For today, links to two reports: from Middle East Monitor and the Cradle, and to an article of commentary from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (Scroll down for WEST BANK 12-28-22-25 and IRAN, GAZA, UKRAINE and MEDIA.) — MCM

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Ben-Gvir flees after being pelted with stones in Palestinian village in Negev. From Middle East Monitor. Angry Palestinians from the Bedouin village of Tarabin, located in the occupied Negev region of southern Palestine, which has been under Israeli control since 1948, threw stones at Itamar Ben Gvir, the far-right extremist serving as the so-called Minister of National Security in the Israeli occupation government. READ MORE . . .

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FROM DEC. 28  Israeli army pulls out of Qabatiya after two days of ‘collective punishment.’ From the Cradle. The Israeli military withdrew from the occupied West Bank city of Qabatiya on Saturday, following a two-day operation launched in response to the resistance operation which killed two Israelis last week. READ MORE . . .

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Epstein, Dershowitz and the Israel lobby, by Binoy Kampmark | Middle East Monitor  A shrouded aspect of Jeffrey E. Epstein’s sordid legacy has been neglected in most discussions. READ MORE . . .

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