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August 27 2026

#  WORLD WATCH

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### Netanyahu’s Challengers Are Selling The Same Poison

Written by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir on August 10 2026.

 ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33173:netanyahus-challengers-are-selling-the-same-poison&catid=332)

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## [Venezuela Needs the World More Than Ever \[English & Spanish\]](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32951:venezuela-needs-the-world-more-than-ever-english-spanish&catid=332)

As a Venezuelan who has lived in the United States for many years, that day I felt a pain so immense, so raw, that I never thought I would experience…

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Written by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir on June 15 2026.

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Written by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir on May 18 2026.

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Written by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir on April 09 2026.

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Written by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir on March 19 2026.

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Written by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir on March 05 2026.

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Written by Dimitris Eleas on March 05 2026.

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Written by Kevin Martin on February 19 2026.

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Written by Alon Ben-Meir on February 05 2026.

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Written by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir on January 26 2026.

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Written by Liz Amsden on January 22 2026.

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Written by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir on January 15 2026.

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Written by Dr. Alon Ben-Meir on November 13 2025.

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