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Jan Betlach stated that on October 10, 1960, then Israeli Foreign Minister Golda Meir offered Arab states negotiations with Prime Minister David Ben Gurion in New York or elsewhere, without preconditions. According to his contribution, she proposed discussions on peace, or at least on a non-aggression pact, specifically reaching out to Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, Jordanian King Hussein, and the Lebanese Prime Minister. Betlach added that Israel, at that time, had a width of only 15 kilometers at its narrowest point due to the 1949 armistice, and the Arab states rejected the offer. One Western European delegate reportedly told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that he hadn't heard a more reasonable proposal in a long time. Betlach wrote that Saudi representative Ahmad Shukairy used Nazi-related expressions twelve times in his subsequent reply and compared Meir to the Nazis. Five days later, according to his contribution, Nasser declared that Israel was trying to deceive world public opinion and that Egypt would never recognize the Jewish state. Shukairy later became the first chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and drafted its charter, which, according to Betlach, rejected a Jewish state in any borders. Betlach concluded that Meir was only requesting a meeting but was rejected and made the target of comparisons to perpetrators of the murder of European Jews. #historie #BlízkýVýchod #mír (translated)

The author of the contribution wrote that Putin acted as an intermediary between the USA and Iran and conveyed the Iranian perspective on the Middle Eastern conflict to Donald Trump after a behind-the-scenes meeting with Iranian President Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan. According to the author, Trump applauded Putin for this. The author labeled Trump an idiot and wrote that Putin can only bring him death. https://t.co/DQTcaijkAX #Putin #Trump #BlízkýVýchod #US #IR #TM (translated)

The Pentagon plans a three-day strike on Iran's arsenal of rockets and drones, while American President Trump stated that he will not attack Iran before the November elections and called for productive negotiations regarding its nuclear program, which, however, face obstacles. #Írán #válka #BlízkýVýchod (translated)

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to the USA after a long deployment in the South China Sea and the Middle East, which had a negative impact on the mental health of the crew, leading to a number of suicide attempts. #Námořnictvo #PsychikaPosádky #BlízkýVýchod (translated)

Vlastislav Bříza marked October 7, 2023, as a milestone in the modern history of the Middle East. He wrote that gunmen led by Hamas attacked Israel, killing nearly 1,200 people and abducting another 251 to Gaza. He referred to the event as the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. According to Bříza, a war ensued in Gaza, Lebanon became involved in the fighting, and the conflict escalated into an open war between Israel and Iran. He added that while Israel was mourning the victims and Gaza was counting its dead, Hamas continued to celebrate October 7. He warned that this event was not yet over. #BlízkýVýchod #Izrael #Hamás (translated)

The author of the article stated that the third anniversary of the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, once again drew attention to events in the Middle East. He recalled the events of that time and wrote that there was also a discussion about whether the Israeli approach constituted necessary defense or had already crossed its limits. https://t.co/1NpeVuyXwU #BlízkýVýchod #Izrael #terorismus #IL (translated)

The Israeli ambassador in the Czech Republic is still trying to understand the motivation behind the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, three years later, pointing to the complicated relationships between Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran, and emphasizing that the attack was planned long in advance, requiring casualties among both Israelis and Palestinians. #BlízkýVýchod #ÚtokHamásu #Izrael (translated)

Mazda plans to expand its range of Chinese electric vehicles in Australia, where rising fuel prices are leading to increased demand for electric vehicles, and it aims to introduce additional models between 2027 and 2028 to meet stringent emission standards. #elektromobily #Mazda #BlízkýVýchod (translated)

Irský prezident Michael D. Higgins: „Patříme k nejlépe informovaným lidem.“ Irští vojáci sloužili v Libanonu v rámci mise UNIFIL, jejímž úkolem bylo udržet jih země bez nelegálních zbraní. Za jejího působení Hizballáh nashromáždil 150 000 raket a střel, vybudoval desítky kilometrů útočných tunelů a zahájil válku proti Izraeli. https://t.co/kpGKIunubH #IrskáPolitika #UNIFIL #BlízkýVýchod