Pro-Israel Supporter Lindsey Graham Dead at 71

American Senator Lindsey Graham died Saturday at the age of 71 following a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said Sunday. A Republican from South Carolina, Graham was elected to the Senate in 2002 and reelected in 2008, 2014, and in 2020. Graham was a close ally of President Donald Trump and was an outspoken supporter of Israel. Graham was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1994. He maintained his support for Israel throughout the genocide in the Gaza Strip that began in October 2023, during which Israeli forces have killed 73,118 Palestinians and injured 173,615, while causing widespread destruction to about 90 percent of civilian infrastructure according to Anadolu.

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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Gaza Underground – A Novel

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September 10, 2026

Gaza Underground is a novel written in Arabic by Atef Abu Sief.

An extract:

Once, Abdel-Halim suggested transforming the tunnels beneath Gaza into an “underground” network. Wael replied that some things do not lend themselves to commerce; what was being proposed was not a business venture, but a solution to the crisis. “Can you imagine,” he asked—gesturing along the length of the tunnel—”that there is an entire city underground here?! What will we do with it after the war?” Salim interjected, saying they would do nothing; they would simply continue sitting in the “magic café.” Naeem remarked, “Thanks to the war for this café.” They laughed as they reminisced about their gatherings at Wael’s chalet by the sea.

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