Largely forgotten by history, leaders in Beirut and Tel Aviv shook hands on a plan for normal bilateral relations 43 years ago, after yet another Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon.
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by Behnam Ben Taleblu and Merve…
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by Stig Jarle Hansen, Christopher Anzalone
On October 14, a terrorist…
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