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How a U.K. Official’s Wife Set Off a Debate Over Free Speech and Palestinians

Sarah Helm, who is married to Britain’s national security adviser, posted of her support for the author Sally Rooney and a banned pro-Palestinian activist group. A furor ensued.

Jonathan Powell, Britain’s national security adviser, outside 10 Downing Street, London, last year.

The Bukeleization of Latin America Has Arrived

Par : Jack Nicas
Nayib Bukele’s notoriously harsh and wildly popular security crackdown in El Salvador is spawning imitators and remaking the region.

President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador has overseen an extraordinary security crackdown that has led to plummeting crime rates.

Palestinians Hope Israeli Election Will Oust Netanyahu

Many in Gaza and the West Bank are desperate to avoid more years of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government, which has made life close to unbearable.

Palestinians carry food aid from a distribution point in Gaza last month.

Palestinian Authority Formally Delays Elections, Despite Western Pressure

The aging Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, pushed off the planned vote until late 2027. Palestinians haven’t had major elections for about two decades.

President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority in the city of Ramallah last month, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Palestinian Authority Says Elections Are to Be Postponed

The delay, outlined in a letter to France, comes as Fatah, the governing party, is suffering from deep internal rifts.

Hussein al-Sheikh, deputy to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah, West Bank, in February. He was said to have sent the letters to European officials notifying them of the postponement.

Why Israel Reacted With Fury to U.K. Sanctions on West Bank Settlements

The fierce retaliation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to the new restrictions is a reflection of his tough re-election fight, analysts say.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in Jerusalem on Tuesday. He has sought to convince voters that the diplomatic pressure from Europe is another reason to rally around him.

Germany’s ‘Firewall’ Against the Far Right Is Being Tested as Never Before

A blowout win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old strategy for sidelining extremists.

Ulrich Siegmund, an Alternative for Germany candidate, speaking in Magdeburg, Germany, after Saxony-Anhalt state elections on Sunday.

Israeli Legal Group Unveils ‘Self-Defense’ App to Protect IDF Veterans from Foreign Arrest Campaigns

Israeli legal advocacy group Shurat HaDin has launched a new app designed to protect Israel Defense Forces (IDF) veterans from efforts to arrest them while traveling abroad, with the organization's president warning that pro-Palestinian groups are actively tracking Israeli soldiers and pursuing legal action against them in foreign countries.

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Aviation Experts Sound National Security Alarm as FAA Considers Air Traffic Control Vendors with Strong China Ties

Aviation experts are raising serious national security concerns about ensuring the U.S. government properly vets risks from companies that provide air traffic control (ATC) technologies to China, pointing out that the U.S. could be vulnerable to cyberattacks if such companies are permitted to design or operate American ATC systems like the new common automation platform.

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How Israel’s Financial Chokehold Is Stifling the West Bank Economy

Intensifying restrictions have hit every part of the territory’s dealings, spurring worries about whether the Palestinian Authority can remain solvent.

Montaser Amro, left, and his brother inspecting a box of unpaid bills at his supermarket in Majd, West Bank. Mr. Amro said that his customers owed him around $155,000 and that he was struggling to pay suppliers.

Israeli Banks Threaten to Cut Off Palestinian Economy

Two Israeli financial firms have long served as partners to Palestinian banks, handling transactions that make possible the West Bank’s imports and exports.

The Bank Hapoalim tower in Tel Aviv. Bank Hapoalim and Israel Discount Bank have written to their Palestinian counterparts saying they will end banking relationships with them.

Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua, Says He Plans to Abolish Elections

Daniel Ortega has been accused of rigging recent elections in Nicaragua. Now, the authoritarian leader says the nation won’t even hold a vote.

President Daniel Ortega, 80, who with his wife has exerted complete control over Nicaragua for many years, at a conference in 2014.

Palestinian Authority Sets Date for First Major Elections in 20 Years

Analysts expressed skepticism that the vote would take place as planned. In 2021, Mahmoud Abbas, the authority’s leader, scheduled and then canceled a similar election.

Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority speaking during a conference in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in May. His term ended in 2009, but he has since canceled elections.

Ryanair Stops Charging for Parents to Sit With Their Children

Par : John Yoon
The airline said it had “reluctantly” changed course after a British regulator began investigating whether its fees were illegal.

Ryanair was the only major airline operating in Britain that imposed this type of fee, according to a regulator.

Israel Is Building Army Base in Jenin, Flouting 1990s Pact With Palestinians

Critics say the move would help the Israeli military protect increased settlement activity near Palestinian population centers in the West Bank.

The Israeli military has held part of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, since January of last year.

Ryanair Is Being Investigated for Charging Parents to Sit Next to Their Children

Britain’s competition watchdog will determine whether the airline’s mandatory fee is unfair. The low-cost airline called the investigation “bogus.”

Travelers at the Makedonia airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, last month.

Autocracy’s ‘Loyal Losers’

Even the most capable autocrats need help hanging on to power. Mediocre officials are often best for the job, according to new research.

Aging Palestinian Leader Boosting His Son’s Political Rise, Officials Say

Mahmoud Abbas’s years in power have been dogged by accusations of corruption. Many Palestinians yearn for fresh leadership.

Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, center, appearing at a Fatah conference in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday.
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