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UN chief condemns explosion in south Lebanon that injured 4 UN peacekeepers

Published by RBC-Ukraine UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns the explosion in southern Lebanon, which injured four peacekeepers of the organization. Lebanon has blamed Israel for the attack, but Tel Aviv rejects the accusations, according to The Times of Israel. The injured were hurt when a shell exploded near them. The UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) […]

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Outrage as photo of Hamas parading Shani Louk’s naked and mutilated body wins top award

Published by Mirror By Sean McPolin An image of a young woman’s naked and mutilated body being paraded by Hamas has won a top photo award – sparking outrage from many people online. The disturbing picture shows the half-naked corpse of Shani Louk, a German-Israeli dual citizen, being transported in the back of a van

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Joe Biden and Barack Obama Fire Back at Protestors During $25M Fundraiser

Published by Radar Online President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama fired back at a group of protestors this week during a $25 million fundraiser with former President Bill Clinton in New York City, RadarOnline.com can report. The surprising incident unfolded on Thursday as Biden stood onstage at Radio City Music Hall with Obama

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Netanyahu authorizes Israeli negotiating delegation to travel to Qatar and Egypt for hostage talks

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], March 29 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorised an Israeli negotiating delegation to travel to Qatar and Egypt in the coming days to hold talks on the release of hostages still held in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement, CNN reported. In a

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Middle East Forum Israel OpEd: ‘Gutteres wants Israel to lose, but he will fail’

Published by Euronews (English) In 2017, shortly after becoming Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres said: “Israel needs to be treated like any other UN member state”. It was a solid start for someone who promised equality for the one Jewish State. Even in his personal manifesto, released as part of the election process,

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Israel’s foreign minister says UN ceasefire vote helps Hamas

Published by DPA International The UN Security Council’s demand for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza has strengthened the Palestinian militant Hamas movement and prompted it to reject a US compromise proposal on a new hostage deal, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday. Katz, speaking to Israeli Army Radio, said he was disappointed that

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UN Security Council passes resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire

Published by ANI News New York [US], March 25 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved the resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza and the “unconditional” release of all hostages held by Hamas following the October 7 attack on Israel, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. He asserted that the resolution

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Our Shtetl San Diego County: Congresswoman Jacobs ‘Outraged’ By Aid Cutoff to UNRWA

Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-San Diego) says that she is “outraged” that a global assistance program recently approved by the House of Representative “excludes funding for UNRWA, which is delivering irreplaceable, life-saving aid to address the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza.  Palestinian children are starving and need relief and cutting off U.S. support for UNRWA will worsen their suffering.” [SDJW staff]

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Yom Kippur War Vet Compares Its Causes to Those of War in Gaza

I was a battalion physician in Sinai during the Yom Kippur War. Those who fought and survived the 1973 Yom Kippur War hoped that the bitter lessons of that war had been learned and that Israel would never experience a similar catastrophe. Tragically, one day after the 50th anniversary of that war, history repeated itself with the devastating Hamas attack of October 7. The similarities between these events are chillingly striking. [Itzhak Brook, M.D.]

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Irv Elson: Retired Navy Chaplain Advocates for Jewish Service Personnel as Jewish Welfare Board’s Director

Not far inside the main entrance of the 125,000-acre Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is the Camp Del Mar headquarters for the storied I Marine Expeditionary Force. There, from 2012 through 2014, Navy Capt. Irv Elson worked as a Force Chaplain on the way to his ultimate assignment in uniform as the Deputy Chaplain of the Marine Corps, the first Jew to achieve that rank. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Russia, China veto US bid on Gaza ‘ceasefire’ at Security Council

Published by AFP United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US-led draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with Moscow accusing Washington of a “hypocritical spectacle” that does not pressure Israel.  The United States, Israel’s main ally which has vetoed previous ceasefire calls, put forward

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OpEd: Purim and the Holocaust

My motto is never again, never forget, and never forgive. While some have criticized me for never forgiving the Nazis for what they did to my family, it is precisely this hatred that makes me the fighting Rabbi I am. I refuse to forgive. This is what motivates me to speak out against injustice wherever it may be found. [Rabbi Dr. Bernhard Rosenberg]

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US pushes for truce and hostage deal as Gaza war grinds on

Published by AFP Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – The US top diplomat said Thursday “gaps are narrowing” in talks for a ceasefire in Gaza, and a deal to free hostages held by militants in the devastated coastal territory. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke in Cairo after Israel said its spy chief would head

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