the Near East
noun
: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea
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Barrera, who starred in the fifth and sixth entries, was fired by Spyglass Media in November 2023 after directing social media followers to donate money to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East amid the Israel-Hamas War.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Last year, Congress and the Biden administration temporarily paused funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, a U.N. humanitarian aid agency, after Israel claimed that the agency employed 12 people who participated in the Oct. 7 attack.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
Israel's strategy of attrition shows signs of success, demonstrated by the destruction of Hamas' leadership and infrastructure in Gaza, as well as the implosion of both Hezbollah and its primary patron in the Near East—the Assad regime.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Content by this author: Call to Action in the Near East
THE situation in the Near East is once again fluid, awaiting creative decision.
—Charles Malik, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
Last year, Congress and the Biden administration temporarily paused funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, a U.N. humanitarian aid agency, after Israel claimed that the agency employed 12 people who participated in the Oct. 7 attack.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Jan. 2025
Israel's strategy of attrition shows signs of success, demonstrated by the destruction of Hamas' leadership and infrastructure in Gaza, as well as the implosion of both Hezbollah and its primary patron in the Near East—the Assad regime.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Content by this author: Call to Action in the Near East
THE situation in the Near East is once again fluid, awaiting creative decision.
—Charles Malik, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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