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US threatens to veto new Gaza ceasefire resolution at UNSC

Published by ANI News Washington, DC [US], February 18 (ANI): The United States on Saturday warned of exercising its veto power at the UN Security Council against a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, CNN reported. According to the report, the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that if the […]

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Don’t force Gazans into Egypt, Palestinian PM warns Israel in Munich

Published by DPA International Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has called on the Israeli authorities to allow the population crammed into the south of the Gaza Strip to return to their homes further north, speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday. At the annual gathering of top political and defence officials in southern

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Israeli government rejects peace with Palestinians ‘by diktats’

Published by DPA Israel’s government has rejected a permanent peace settlement with the Palestinians imposed by “international diktats,” with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet unanimously approving a declaration to this effect on Sunday. “A settlement, if it is to be reached, will come about solely through direct negotiations between the parties, without preconditions,” the declaration

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Protest over Gaza disrupts Cambridge City Council budget meeting

Published by Cambridge Independent Protesters disrupted the city council’s budget meeting to urge it to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Members of the public chanted “ceasefire now”, preventing the meeting last Thursday (February 15) from continuing. Representatives from the Cambridge Young Greens and two campaign groups had submitted questions to the council about

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Protests in Rome over state broadcaster RAI’s Gaza stance

Published by Euronews (English) Hundreds of people demonstrated in front of the RAI headquarters in Rome on Saturday, protesting against the state broadcaster’s coverage of the conflict in Gaza. The action followed protests in Milan, Turin, Florence, Naples and Bologna, where police clashed with demonstrators, injuring some with batons. The protesters have accused RAI management

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Temple Etz Rimon Shares in Interfaith Projects with Pilgrim Church; Both Congregations are Committed to Social Justice, Inclusiveness

Every synagogue has its own personality. Farber said that Temple Etz Rimon’s is that “it is very, very friendly. Warm. You come into the building and you are greeted. You are welcomed at the oneg. They grab you; they love you. People will say, ‘Oh my God, you are so friendly!’ We are. There is no snobbishness in the group. It’s really a nice congregation. Unfortunately, it is getting smaller and smaller.” [Donald H. Harrison]

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Germany’s Scholz calls on Israel to obey international law in Gaza

Published by DPA International German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made an usually direct call for Israel to comply with international humanitarian law, in view of a planned ground offensive against the packed city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. “Obeying international law and the rules is something which is not just something we do because

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Tlaib endorses protest vote against Biden in Michigan

Published by The Detroit News DETROIT — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib is endorsing the campaign urging Michigan Democrats to vote “uncommitted” in the Feb. 27 presidential primary in protest of President Joe Biden’s policy in Gaza. In a video posted to social media Saturday, Tlaib said it’s important to not just march against the “genocide”

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Israel: Five wounded in Sabbath eve terrorist shooting

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], February 17 (ANI/TPS): A terrorist opened fire on innocent people at a bus stop at a major highway intersection in central Israel on Friday afternoon, wounding five people, including one soldier. The attack occurred at the Bne Re’em Intersection, also known to Israelis by its Arabic name “Masmiah.”

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Israel says 18 of 24 Hamas battalions in Gaza Strip ‘destroyed’

Published by DPA International Israel’s army has dismantled the majority of Hamas’ military divisions in the Gaza war, according to Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. “There were 24 regional battalions in Gaza – we have disbanded 18 of them,” Gallant said on Friday. According to the military, each of these battalions is estimated to have around

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Love Triangle is Focus of ‘The Age of Innocence’ at Old Globe

The story itself centers on a love triangle between Newland Archer (Callum Adams), Countess Ellen Olenska (Shereen Ahmed), and May Wellend (Delphi Borich).  Countess Olenska returns to America after fleeing her abusive husband in Europe.  She thinks and dresses very differently than the rest of New York society causing her to scandalize some and be idolized by others.  [Sandi Masori]

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