The Trump administration is seeking to nominate New York City Mayor Eric Adams to a top ambassadorial role in exchange for dropping his re-election bid ahead of the November race, a new report says.

If Adams were to exit the race, it would clear the path for former governor Andrew Cuomo, who is staunchly backed by pro-Israel groups, to be the main challenger to the leading candidate, Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani.

The New York Times, citing four unnamed sources on Friday, said President Donald Trump's special envoy for peace missions, Steve Witkoff, has been working diligently to persuade Adams to consider being the ambassador to Saudi Arabia - a very plum posting at a critical time for US relations with the kingdom.

Trump offering NYC mayor Saudi ambassadorship to drop re-election bid: Report

^{MEE staff (Middle East Eye)}

The Trump administration is seeking to nominate New York City Mayor Eric Adams to a top ambassadorial role in exchange for dropping his re-election bid ahead of the November race, a new report says.

If Adams were to exit the race, it would clear the path for former governor Andrew Cuomo, who is staunchly backed by pro-Israel groups, to be the main challenger to the leading candidate, Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani.

The New York Times, citing four unnamed sources on Friday, said President Donald Trump's special envoy for peace missions, Steve Witkoff, has been working diligently to persuade Adams to consider being the ambassador to Saudi Arabia - a very plum posting at a critical time for US relations with the kingdom.

Trump offering NYC mayor Saudi ambassadorship to drop re-election bid: Report

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Eygi, a 26-year-old American Turkish woman, was shot in the head on 6 September 2024 by an Israeli sniper. She had been attending a protest against settlement expansion near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Eygi’s family feared that securing justice would be an uphill battle. Indeed, one year later, nobody has been held accountable. An Israeli military investigation concluded within days of the incident that it was “highly likely” Eygi had been hit “indirectly and unintentionally by IDF fire which was not aimed at her” but rather at others whom it alleged were throwing rocks. (A Washington Post investigation found that Eygi was shot half an hour after any clashes between protesters and soldiers, and that she was standing 200 yards from the soldiers.)

US officials called the killing “unprovoked and unjustified” but, despite her family’s repeated requests, never launched an investigation of their own. (The Turkish government did, concluding that Eygi had been “deliberately targeted”, and it submitted evidence to the United Nations Security Council, the international court of justice and the international criminal court.

One year after Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was killed, the US has not investigated. Her family wants answers

The American Turkish woman, 26, was shot in the head on 6 September 2024 by an Israeli sniper in the West Bank

^{Alice Speri (The Guardian)}

Eygi, a 26-year-old American Turkish woman, was shot in the head on 6 September 2024 by an Israeli sniper. She had been attending a protest against settlement expansion near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Eygi’s family feared that securing justice would be an uphill battle. Indeed, one year later, nobody has been held accountable. An Israeli military investigation concluded within days of the incident that it was “highly likely” Eygi had been hit “indirectly and unintentionally by IDF fire which was not aimed at her” but rather at others whom it alleged were throwing rocks. (A Washington Post investigation found that Eygi was shot half an hour after any clashes between protesters and soldiers, and that she was standing 200 yards from the soldiers.)

US officials called the killing “unprovoked and unjustified” but, despite her family’s repeated requests, never launched an investigation of their own. (The Turkish government did, concluding that Eygi had been “deliberately targeted”, and it submitted evidence to the United Nations Security Council, the international court of justice and the international criminal court.

One year after Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was killed, the US has not investigated. Her family wants answers

The American Turkish woman, 26, was shot in the head on 6 September 2024 by an Israeli sniper in the West Bank

^{Alice Speri (The Guardian)}

A rightwing conference recently saw theocratic Christian nationalists, far-right publishers and members of men-only secret societies speaking alongside the Missouri senator Eric Schmitt, the assistant attorney general for civil rights at Donald Trump’s Department of Justice and other senior Republican figures.

The speaker list at the National Conservatism conference in Washington DC raises questions over what distinctions exist between the nationalist hard right in the US and members of the Trump administration and the Republican party.

Rightwing conference reveals muddled lines between Trump and far right

National Conservatism event draws in far-right publishers, members of men-only secret societies – and Trump officials

^{Jason Wilson (The Guardian)}

As part of the war of awareness against the anti-Israel narrative worldwide, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is promoting an unprecedented move in its scope: By the end of December, approximately 400 delegations are expected to arrive in Israel, including over 5,000 participants who will help spread the Israeli narrative in the international media and to international audiences.

The delegations include a wide range of participants, including government officials and elected officials, journalists and influencers, academics, legal, religious, cultural and sports figures. For comparison, so far, in an average year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has brought only 25 delegations to Israel.

The decision to "concentrate effort" on delegations, with an investment of approximately 135 million NIS, comes after studies that have shown the effectiveness of the tool in the war of consciousness, bringing public opinion multipliers to Israel, who, after their visit to Israel, spread the Israeli narrative on social media and in the communities in which they are active. A notable example of this was Caitlyn Jenner's visit, who was brought to Israel during Operation Rising Lion and her content from Israel were exposed to millions of people.

As part of the war of awareness against the anti-Israel narrative worldwide, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs led by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar is promoting an unprecedented move in its scope: By the end of December, approximately 400 delegations are expected to arrive in Israel, including over 5,000 participants who will help spread the Israeli narrative in the international media and to international audiences.

The delegations include a wide range of participants, including government officials and elected officials, journalists and influencers, academics, legal, religious, cultural and sports figures. For comparison, so far, in an average year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has brought only 25 delegations to Israel.

The decision to "concentrate effort" on delegations, with an investment of approximately 135 million NIS, comes after studies that have shown the effectiveness of the tool in the war of consciousness, bringing public opinion multipliers to Israel, who, after their visit to Israel, spread the Israeli narrative on social media and in the communities in which they are active. A notable example of this was Caitlyn Jenner's visit, who was brought to Israel during Operation Rising Lion and her content from Israel were exposed to millions of people.

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The London Metropolitan Police used batons to disperse peaceful protestors and arrested dozens of demonstrators calling on the UK government to reverse its decision to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist group.

Hundreds had gathered in Westminster's Parliament Square on Saturday, holding cardboard placards reading "I support Palestine Action" and flags in support of Palestine.

One protestor was seen with blood streaming down his face after they were arrested at the rally. While another protestor could be heard screaming that the police had hurt his back during their arrest.

Among the group of people detained by the police included scores of elderly protestors and families of Holocaust survivors who sat silently on the green in Parliament Square.

Police use batons as dozens arrested at Palestine Action protest

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The London Metropolitan Police used batons to disperse peaceful protestors and arrested dozens of demonstrators calling on the UK government to reverse its decision to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist group.

Hundreds had gathered in Westminster's Parliament Square on Saturday, holding cardboard placards reading "I support Palestine Action" and flags in support of Palestine.

One protestor was seen with blood streaming down his face after they were arrested at the rally. While another protestor could be heard screaming that the police had hurt his back during their arrest.

Among the group of people detained by the police included scores of elderly protestors and families of Holocaust survivors who sat silently on the green in Parliament Square.

Police use batons as dozens arrested at Palestine Action protest

^{Areeb Ullah (Middle East Eye)}