Ron Yefet is a close confidant of Prime Minister Edi Rama and a partner in a state-owned defense company. Critics call the relationship corrupt; Rama dismisses the accusations as "bonkers" and says opponents are spreading a false claim that he conspired with Jared Kushner and Benjamin Netanyahu to bring Palestinians to Albania

Local observers blame Russia, Iran and Turkey for trying to sow unrest in the country, which is seeking membership in the European Union. Others call the antisemitism a false flag.

Campaign against luxury developments in protected wetlands has become national revolt over land, corruption and power