Unrest continues in Lebanon despite US-Iran deal
The United States and Iran signed a deal on Friday aimed at peace across the Middle East on all fronts, including in Lebanon. Despite the agreement, Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon continue.
WorldThe United States and Iran signed a deal on Friday aimed at peace across the Middle East on all fronts, including in Lebanon. Despite the agreement, Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon continue.
WorldPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree calling for presidential elections to be held in early 2027. Elections for the Palestinian parliament are to be held in November.
World politicsIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will run for re-election this fall, the ruling Likud party announced.
World politicsA Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli soldiers at a barrier between the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, Palestinian authorities say.
WorldThe UN criticizes plans to build a military complex on the site in East Jerusalem where Israel demolished premises belonging to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
World"If the Tidö parties win the election, SD may claim the important post of foreign minister. I am, of course, open to that if the question is asked," said SD spokesman Aron Emilsson.
Swedish politicsNobel laureate J. M. Coetzee will not participate in the Jerusalem International Literature Festival.
EntertainmentThe Berman Prize goes to a writer who “works in the spirit of the Jewish tradition.” But this year’s laureate Hélène Cixous doesn’t know what that is. “The Jewish tradition” in the singular? - It’s impossible to define.
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