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Jerusalem’s offensives in Lebanon and Syria have upended old assumptions, weakening Iran’s axis and opening the door to a new regional balance

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Beirut bans all financial dealings with Hezbollah bank

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Mo Chara (left) with bandmates Moglai Bap (right) and DJ Provai (centre) outside Westminster Magistrates' Court (Image: Getty)

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Israeli fighter jets strike Iranian military installations (Image: IDF)

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Smoke rises after a reported Israeli strike on a building used by Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran's state TV broadcaster, on June 16, 2025 (Photo by Stringer/Getty Images)

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Israel is poised to reshape and lead a new Middle East

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Gaza flotilla activist called Hezbollah terror chief ‘inspiring’ and chanted ‘death to America’

Thiago Ávila claims he met Hassan Nasrallah when he was 19 years old

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Recently detained flotilla passenger, Thiago Ávila, shared a snap with plane hijacker Leila Khaled (Screenshot: X/Instagram)

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Vicious propaganda always preceded the murder of Jews

Those who claim to be committed to human rights must reassess how their language about Israel impacts the Jewish diaspora

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Vigil outside of the White House for Israeli embassy staff members Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, who were murdered after leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum (Image: Getty)

By Amjad Taha

The UK’s Arab allies can’t wait for London to finally proscribe Tehran’s IRGC

For the security and well-being of the UK’s citizenry and democracy, the Labour government can ill-afford to wait any longer with confronting Iran’s terror army

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May 28, 2025 14:06

The government will effectively ban the IRGC with new legislation against hostile foreign states (Photo: Getty Images)

Member of anti-Israel band Kneecap charged with terror offence over Hezbollah flag clip

Liam O’Hanna, stage name Mo Chara, came under scrutiny after a video emerged of him allegedly yelling ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’ at a 2024 gig in London

By Jacob Jaffa

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May 21, 2025 20:07

By Dan Schueftan

The Mideast has changed. The fighting isn’t over yet, but Israel has already won

In the wake of October 7, the balance of power has shifted. The radicals are reeling and moderate Arab regimes quietly back Israel’s resilience

4 min read

May 15, 2025 10:02

Israeli troops deploy by Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on May 13, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel only gave the US 15 minutes notice before it killed Hassan Nasrallah

“We’re about to eliminate” Hezbollah’s leader, Gallant told his American counterpart 15 minutes before Israeli fighter jets reached Lebanon’s capital.

By JC Reporter

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May 5, 2025 10:22

The late Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah addresses a crowd during commemorations for Ashura in a southern Beirut suburb in 2016 (Picture: Getty)

Kneecap denies supporting Hamas or Hezbollah following outcry over gig footage

The group also apologised to families of murdered politicians over ‘kill your local MP’ comments

By Ellie Grant

2 min read

April 29, 2025 11:41

Members of the Irish-language rap group Kneecap (Image: Getty)

UK could pay anti-Israel band Kneecap up to £90,000 in legal costs

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused ministers of handing over taxpayer money to the group, which she accused of ‘glorifying evil terror groups’, after ministers dropped a court case against it

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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April 22, 2025 16:51

DJ Provai from Irish Hip Hop trio Kneecap performs onstage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. (Image: AFP via Getty)

Who are Kneecap? Northern Irish rappers behind Coachella anti-Israel protest previously led pro-Hezbollah chant

Anti-Israel rappers have repeatedly evoked Hezbollah and posted in support of Palestine a day after the October 7 massacre

By Jane Prinsley

2 min read

April 21, 2025 12:20

A photo of a member of Kneecap posing with a book about the Hezbollah terror chief has been seen 4.7 million times on X

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Hezbollah

Israel’s new doctrine in the north: from containment to coercion

Beirut bans all financial dealings with Hezbollah bank

UNIFIL is a complete failure and needs to leave Lebanon

After Israel’s humiliation of Iran, a historic reshaping of the Middle East may already be underway

BBC may not broadcast Kneecap Glastonbury set

Israel’s just war: the legal case for striking Iran

Israel is poised to reshape and lead a new Middle East

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