Israel's Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, flanked by his security detail, gestures as he hurries to the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Israel rethinks its security strategy

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Israel’s Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, flanked by his security detail, gestures as he hurries to the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 12, 2023.

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Israel is taking another look at its security strategy following the restoration of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Israel had seen Saudi Arabia’s anti-Iran stance as a bulwark in its security strategy. And, Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi was thrown into the global spotlight in 2008 after hurling his shoes at then-President George W. Bush. Two decades after the US-led invasion of Iraq, we ask Zaidi about his views on the country today. Also, for months now, the fighting in and around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut has been relentless and deadly. On Sunday, Ukraine’s president said the Ukrainian military managed to kill 1,100 enemy soldiers near Bakhmut. Plus, “Naatu Naatu,” an award-winning Indian Telugu-language song.

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