Syrians protest Israel’s incursions near occupied Golan Heights
Syrians are protesting Israel’s occupation of parts of the country’s south, near the occupied Golan Heights. Israeli troops have bulldozed olive groves, set up checkpoints and detained residents. Al Jazeera’s Heidi Pett reports from the protests.
Staunch US support of Israel has been raised as one of the reasons why Republicans performed so badly.
Dr Richard Skues responds to an article by Jonathan Freedland in which he says the opposition can’t win unless they join forces with Arab parties Jonathan Freedland is surely right that the Israeli political parties opposed to Benjamin Netanyahu should make common cause with their Palestinian fellow citizens (This is the hard lesson from Israel’s election: to stop nationalist populists, you can’t play by gentlemen’s rules, 30 October). He is also right to be pessimistic, recognising that “Israel’s Jewish-led parties have long shunned the mainly Arab parties because the latter identify as anti-
The Republican midterm rout is helping shape who leads Israel next, as Netanyahu’s US ties turn toxic.
Israel is building roads and military outposts across southern Lebanon.
Soldiers may end up in ferocious battles across sprawling slums, say experts who question Nayib Bukele’s motive It has been nearly five years since El Salvador’s authoritarian leader, Nayib Bukele, launched his controversial “war” on gangs – transforming his country’s fortunes and becoming a hard-right beacon for Latin America’s fight against violent crime. He has sent more than 2,000 troops and special forces to the Caribbean country since four citizens of El Salvador were abducted there on 18 October.
Trump still considering new assault on Iran nuclear sites – though threats less credible after Vance remarks Qatar, the lead mediator in the US-Iran conflict, is seeking to persuade Tehran to allow UN nuclear weapons inspectors to visit Iran’s bombed nuclear sites, including those housing the country’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Iran would not be required to make any commitment that the stockpile would be removed from the country, with other options on the table, including reducing the uranium content by down-blending it.