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Israel denounces ‘grotesque absurdity’ of Macron’s UN remarks on West Bank

September 23, 2026 admin

From left, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney attend the Middle East peace event “The Road Ahead: One Year After the New York Declaration and the Comprehensive 20-point Peace Plan,” during the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on September 22, 2026. | Photo Credit:…

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A Year After She Was Taken Hostage, Israeli Girl Adapts To New Family Life

October 4, 2024 admin

Bnei Dror, Israel: Israeli couple Leron and Zoli Mor have identical tattoos on their arms showing a procession of eight elephants, their tails and trunks intertwined. The first two are the parents and the six smaller ones behind them are the calves. The last three are even smaller than the rest and are depicted in…

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Hamas Says It Launched ‘Big Missile’ Attack On Tel Aviv

May 26, 2024 admin

Hamas Al-Aqsa TV said the rockets were launched from the Gaza Strip. Hamas said it launched missiles at Tel Aviv on Sunday, prompting sirens to sound in the Israeli city for the first time in four months as the Palestinian group sought to show military strength despite Israel’s Gaza offensive. The Israeli military said eight…

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Empty chairs for hostages as Israel at war marks Passover

April 23, 2024 admin

Jewish people marked April 22 the start of Passover, a celebration of freedom, and around many holiday tables in Israel chairs stood empty for hostages still held captive in Gaza. The week-long Jewish festival, also known in Hebrew as the “holiday of freedom”, celebrates the Israelites’ liberation from Egyptian slavery, as told in the Bible….

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Biden cajoles Netanyahu with tough talk, humanitarian concerns but Israeli PM remains dug in

March 11, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden has stepped up public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, warning he’s “hurting Israel” and speaking candidly about “come to Jesus” conversations with the leader over the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Despite Mr. Biden’s increased displays of frustration, Israeli officials and Middle East analysts say no signs are…

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New York protesters demand Israeli cease-fire, at least 200 detained after filling Grand Central station

October 28, 2023 admin

Protesters are arrested and led away by law enforcement at Grand Central Terminal during a rally calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on October 27, 2023, in New York. | Photo Credit: AP Hundreds of protesters filled the main concourse of New York city’s famed Grand Central Terminal during the evening rush hour…

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United Nations warns Gaza blockade could force it to sharply cut relief operations as bombings rise

October 25, 2023 admin

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees warned on October 25 that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to sharply cut back relief operations across the Gaza Strip, which has been blockaded and hit by devastating Israeli airstrikes since Hamas militants launched an attack on Israel more than two weeks ago. The…

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Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens, letting desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians

October 21, 2023 admin

Trucks carrying aid wait to exit, on the Palestinian side of the border with Egypt, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on October 21 to let desperately…

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Hamas attacked Israel in part to stop a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia: U.S. President Joe Biden

October 21, 2023 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden said on October 20 he thought Hamas was motivated to attack Israel in part by a desire to stop that country from normalising relations with Saudi Arabia. “One of the reasons … why Hamas moved on Israel, is because they knew I was…

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Hamas releases two U.S. hostages as Israel readies Gaza invasion

October 20, 2023 admin

Judith Tai Raanan and her daughter Natalie Shoshana Raanan, U.S. citizens who were taken as hostages by Palestinian Hamas militants, after they were released by the militants, on October 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gaza’s Hamas rulers released two Americans on Friday among some 200 hostages they abducted in October 7 attacks in Israel…

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