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Voices from the Arab press: Most Syrian roads lead to Washington

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world

By THE MEDIA LINE
08/03/2025

Eyal Zamir steps in as IDF chief, US and Hamas hold talks to free hostages

Israel slams Arab summit adoption of Egyptian Gaza plan • Nearly half of Israelis support advancing ceasefire negotiations, poll finds

  Released hostage Eli Sharabi reunited with his family following his release from Gaza, February 8

After watching testimony: Trump invites released hostage Eli Sharabi to WH

Sharabi is set to fly to Washington on Monday and his meeting with the US president is scheduled for Tuesday, Sharabi's brother said. 

  Yair Lapid addressing the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies conference in Washington, Febr

Lapid's post-war plan leaves Egypt in charge of Gaza for 15 years

'Gaza will be rehabilitated, and conditions for self-governance will be created,' Lapid said.

Bogus video of Trump and Musk briefly appears on screens at US government office

The footage played on a loop for several minutes throughout the department's Washington headquarters, according to sources.

By REUTERS
24/02/2025
 LEBANESE PRESIDENT Joseph Aoun meets with US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagu

Israel is right to be cautious about Lebanon withdrawal

Hezbollah appears to retain significant military and political power in Lebanon, and the dispersed Israeli inhabitants of the Israel-Lebanon border region are still unable to return to their homes.

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli meets with French far-right leader

Chikli spoke about working together with right-wing and far-right European parties at the 50th annual Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

'My Zionism has only grown stronger,' freed hostage says at Washington prayer event

"We have to continue to the second stage and make sure all our loved ones come back," freed captive Noa Argamani said to the crowd.

Lapid to travel to Washington next week to present Gaza 'day after' plan

"My role is to present that there is an alternative to managing the country in a better way," he said.

  2,000lb bombs from the US are loaded onto trucks in Israel's Ashdod Port, February 15, 2025.

US shipment of 2,000lb bombs arrives in Israel after Trump breaks Biden freeze

The shipment came in as the IDF was considering renewing the war in Gaza in the coming two weeks should Hamas cease releasing hostages.

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