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OpEd: Mass and Social Media Promote Anti-Israel Bias

You hardly need to lift a finger to get the latest on Israel, most often from the “social justice” viewpoint. But is the “news” objective, or does it follow the new journalism dictum that pushing a narrative is preferred to straight forward, objective reporting? [Steve Kramer]

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Norway, Ireland, Spain defy Israel to recognize Palestinian statehood

Published by DPA Norway, Spain and Ireland will recognize an independent Palestinian state, their leaders said in near simultaneous announcements on Wednesday, defying staunch opposition from Israel. “This is an historic and important day for Ireland and Palestine,” said Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris in a speech to the nation. It was “never the wrong

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Netanyahu says he has no plans for Israeli settlements in Gaza

Published by DPA Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US media that Israel has no plans to build settlements in the Gaza Strip once the war there is over. “Resettling Gaza… was never in the cards,” Netanyahu said in an interview with the US broadcaster CNN on Tuesday. “Some of my constituents are not

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Egyptian Intelligence altered terms of Gaza ceasefire presented to Hamas, derailing deal: Report

Published by ANI News Cairo [Egypt], May 22 (ANI): Egyptian intelligence quietly altered the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed earlier this month, which could have potentially released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and set a pathway to temporarily end the fighting in Gaza, CNN reported citing three people familiar with

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Biden Admin Expresses ‘Official Condolences’ For Death Of Iranian President Who Was Dubbed The ‘Butcher Of Tehran’

Published by The Daily Caller The Biden administration on Monday expressed condolences for the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Raisi and several Iranian regime officials were killed in a helicopter crash in northern Iran over the weekend. Raisi, known as the “Butcher of Tehran,” oversaw aggressive foreign policies that increased tensions with the West

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Israel, Hamas slam ICC prosecutor over arrest warrants

Published by DPA International Israel and Palestinian extremist organization Hamas have blasted the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after he moved to seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as several Hamas leaders. ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan said on Monday that he is seeking arrest warrants for

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ANALYSIS: President Raisi’s death and Its implications for Iran and the region

Published by IntelliNews By bne Tehran bureau The sudden death of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on May 19 has cast a shadow of uncertainty over the country’s political future, especially concerning the succession of the Supreme Leader. However, Iran’s entrenched balance of power suggests that there will be no immediate seismic

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US envoy touts ‘potential’ of Israel-Saudi deal in Netanyahu talks

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden’s national security advisor briefed Benjamin Netanyahu on the “potential” of a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia after holding talks in the region, the White House said Sunday. Jake Sullivan also called on the Israeli prime minister to link the military operation against Hamas

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Biden faces silent Gaza protest at Martin Luther King Jr’s college

Published by AFP Atlanta (AFP) – US President Joe Biden said Sunday he heard the voice of Gaza war protesters as some students turned their backs on his graduation ceremony speech at the former university of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. A small number of graduates carried out the silent protest, with some

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Iran’s president helicopter crashes, rescue op amid harsh conditions

UPDATE –All nine people on board of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter which crashed in the country’s north-west have died, the state news agency IRNA and state television have reported. Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian are among the nine dead, according to state media. On Monday morning IRNA published images taken by a

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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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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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