Links to FOUR reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (Scroll up or down for WEST BANK 2-19-26 and IRAN and LEBANON.) — MCM

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U.S. ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East, by Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy | AP  TEL AVIV — Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East. READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 20  Israel imposes severe Ramadan restrictions on Palestinian worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque: reports. From the Cradle. Palestinians performed the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem amid severe restrictions by Israeli authorities. READ MORE . . .

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U.S . envoy Huckabee claims Israel has ‘biblical right’ to conquer all West Asia. From the Cradle. During a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee claimed Israel has a biblical right to take over “all” of West Asia. “It would be fine if they took it all,” he said. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for Feb. 20 report from Middle East Eye.

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