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Netanyahu says Rafah plan will take time as Israel strikes elsewhere

Published by DPA Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu believes preparations for an offensive on the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip will “take a little time” as the Jewish state continued to hit other Palestinian areas on Wednesday. The United States and other Western powers are worried about Israel extending its war south and […]

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This gubernatorial candidate is the early frontrunner for 2025 | Opinion

Published by NJ.com By Alan J. Steinberg While the current focus of New Jersey political pundits is on the 2024 Democratic US Senate primary, the first stirrings of the 2025 gubernatorial race are also underway, with prospective candidates intensively seeking fundraising sources and building political partnerships. In this early stage of the campaign, Rep. Josh

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Israel, Nordot, USA

Senate Democrats urge ‘bold’ US push on Palestinian state

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – More than a third of the US Senate’s Democrats called on President Joe Biden’s administration Wednesday to take “bold” action toward establishing a Palestinian state, in the latest pushback against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The letter to Biden comes days after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the country’s

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Qatar ‘cautiously optimistic’ as Gaza talks resume, UN raises alarm

Published by DPA International Mediator Qatar is “cautiously optimistic” after negotiations to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war resumed in Doha on Tuesday, just as a top UN figure said Israel using hunger as a tactic in the conflict could constitute war crimes. Israel has been bombarding the Palestinian coastal strip since October 7

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International, Israel, Middle East, Nordot

Kushner Suggests Gazans Be Moved to Secure Area in Israel’s Negev Prior to Israel Finishing the War against Hamas

Published by Raw Story Jared Kushner was blasted Tuesday for saying that Gaza’s “waterfront property could be very valuable,” while suggesting Israel transport Palestinian civilians out of the Gaza Strip and move them into the Negev desert while the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) “cleans up” the Hamas-controlled region. Donald Trump’s son-in-law’s comments had been made

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‘The feeling is mutual’: Trump blasted over attack on Jewish Democrats

Published by AlterNet Donald Trump is attacking Jews who vote Democratic, barely days after the criminally-indicted ex-president threatened there would be a “bloodbath” if voters do not put him back in the Oval Office. His remarks, which include claiming Jews Democrats “hate” Israel and their own religion, were quickly labeled antisemitic. “I actually think they

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Senate Dem Finance Chairman Wyden Called to Resign After Wife Found Investing in Companies He Regulates

Published by The Western Journal Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is facing calls to step down after it was reported his wife owns millions of dollars in stocks for tech companies he is tasked with regulating. In a letter last week, members of the New York Young

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OpEd: 11-Year-Old Israeli Boy’s Discovery Points Out Jewish History in the Holy Land

Published by The Western Journal It took an 11-year-boy’s discovery in the wake of the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel to remind everybody of who the historical inhabitants of the Jewish state were. According to the Jerusalem Post, an 11-year-old boy who usually lives on a kibbutz found a coin from the Hasmonean Dynasty,

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Scholz appeals to Netanyahu’s conscience during visit to Israel

Published by DPA International German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, openly questioned Israel’s military actions during the Gaza war in light of the high number of casualties during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. At a joint press conference, Scholz stressed that Israel has the right to defend itself against the Palestinian Islamist Hamas group

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Biden praises US Senate leader speech criticizing Netanyahu

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – President Joe Biden praised Friday a speech by the US Senate leader urging new elections in Israel, saying many Americans shared concerns about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the Gaza war. The call by Democratic Senate majority chief Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking elected Jewish American in history, was

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Netanyahu says Israel will enter Rafah despite international concern

Published by DPA International The Israeli army will enter the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip despite international warnings, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. “There is international pressure to prevent us from entering Rafah and completing the work,” Netanyahu told soldiers on Thursday, according to his office. He said he

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Scooter Braun Pledges $200k to Help Palestinians and Israelis in Honor of His Late Holocaust Survivor Grandmother

Published by OK Magazine (CA) Scooter Braun just wants to help others amid the Israel-Hamas war, which began in October 2023. “Ahead of the campaign launch for Care Together next week, Scooter Braun pledged $200,000 for both Palestine and Israel in memory of his late grandmother who was a Holocaust Survivor,” a representative for the

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Appoints Mohammad Mustafa as New PM

Published by ANI News Ramallah [Palestine], March 15 (ANI): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas appointed economist and former senior government official, Mohammad Mustafa, as the new Prime Minister, his office said, according to a report in The Times of Israel. The decision is seen as part of an effort by Mahmoud Abbas to reform Palestine, creating

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