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This Happened - February 6: Birth Of A Jamaican Icon

On this day in 1945, Bob Marley was born. He is considered one of the most influential musicians of all time.

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Who is Bob Marley?

Bob Marley was a Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician who was the most widely known performer of reggae music.

What is Bob Marley known for?

Known for his rastafarian faith, this singer-songwriter was one of the pioneers of reggae.

He quickly became a household name known for being a global symbol of Jamaican music and an advocate for legalized marijuana.

How did Bob Marley die?

Though Bob Marley died from cancer in 1981 at age 36, he made a huge mark on music across the world.


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FOCUS: Israel-Palestine War

How The Russia-Hamas Alliance Could Wind Up Undermining Both

Russia is largely discrediting itself as a viable leader in diplomacy after siding so plainly with Hamas.

Photo of a Hamas member next to a Russian-made rifle

Hamas employs Russian-made weaponry, including Kalashnikov assault rifles, RPGs, and Kornet anti-tank missiles.

Josef Rosen

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For many years, Hamas was a welcomed guest in Moscow. The leaders of the terrorist organization, including Ismail Haniyeh, his deputies Saleh al-Aruri and Musa Abu Marzouk, regularly held meetings with senior Russian officials. In March of last year, the Russian Federation also hosted a delegation from the terrorist organization "Islamic Jihad."

On Oct. 27, a Hamas delegation paid a visit to Moscow, where they met with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his deputy Mikhail Bohdanov. During their visit, the militants expressed their gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his longstanding support and issued a call to the U.S. and Israel to cease hostilities in Gaza. They also announced their intention to locate eight hostages with Russian passports and secure their release, in exchange for weapons from the Russian Federation.

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Russia has previously been the victim of Sunni terrorism, including a hostage crisis at a Moscow theater in 2002, the 2004 school attack in Beslan claiming 330 lives, and the downing of a Russian plane by ISIS fighters in Egypt in 2015, in which 224 people died.

While Russia has officially designated groups like al-Qaeda, ISIS, the Muslim Brotherhood, and other Sunni terrorist organizations as such, Hamas, which has affiliations with the Muslim Brotherhood, notably remains off that list. Why is this the case?

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