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Herod the Great
Herod the Great (37–4 BC). In 37 BC, the Idumean ruler Herod the Great captured Jerusalem with Roman support and was designated king of Judea by the Roman Senate. Herod had a significant impact on the life setting of Jesus and the early church.
Herod’s consolidation of power: Herod was a close friend of Mark Antony and sided with Anto
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Michael B. Oren • Ally: My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide
There was, however, yet a fourth possible outcome: prolonged violence with no clear resolution. In this scenario, the country known as Syria would disintegrate in a maelstrom that slowly consumed other countries in its wake, destabilizing the region for decades to come. Abdullah, in his discussions with aides, imagined a fractured Syria divided int
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100-year history of US meddling, coups and wars in the Middle East | Roy Casagranda | UNAPOLOGETIC
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Now Syrians were learning just how cynical Assad’s goodwill gesture had been. Among the inmates discharged over the spring and summer were a number of radical Islamists who belonged to known terrorist organizations. Some were jihadists who had been picked up while attempting to cross into Iraq to join the insurgency there. Others were suspected al-
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