Regions – Page 3195 – Prologue Journal

Jordanian army hacks drone from Syria carrying meth – state news agency

Jerusalem Post The civil war in Syria has turned the country into a global narcotics production powerhouse, and a Syria-Jordanian joint effort seeks to counter it. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-754609

Nechama Tec, Polish Holocaust Survivor and Scholar, Dies at 92

New York Times She wrote about heroic Jewish resisters in her book “Defiance,” which was later made into a film starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/world/europe/nechama-tec-dead.html

Israel says no al-Quds base for Saudi envoy to Palestinian Authority

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel ruled out a diplomatic base in the occupied al-Quds for the new Saudi envoy to the Palestinians. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/13/708876/Israel-Palestine-Nayef-al-Sudairi-Saudi-Arabia-al-Quds-US-Biden-

‘Abraham Accords changed the lexicon of the Middle East’ – Lightstone

Jerusalem Post Former senior advisor Aryeh Lightstone looks back at the day the Abraham Accords were announced, and worries about the Biden administration shortchanging Israel with Saudi defense deal. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/abraham-accords/article-754604

Nasrallah, Islamic Jihad leader meet, discuss developments in Palestine

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The chief of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement met with the visiting Islamic Jihad leader in Beirut. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/13/708867/Hezbollah-Nasrallah-Islamic-Jihad-Nakhaleh

Italians Pay Tribute to Novelist and Activist Who Spoke Out Till the End

New York Times Michela Murgia was a voice for minorities and a lightning rod for political debate. She also garnered respect even from a prime minister whose policies she opposed. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/world/europe/italy-michela-murgia-dead.html

Palestinians welcome Saudi envoy, fear appointment linked to normalization with Israel

Jerusalem Post The Saudi decision will make it difficult for the Palestinian leadership to condemn a normalization agreement with Israel. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-754580

Extremist Israeli settlers commit another incursion on al-Aqsa Mosque

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Scores of Israeli settlers, under the heavy protection of the occupation troops, have once again broken into the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/13/708858/Extremist-Israeli-settlers-commit-another-incursion-al-Aqsa-Mosque

Israel vetoes Saudi consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem

Jerusalem Post “We will not allow the opening of any diplomatic representation [to the Palestinians] in Jerusalem,” the foreign minister said. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-754576

Murder threats targeting K-pop industry: ‘I will kill Winter’, online post terrifies aespa girl group member

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Winter of aespa girl group, has been targeted, as have staff at SM Entertainment, home to a number of K-pop acts including boy band NCT. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3230946/murder-threats-targeting-k-pop-industry-security-beefed?utm_source=rss_feed