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Gantz soars to 29 seats in new poll; Netanyahu’s Likud hits new low of 20

Jerusalem Post According to a poll taken by Channel 13, if Israeli elections were held today, Netanyahu’s Likud would drop to being the 3rd-largest party. https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-738826

Ukrainians celebrate Palm Sunday in church marred by dispute

Washington Post Ukrainians have marked Palm Sunday in the country’s most revered Orthodox site that has been at the heart of a religious dispute playing out in parallel with the war against Russia https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/09/easter-russia-ukraine-palm-sunday/cae98fd8-d6e5-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Keir Starmer Is Quietly Bending the U.K. Labour Party to His Will

New York Times Political observers from his own side say he has been “ruthless” in reshaping the party as it looks to reclaim power. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/07/world/europe/keir-starmer-labour-party-uk.html

Dem senator accuses Trump of leaving Biden with ‘bad options’ for disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal

Fox News A Democratic U.S. senator on Sunday blamed former President Donald Trump for leaving the Biden administration with “very bad options” that led to the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the remarks during an appearance on “FOX News Sunday.” “Make no…

U.S. Soccer Star Mallory Swanson Injures Knee in Possible Blow to World Cup Hopes

Wall Street Journal The 24-year-old forward has been the top U.S. scorer this year. The Women’s World Cup is 3½ months away. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mallory-swanson-knee-injury-us-womens-soccer-3e1bbb55

Trump attorney pushes back after NBC host asks if Trump is holding classified docs for payout: ‘Cheap shot’

Fox News An attorney for former President Donald Trump called out what he said was a “cheap shot” from NBC‘s Chuck Todd while discussing Trump’s handling of classified documents. During a Sunday appearance on “Meet the Press,” Todd pressed Trump attorney James Trusty over Trump’s handling of classified documents after leaving the White House, asking…

Tensions build around Jerusalem shrine after Syria rockets

Washington Post Israeli warplanes and artillery have struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the northeastern neighbor https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/09/israel-palestinians-jerusalem-syria-rockets/ec4a797e-d6b0-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Leaked Pentagon documents claim Israel’s Mossad encouraged protests against Netanyahu

Fox News Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency was encouraging protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s regime in recent weeks, leaked U.S. intelligence claims. The leaked intelligence came in the form of a memo from U.S. signals intelligence. It alleged that Mossad “advocated for Mossad officials and Israeli citizens to protest the new Israeli Government’s proposed judicial…

Europe Has Pledged a Million Shells for Ukraine in a Year. Can It Deliver?

New York Times Probably not, experts say, given the shrunken state of its military industrial sector. A look at a major munitions maker helps explain why. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/09/world/europe/europe-shells-ukraine-ammunition.html

Barr slams Trump as weak candidate, makes bold prediction for 2024 election

Fox News Former Attorney General Bill Barr slammed former President Donald Trump as “the weakest of the Republican candidates,” predicting that Trump will ultimately lose to President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential election. “I think ultimately the savvy Democratic strategists know [the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office probe] is going to help Trump, and they…