“One of the Zionist soldiers screamed after his leg was amputated by a landmine explosion while carrying out engineering works at the border of the town of Aita Al-Shaab. He was evacuated in a Merkava tank.”
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⋯ The landmine, which was previously planted by the Israelis themselves, was triggered by a Humvee vehicle. 3 injured Zionists were evacuated via Merkava to a nearby military base.
Photos of the Humvee's remains and soldiers' evacuation.
Photos of the Humvee's remains and soldiers' evacuation.
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Lebanese News and Updates
⋯ 🚨 Major incident. IDF released a statement: “Earlier this week [Monday 13 March], an explosive device was detonated adjacent to the Megiddo Junction (route 65), severely injuring an Israeli civilian. Security forces operated to locate the suspects who…
IDF Army Radio: The attacker who crossed the border from Lebanon to Israel to carry out the bombing in Megiddo, crossed the border using a ladder that he climbed [not a tunnel].
It is increasingly estimated that Hezbollah helped him.
It is increasingly estimated that Hezbollah helped him.
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Lebanese News and Updates
Lebanese Wazzani Park was closed under enemy pressure Lebanon's ministry of tourism closed all resorts on the Wazzani Spring with red wax, after complaints by the Israeli army and UNIFIL. The spring separates Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan…
Update: Minister of Tourism Walid Nassar pledged to the owners of the Wazzani resorts yesterday to quickly work on their license applications in order to reopen them.
He expressed his desire to have lunch in the park soon, as reported by Al-Akhbar, to encourage tourist activity in the border area.
He expressed his desire to have lunch in the park soon, as reported by Al-Akhbar, to encourage tourist activity in the border area.
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Iranian residents in Lebanon celebrated Nowruz. A reception will be at the Iranian embassy. (Photos by @Mojtaba_Amaani)
In Lebanon, Kurds also celebrate the holiday. 🌺 Happy Nowruz for those who celebrate it.
In Lebanon, Kurds also celebrate the holiday. 🌺 Happy Nowruz for those who celebrate it.
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Lanterns were launched in the area of Abi Samra in Tripoli, North Lebanon, on the occasion of the Holy Ramadan's start tomorrow night.
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Syrian Ministry of Defense: “At around 3:55 a.m. today, the Israeli enemy launched several missiles in an airstrike from the direction Mediterranean Sea west of Latakia, targeting the vicinity of Aleppo International Airport, which led to some material damage.”
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Lebanese News and Updates
Syrian Ministry of Defense: “At around 3:55 a.m. today, the Israeli enemy launched several missiles in an airstrike from the direction Mediterranean Sea west of Latakia, targeting the vicinity of Aleppo International Airport, which led to some material damage.”
Aleppo International Airport was forced to halt its services after the runway was damaged in the strikes, according to Syrian media.
This makes the second Israeli attack on the airport since 7 March.
This makes the second Israeli attack on the airport since 7 March.
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Lebanese News and Updates
⋯ The landmine, which was previously planted by the Israelis themselves, was triggered by a Humvee vehicle. 3 injured Zionists were evacuated via Merkava to a nearby military base. Photos of the Humvee's remains and soldiers' evacuation.
Remains of the Israeli soldier's boot were found. The Hebrew letters translate to IDF. He was allegedly seriously wounded in the landmine explosion on the border yesterday.
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Lebanese News and Updates
Update: Minister of Tourism Walid Nassar pledged to the owners of the Wazzani resorts yesterday to quickly work on their license applications in order to reopen them. He expressed his desire to have lunch in the park soon, as reported by Al-Akhbar, to encourage…
Minister of Tourism Walid Nassar ordered the removal of the red-wax seals and the reopening of the tourist institutions on the Wazzani Spring, after licensing them for the first time in decades!
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Central Bank's final-straw tactic is to sell unlimited dollars
Yesterday, 21 March, with approval of the caretaker-prime minister, Central Banker Riad Salameh has begun selling unlimited amounts of US dollars in a bid to halt the spiralling devaluation of the Lebanese pound (see graph).
As reported by Reuters, when the crisis began (in late 2019), Lebanon had $30 billion in foreign currency reserves. In February 2023, Salameh said that Lebanon “still” had about $10 billion.
While the end is nearing, Lebanese politicians are simply counting on the IMF $3 billion aid package that was signed last year in a preliminary deal. One of the steps the IMF requires is to unify the different exchange rates. Yesterday, Salameh set a new rate for the Sayrafa exchange platform, at 90,000 LBP/USD. On 1 March, it was 70,000.
Yesterday, 21 March, with approval of the caretaker-prime minister, Central Banker Riad Salameh has begun selling unlimited amounts of US dollars in a bid to halt the spiralling devaluation of the Lebanese pound (see graph).
As reported by Reuters, when the crisis began (in late 2019), Lebanon had $30 billion in foreign currency reserves. In February 2023, Salameh said that Lebanon “still” had about $10 billion.
While the end is nearing, Lebanese politicians are simply counting on the IMF $3 billion aid package that was signed last year in a preliminary deal. One of the steps the IMF requires is to unify the different exchange rates. Yesterday, Salameh set a new rate for the Sayrafa exchange platform, at 90,000 LBP/USD. On 1 March, it was 70,000.
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