Published by ANI News The Hague [Netherland], February 19 (ANI): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is preparing to commence historic hearings on the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of Palestinian territories. Scheduled for a week at The Hague, the proceedings coincide with Israel’s ongoing military offensive in Gaza, resulting in the death of over […]
Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch There was a moment during a recent meeting between the Post-Dispatch Editorial Board and a high-ranking Israeli diplomat that provided some jolting clarity to the global debate over the war in Gaza. We noted during the discussion that, as a board, we have consistently supported Israel’s right to defend itself.
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I completed a fantasy piece about the songs of the Jewish people a few days before their tragedy broke on the day of their great and joyous holiday, the Joy of Torah. I titled the piece I Hear a Scream. On the “Black Sabbath” of October 7, I heard the screams of Jews, victims of a pogrom that happened where there could have been no pogrom – in the territory of the Jewish state. [Boris Levenberg]
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I will be hosting the program, and my special guest will be Aimee Ginsburg Bikel, who was Theodore Bikel’s wife during the last years of his life and founder and director of the Theodore Bikel Legacy Project. The songs were selected to illustrate Bikel’s vast range and the large number of his recordings in our Astor Judaica Library. [Eileen Wingard]
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Published by DPA International Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Galant says Palestinian extremist organization Hamas in Gaza has lost its fighting spirit after more than four months of war. “Two hundred fighters surrendered [in Khan Younis] in the Nasser hospital, dozens more in the Amal hospital,” Galant told army commanders on Sunday. “This shows that they
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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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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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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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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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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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Beth Sirull completes her tenure as CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego on March 15, when she will be succeeded by Jeremy Pearl, who currently is the foundation’s chief financial officer. [SDJW Staff]
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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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In 1967 Potok published The Chosen, and in 1969 a sequel The Promise, which helped delineate differences between Orthodox and Hasidic Jews. The Chosen was made into a film in 1981. In the interim, the Potoks moved to Jerusalem in 1970, returning to the states in 1977. Potok’s My Name is Asher Lev was published in 1972. [SDJW staff]
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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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