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Taylor Luck

@taylorluck.bsky.social

Middle East correspondent @csmonitor Non-Swift Taylor Hoper of Far-Flung Hopes thetaylorluck.com https://substack.com/@taylorluck

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Taylor Luck@taylorluck.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The contradiction at the heart of #Gaza’s hunger crisis is stark. On paper, aid deliveries are rising; in practice, #Israeli bombardments, displacement, and collapsing infrastructure mean families still go hungry. It means #famine still stalks #Palestinians www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...

In Gaza, military offensive and civilian chaos hinder food aid

The arrival of more food sparked hope in Gaza that famine might be avoided. But supplies are insufficient and distribution hard to organize.

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Taylor Luck@taylorluck.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Foreign media outlets rely on Gazans to risk their lives daily for their reporting, yet absolutely nothing is done to protect them from being killed in Israeli strikes. Any journalist worth the title should be ashamed. #journalismisnotacrime #gaza #israel www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Four journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital, say health officials

Deaths take the number of Palestinian journalists killed in the conflict since 7 October 2023 to at least 192

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Taylor Luck@taylorluck.bsky.social · last yr.

Iran state TV reports that the Iranian parliament has voted to close the Strait of Hormuz, a vital chokepoint in the Persian Gulf through which 20% of the worlds oil and thousands of cargo ships pass through. #Iran #Israel #US #Trump english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-...

Iran’s top security body to decide on Hormuz closure after parliament approval:

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council must make the final decision on whether to close the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s Press TV said on Sunday, after

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Taylor Luck@taylorluck.bsky.social · last yr.

President #Trump is reportedly leaning towards entering the #US into #Israel's war on #Iran. Can #Arab states, led by the Gulf, change his mind? @csmonitor.bsky.social #SaudiArabia #UAE #Gulf #Jordan www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...

In the line of fire, Arab states urge Trump to de-escalate Israel-Iran war

Despite their competition for regional influence, Arab states are not rooting for the Iranian regime’s fall. Led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, they are urging President Trump to seek a ceasefire, and a...

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Greg Fitzgerald@gfitzboston.bsky.social · last yr.

Donald Trump was elected partly on the promise of a factory renaissance. Made-in-America may come back, but not necessarily in the places that led U.S. manufacturing 80 years ago. #jobs #factories #RustBelt www.csmonitor.com/Business/202...

Trump promised to bring jobs to the Rust Belt. The Sun Belt may get them instead.

Donald Trump was elected partly on the promise of a factory renaissance. Made-in-America may come back, but not necessarily in the places that led U.S. manufacturing 80 years ago.

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Greg Fitzgerald@gfitzboston.bsky.social · last yr.

A new regional alignment is rising in the Middle East signaling a shift in power away from Iran’s weakened “Axis of Resistance.” Moderate Sunnis seeking stability and prosperity now have friendly governments in Beirut, Damascus, and Baghdad. #MiddleEast #Iran #cooperation

Across Arab Mideast, a new alignment rises: An axis of cooperation

A new regional alignment rising in the Middle East shifts power away from Iran’s “Axis of Resistance.” Moderate Sunnis seeking stability and prosperity now have friendly governments in Beirut, Damascu...

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Taylor Luck@taylorluck.bsky.social · last yr.

Amid the ashes of #Iran 's Axis of Resistance, a new Mideast alignment rises: the Axis of Cooperation www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle... #Syria #SaudiArabia #UAE #Jordan #Iraq #Lebanon

Across Arab Mideast, a new alignment rises: An axis of cooperation

A new regional alignment rising in the Middle East shifts power away from Iran’s “Axis of Resistance.” Moderate Sunnis seeking stability and prosperity now have friendly governments in Beirut, Damascu...

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former SAHM@formersahm.bsky.social · last yr.

For me as a reader, some relief and hope in this desire for peace, 5,000 miles away. I’ll take it. Thank you, @taylorluck.bsky.social www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...

Across Arab Mideast, a new alignment rises: An axis of cooperation

A new regional alignment rising in the Middle East shifts power away from Iran’s “Axis of Resistance.” Moderate Sunnis seeking stability and prosperity now have friendly governments in Beirut, Damascu...

csmonitor.com

Monica Marks@monicamarks.bsky.social · last yr.

Polling from Pew & Gallup shows that most Americans now hold unfavourable views of Israel & Hamas. But our leaders remain woefully out of step with mainstream opinion. The time is ripe for leaders who Sister Souljah pro-Oct. 7 nuts but chart a dramatically different course on Israel.

Taylor Luck@taylorluck.bsky.social · last yr.

Syrian business owners who for years worked around sanctions to turn a profit by hook or by crook are now eyeing a meteoric rise. "We are in a transition from North Korea to South Korea,” says Mohamed Al Hafi, of Al Hafi Cousins Trading Company. #Syria #Trump www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle...

As sanctions fall, long-suppressed Syrian economy is poised to take off

After Syrian businesses toiled for years to turn a profit, the announced dropping of U.S. and EU sanctions is sweeping the country with rare optimism. The government’s intent to open the long-closed e...

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Aron Lund@aronlund.bsky.social · last yr.

This @axios.com report by @barakravid.bsky.social suggests the United States is fully on board with the Israeli aid-control plan, whereas every single humanitarian group or UN agency working in Gaza have declared that they won’t touch it. www.axios.com/2025/05/04/u...

UN and aid groups denounce Israeli-U.S. plan for Gaza aid delivery

"It contravenes fundamental humanitarian principles and appears designed to reinforce control over life-sustaining items as a pressure tactic."

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Aron Lund@aronlund.bsky.social · last yr.

@washingtonpost.com on Israel’s plan to impose a system of military-controlled, bare-minimum aid distribution to select recipients in Gaza. Apart from being obviously illegal, this seems surprisingly half-baked given the time they’ve had to come up with ideas? www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Mai El-Sadany@maitelsadany.bsky.social · last yr.

Pope Francis's final wish was to transform his popemobile into a mobile health clinic for the children of Gaza. Caritas Jerusalem is now making it happen. 🕊️ Well after his death, he continues to bless us with his beautiful heart. Rest in peace, gentle soul. www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

The Popemobile of Peace: Pope Francis’ final gift to Gaza - Vatican News

Pope Francis requests that his popemobile be turned into a health clinic for the children of Gaza.

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Gregg Carlstrom@glcarlstrom.bsky.social · last yr.

"Is it risky to have my name on this article" is a question I've asked myself living in authoritarian countries. Now it's a question college students in America are asking. Trump is carrying out a shameful and un-American assault on one of our core values www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Fearing Trump’s Visa Crackdown, College Students Race to Scrub Op-Eds

Campus newspapers are confronting ethics debates as foreign students ask that their names and views be removed from past articles.

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Taylor Luck@taylorluck.bsky.social · last yr.

In the wake of militant cell activity, #Jordan bans the Muslim Brotherhood as an "illegal movement", seizes its property and bans any political or media entity from working with the dissolved Brotherhood or spreading its ideology. Jordan's largest opposition movement is banned. Expect arrests.

Taylor Luck@taylorluck.bsky.social · last yr.

The Islamic Action Front- the political arm of #Jordan 's Muslim Brotherhood- announced it has frozen the party membership of three individuals wanted in the case of a sleeper cell producing missiles in Jordan. www.khaberni.com/news/705511-...

العمل الإسلامي يجمد عضوية 3 أعضاء وردت أسماؤهم في قضية تصنيع السلاح

العمل الإسلامي يجمد عضوية 3 أعضاء وردت أسماؤهم في قضية تصنيع السلاح

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Taylor Luck@taylorluck.bsky.social · last yr.

#Jordan has busted an alleged Muslim Brotherhood/ #Hamas linked cell manufacturing missiles in the kingdom. Should Jordan ban the Brotherhood in response, it will be the biggest political development in the kingdom in nearly 30 years. www.almamlakatv.com/news/166524-...

اعترافات موسعة للمتهمين بقضايا الخلية التي ضبطتها دائرة المخابرات

بثت قناة المملكة اعترافات جديدة موسعة أدلى بها المتورطون في مخططات، أحبطتها مؤخراً دائرة المخابرات العامة، كانت تستهدف المساس بالأمن الوطني وإثارة الفوضى والتخريب داخل الأردن. وأسفرت الجهود الأمنية.....

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Monica Marks@monicamarks.bsky.social · last yr.

If you study dictatorships’ economies, you’ll see that selective enforcement of the tax code (to enrich friends, incentivise donors & punish critics) is a key tool. It’s foundational to the political economy of authoritarianism. Trump wants this. If he gets it, US democracy dies. 🧵⬇️

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Gregg Carlstrom@glcarlstrom.bsky.social · last yr.

What are Israel's new goals in Gaza? To "empty permanently" the area around Rafah, around 20% of Gaza's territory; to herd Gaza's 2m people to the coast and create "kill zones" elsewhere; and to control aid distribution, rather than coordinating it with humanitarian groups.

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