Dan Perry
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Led Mideast/Europe/Africa/Caribbean at the Associated Press, author and publisher of Ask Questions Later at
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The West’s mobilization for Ukraine obscures a more fundamental truth: We're born alone, live alone and die alone. In
#NagornoKarabakh
, while people were being starved the West looked the other way. I just got back from
#Armenia
and here's a report
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Sara Netanyahu is rescued by special forces from the siege on her hair salon by pro-democracy protesters who had faced arrests, beatings, cavalry, and water cannons. Outside my apartment.
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"I can see that my brother's condition is worsening day after day": Confronting child starvation in Yemen war
@ap
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Romanian version of my proposal to Vaticanize the Old City of
#Jerusalem
in the excellent
@universul
.net
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On the West's undignified effort to help
#Ukraine
without triggering a
#Russian
claim that it is directly involved in the war - a balancing act required by the fear that
#Putin
actually might be crazy enough to use nuclear weapons.
#RussiaUkraineConflict
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Instead of the explosive status quo in
#Jerusalem
, in which every lunatic wields a match, Vaticanize the Old City with generosity and foresight
#israel
#palestinians
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Not
@nytimes
finest hour. 1) Assumed
#Gaza
#hospital
explosion was
#Israel
; 2) after quite compelling evidence to contrary still misleadingly call it a "strike" (which a misfire would not be); 3) sticking to "Israelis say" sted "evidence shows"; 4) zero mea culpa.
The NYT morphing its coverage in real-time as mounting video evidence casts doubt on an Israeli strike.
For all the years of blather about “disinformation,” it’s social media that usually serves as a necessary corrective to conventional media, rather than the reverse.
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With the
#midterms
looming it is clearer than ever that the two parties are failing and the real majority is the moderate and reasonable center in America
#USpolitics
@KimIversenShow
@cliffschecter
@ggreenwald
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The
#CNN
+ collapse reflects how the news
#media
drove its own decline with fuzzy thinking, faddish "pivots," an exaggerated emphasis on progressive orthodoxy, ageism and a dishonest version of objectivity
#Media
@JeffBezos
@rupertmurdoch
@ggreenwald
@liel
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Essential reading: Orwell understood liberalism’s progressive problem many decades ago.
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AIR RAID SIREN OVER TEL AVIV Followed by explosion somewhere
Very strange business
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Why is Islamic State still making gains despite airstrikes? An insightful analysis by AP's
@vmsalama
http://t.co/75KeI3FgET
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It is sad how much bad karma comes from "religious" figures of bad faith. At bat:
@cubbeliahmetfan
calling for Turks who vote for the pro-Kurdish party to be stripped of citizenship.
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America’s huge Iran miscalculation (a mistake so epic it is hard to believe it even happened)
@perry_dan
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A first in over two centuries: renovation at Jesus' tomb at Church of the Holy Sepulchre
@ap
was at the scene
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The
#gun
madness will continue until voters punish those responsible. It is similar to the likely cancellation of
#RoeVWade
, which may not harm the
#Republicans
despite wildly bucking public opinion. Votes have consequences.
#GunReformNow
#USPolitics
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My analysis of the
#Israel
and
#Palestine
situation: Beyond Kerry, seeking new Mideast ideas (from
@AP
)
http://t.co/nL3qjZ4LR4
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I'll take a stand. Though Netanyahu is awful
#Israel
should degrade
#Hezbollah
and
#Lebanon
should control its own territory, and if the tyrants in Tehran might be deterred that too is good. A massive favor to Lebanon and Iran, two wonderful peoples who suffered too long. Change.
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In conservative Afghanistan, a group of women push back, pursue martial arts -- story/photos by
@Massoud151
@ap
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EXCRUCIATING LOSS: Iraqi man recounts how he lost 14 relatives in Mosul building explosion linked to airstrike
@ap
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Some
#Israel
leftists say the right has filled the WestBank with so many settlements partition is impossible. They're wrong:it's hard but possible.A single state will give the world another Yugoslavia and similarly fall apart.
#palestinians
@peacenowisrael
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My friend, a former AP writer, is absolutely killing it as a romance novelist. There are great second acts!
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Can the
#news
biz thrive again? I’ve written about this but
@SKZaza
and his NICKLPass are doing something impactful about it with an “E-ZPass for subscriptions” (based in my hometown!) - read about
@nicklco
in the
@PhillyInquirer
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Israel's war against Hamas is just. Its prosecution of the war -- foot-dragging and refusing to discuss the end-game -- leaves much to be desired. Which may be an understatement. My analysis on
@i24NEWS_EN
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My former colleague's troubling descent into madness
I just caught myself splashing fresh aftershave on my face for a Zoom meeting. My COVID descent into madness is now complete.
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Amid every kind of misery around the world, a ray of light arrives from Poland, where the authoritarians appear to have been shown the door Sunday. The election result is a comfort to those who believe in a liberal, democratic, rational world order.
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The “progressive” supporters of
#Hamas
are not pro-Palestinian but rather the useful idiots of the global Jihadist movement that if successful would hang them from the rafters. It would be amusing if it wasn’t so tragic.
#hamasmassacre
#israel
#gaza
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I figure the conflict has gone on for over a century because they had no access to my peace plan.
#Israel
#Palestine
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I'm so proud of
@mokhbersahafi
,
@NMofty
&
@MaadAlzekri
. They blew the lid off what's happening in
#yemen
in coverage I helped lead during my period as
@AP
's Middle East chief. It is a beacon for all that should be protected and cherished in journalism.
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The situation in
#Pakistan
continues to deteriorate with press freedoms under attack, finds
@Kathygannon
@ap
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America's weak-kneed response to the
#Houthis
impeding maritime trade through the
#Suez
Canal is increasing the chances
#China
attacks
#Taiwan
, I told
@i24NEWS_EN
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"IT WILL BE LIKE A DISASTER": Proposed US cuts to Palestinian programs run by
#UNRWA
-- which some Israelis say perpetuates refugee status -- could destabilize parts of Middle East, critics say
@ap
@faresakram
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There is no point in negotiating with the Haredi leadership, which is not democratic. If israel wants to save itself there are some steps it must take. And it should embrace the sons snd daughters of this community, with generosity.
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@BarakRavid
@DenisVi
בושה וחרפה ; כמעט אין תחום שבו המאפיה הזאת לא מהווה בזיון מוחלט לעם היהודי
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The original sin in
#Gaza
was allowing Hamas to overthrow the
#Palestinian
Authority in 2006, from which catastrophe has followed. It must be repeated: it's a fundamentalist mafia determined to prevent a two-state partition for
#Israel
and Palestine.
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In secure area as Iran has fired missiles at Israel and sirens and booms sound across the central region
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There are two narratives in this situation, leading to cognitive dissonance.
#MiddleEastCrisis
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UN experts back up a lot of the exclusive reporting done by
@AP
out of Yemen by
@mokhbersahafi
and colleagues
Experts: Governments of Yemen, UAE, Saudi Arabia may have committed war crimes in Yemen.
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Israeli PM
@naftalibennett7
: It is time to freeze West Bank settlements to avoid a one-state outcome, by
@perry_dan
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The US should stop overthinking and federally enact an
#assaultweaponsban
- as a start toward proper
#GunControl
. Debating with
@JobobTaeleifi
and
@TimFullerton
on
#guncontrol
on
@i24NEWS_EN
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Noblesse oblige? Palestinian officials' opulent housing fuels charges of corruption
@karin_laub
@MohammedDaragh1
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@Kathygannon
's latest on the mistreatment of girls and women in
#Pakistan
: taken at 14 and married off for a debt
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offers the
#Taliban
unconditional peace talks and political status -- but are they interested? A deep dive by
@Kathygannon
@ap
?
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#Hamas
must be thrilled that
#Israel
refuses to reinstall the rival Palestinian Authority to
#Gaza
in a plan for regional peace. Rejecting this version of a victory is a staggering strategic failure and a gift to jihadism. My oped in the
@jdforward
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Is Israel guilty of apartheid? Animated debate over word that the ICC says no longer refers just to SA
@karin_laub
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TEHRAN'S BIG PRIZE:
#Iran
on cusp of establishing land bridge to Mediterranean thru Iraq/Syria
@bmroue
@qabdulzahra
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If liberal democracy supporters were honest, they’d ask themselves: Am I truly a democrat first and foremost? Which of the two words in the label matters more? At the end of the day, is it liberalism you believe in, or the people's choice?
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My attempt to explain why and how Israelis and Palestinians can agree on next to nothing, driving violence
@AP
http://t.co/bM61A6Qvp4
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From the "You cannot make this up" bucket: On how the
#UN
demoted an official who led humanitarian efforts in
#Gaza
for mildly tweeting against "indiscriminate" rocket fire at
#Israel
. I actually agree she was inaccurate, as the rockets were very discriminate: aimed at civilians.
'You look at this and you just have to cringe,'
Says international affairs analyst
@perry_dan
after the
#UN
demotes an official for tweeting condemnation of
#PIJ
rocket fire toward Israel
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How "united" can the "nations" be?
@anthonyted
's insightful analysis is a must read. He argues for balance between multilateralism and sovereignty.
@ap
'?-Balance-is-UN's-existential-question
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GAZA JOURNEY: The story of one man's spirit-crushing travails attempting to travel out of
#Gaza
through the temporarily open crossing at
#Rafah
@faresakram
@ap
Egypt opened its border crossing with Gaza for the Muslim month of Ramadan, but thousands wait to be allowed to leave. By
@faresakram
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Is there something about human nature that so often divides us almost straight down the middle?
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My latest collaboration with
@bobham88
of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, arguing that the West should consider - prudently, cautiously, strategically - a more aggressive posture toward the dangerous, brazen and plainly criminal theocracy in Iran.
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A fine meditation on the meaning of Trump and Kim, and the confluence of culture and politics, by
@anthonyted
@ap
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In which I argue that the media commits a sort of malpractice when it fails to adequately explain the monstrous nature of an organization like Hamas.
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North Korea probably noticed how Mideast WMD programs worked out: Such weapons offer leverage, while "giving them up can end pariah status and bring economic benefits" and the world's inconsistent approach suggests "circumstances trump principle"
@ap
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Hardhitting report from
#AP
's
@vmsalama
and
@zkaram
: Islamic State recruits kids to sow terror and build its future
http://t.co/N5e9riN8Jz
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AP's
#Cairo
team looks back at last year's crackdown in Rabaah square, with some interesting findings.
http://t.co/WmN3VjTZjl
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Iraqi officials say US special forces in Iraq captured the head of the Islamic State group's chemical weapons unit:
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My inaugural appearance on the
@RawStory
podcast - on how to restore normalcy in the world, basically.
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It is an intoxicating illusion: That plutocrats and politicians aided by academics and celebrities and journalists can make a difference. Alcohol fuels it and also makes it float away; what happens in
#Davos
stays in Davos, including good intentions.
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Can Islamic State defend Mosul/Raqqa without now-lost Turkey supply route?Is more terrorism coming?
@bmroue
analyzes
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I had the interesting experience of debating the former US
#Israel
spy Jonathan Pollard, who now advocates expulsion of all
#Palestinians
from
#Gaza
. It won't happen. But things are obviously getting crazy. Watch.
@i24NEWS_EN
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highlighting my friend
@marcogreenberg
's hit book Primitive, outlining a surprising new-old work-life paradigm.
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It is, indeed, high time the world put the squeeze on
@UNRWA
, one of the strangest UN agencies. Inter alia, it refuses to alter Palestinian school curricula that in effect promote war to pupils.
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השר שלמה קרעי נגד AP: בריונות מגוחכת מתובלת בשקר גס, והמשך ישיר של מדיניות נתניהו | העין השביעית
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Dick Cheney says "There has never been an individual who has been a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump." CHENEY! This is simply remarkable.
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'You don't commit a mistake for more than one hour': Syrian President Assad says US attack on his troops was intentional in
@ap
interview
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