Links to three reports and a video: from the Cradle, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and the Cordoba Foundation; the video is of an author’s talk and is accompanied by a related news release; other published material is accessible by clicking on the sources’ names or initials below. (Scroll down for MEDIA 1-26-26. Scroll up for IRAN, LEBANON, GAZA and UKRAINE.)

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Israel kills Lebanese journalist Ali Noureddine. From the Cradle. Lebanese journalist for the Al Manar outlet, Ali Noureddine, was assassinated in an Israeli drone strike on southern Lebanon’s Tyre district on Monday, bringing the number of journalists killed by Israel in Lebanon since October 2023 up to 20. READ MORE . . .

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France has right to ban social media for under-15s, EU says. From AFP. France has the right to ban social media for under-15s as proposed in a bill passed by its lower house of parliament, though enforcement would lie with the EU, the European Commission said today. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AFP report in French, and HERE for others.

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French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15, by Samuel Petrequin | AP  PARIS — French lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to enter into force at the start of the next school year in September, as the idea of setting a minimum age for use of the platforms gains momentum across Europe. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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FROM JUNE 11, 2024  Lobbying for Zionism on both sides of the Atlantic, by Ilan Pappé. The author talks about his 2024 book on the growth and political power of Zionism from the turn of the 20th century to the present, the resulting creation of the Jewish state of Israel and displacement of Palestinians from Palestine, He spoke at a gathering sponsored by the Cordoba Foundation. Click HERE for YouTube video of talk, and HERE for news release.

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