For today, links to a report from the Associated Press and to an article of commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA 11-23-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, GAZA, WEST BANK, UKRAINE and MEDIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israeli forces kill at least 13 in southern Syria raid, officials and residents say, by Abdulrahman Shaheen | AP  DAMASCUS — Israeli forces in southern Syria raided a village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 13, Syrian officials said, as Israel fights on a number of fronts while the shaky ceasefire in Gaza moves forward. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others..

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FROM NOV. 25  ‘Home truths’ from Melanie Phillips convey one message: Israel will always be at war, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  I have known Melanie Phillips for some time. She was at one point my home desk news editor at the Guardian. In that era she epitomised the anguished North London liberal, existentially unsure about . . . READ MORE . . .

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