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Iraqi Shiite Activist Survives Assassination Attempts, Calls for Peace with Israel
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First reported by Mako · 1 hour ago
What happened
Iraqi Shiite activist Rait al-Tamimi, who survived multiple assassination attempts, openly calls for peace and normalization with Israel despite threats from pro-Iranian factions and Iraqi clerics. He highlights historic Jewish-Iraqi ties and condemns recent violence, advocating for Iraq to pursue regional partnership over conflict.
- 01Iraqi Shiite activist Rait al-Tamimi openly calls for peace with Israel despite threats.
- 02He survived five assassination attempts linked to his pro-Israel stance.
- 03Al-Tamimi highlights historic trust between Iraqi Jews and Iraqis.
- 04He believes normalization with Israel is constitutionally supported and feasible.
- 05Muqtada al-Sadr condemned him as an enemy agent and incited violence.
- 06Al-Tamimi criticizes pro-Iranian militias’ influence and calls for Iraq’s peaceful future.
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