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Hundreds gather in Paris to light candles after synagogue attacked

Published by Euronews (English) On Friday evening, approximately 200 people gathered at Place de la République in Paris to illuminate candles marking the commencement of Shabbat, following an assault on a synagogue in Rouen earlier in the day. The timing of the attack, just hours before the onset of Shabbat, the sacred rest day in […]

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Joe Biden Staffer Who Resigned Over President’s Support Has Family’s Ties to Weapons Defense Giant; She is Also an SDJA Alumna

Published by Radar Online (CA) Lily Greenberg Call, a former special assistant to the chief of staff in the Department of Interior who resigning from her position, is the daughter of a wealthy weapons exec helping Israel. Her resignation was a direct response to what she perceived as President Joe Biden’s unwavering support for Israel.

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Israel’s Benny Gantz sets June 8 deadline for adoption of new Gaza war plan

Published by Euronews (English) The announcement deepens a divide within Israel’s leadership more than seven months into a war in which Israel is yet to accomplish its stated goals of dismantling Hamas and returning hostages abducted in the militant group’s 7 October attack. Gantz spelled out a six-point plan that includes the return of the

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US Navy finishes installing Gaza pier, will begin receiving aid ‘in the coming days’

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 18 (ANI/TPS): The US Navy completed the installation of a floating pier off the coast of Gaza, with humanitarian aid deliveries to begin “in the coming days,” US Central Command announced. “Trucks carrying humanitarian assistance are expected to begin moving ashore in the coming days. The United

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US evacuates 17 out of 20 American doctors stuck in Gaza

Published by ANI News Washinton, DC [US], May 18 (ANI): Seventeen of the 20 American doctors who were stuck in Gaza after Israel shut the border crossing from Rafah to Egypt have safely departed the enclave, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Friday. “They’re out. There was 20 American doctors, 17 are out

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Bodies of three hostages recovered in Gaza Strip: IDF

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 17 (ANI/WAM): The bodies of three Israeli hostages were recovered today from the Gaza Strip. Speaking late Friday afternoon, Israel Defence Force Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the bodies of the hostages have been identified as Itzhak Gelerenter, Amit Buskila, and Shani Louk. Hagari further said

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Gaza Strip: Israel rejects genocide accusation before UN court

Published by Daily Post (Nigeria) Israel has rejected accusations of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, while arguing before the International Court of Justice, ICJ, that its military operations in the city of Rafah were self-defence. The case brought by South Africa was a “distortion of reality,” the head of Israel’s delegation, Gilad Noam, said

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French police kill man trying to burn down synagogue

Published by Euronews (English) A man allegedly trying to set fire to a synagogue in northern France was shot and killed by police on Friday, according to French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin. Officers in Rouen “responded to a report of smoke near the synagogue,” a police source said. “The man was armed with a knife

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Israeli PM Netanyahu advances contentious bill to conscript orthodox men

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 16 (ANI/TPS): Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Wednesday that the Israeli premier will advance contentious legislation for conscripting members of the Orthodox Jewish community into army service. “In order to bridge the disagreements and bring about a broad consensus, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has

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ADL Report on Nationwide Campus Turmoil: May 16, 2024

In a significant escalation, more than 30 anti-Israel protesters — from the groups behind the encampment still up at the Ann Arbor campus — early yesterday morning went to the homes of members of the University of Michigan Board of Regents. According to a statement put out by the University, “activities included placing tents and fake corpses wrapped in bloodied sheets on the lawn, marching and chanting, and posting demands on doors.” [Press Release]

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Israel kills 15 terrorists in Hamas command center inside UNRWA school

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], May 15 (ANI/TPS): Israeli aircraft killed 15 terrorists in a strike on a Hamas command center located inside a UNRWA school on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces said. The war room was embedded in a UN Relief and Works Agency school in the central Gaza area of Nuseirat.

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Israel rejects UN General Assembly call for more rights for Palestine

Published by DPA International The Israeli government has unanimously rejected a recommendation adopted last week by the UN General Assembly calling for greater rights within the assembly for Palestine. “We will not reward the terrible massacre of October 7,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday following his cabinet’s decision to reject the resolution. “We

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