“The vice president expressed her deep concern about the humanitarian conditions in Gaza.” She “urged Israel to take additional measures” to increase the flow of aid. “She called on Hamas to accept the [ceasefire] terms on the table.” [SDJW staff]
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Vice President Kamala Harris called for an immediate 6-week ceasefire in Gaza during an appearance in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday. In Tucson, Arizona, protesters interrupted a speech by First Lady Jill Biden during a stop on her “Women for Biden-Harris” tour. Benny Gantz, a member of Israel’s war cabinet, arrived in Washington for meetings on Monday with Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. [SDJW Roundup]
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Published by RBC-Ukraine (CA) Israel has approved a preliminary text of an agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages. Now the Hamas militants must agree to this agreement, reports the Associated Press. International mediators have been working for weeks to reach an agreement to suspend hostilities before the start
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Published by Mirror By Paul Donald A UK ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has sunk in the Red Sea after days of taking on water. The Belize-flagged Rubymar cargo ship was reported to have been sailing north, from Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates to Varna, Bulgaria, when it was struck by two
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Published by The New Arab A man believed to have started a fire in a garden at a synagogue in the east of Tunisia is in custody and under investigation for targeting a Jewish house of worship, officials said Saturday. Hichem ben Ayad, the public prosecutor in the eastern port city of Sfax, told The
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Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], March 2 (ANI/TPS): Schools in the Israeli city of Sderot will reopen on Sunday for the first time since the October 7 attacks, the municipality said on Thursday. A total of 120 educational institutions, including daycare centers, kindergartens, and schools, are set to resume operations. “From the moment
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Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – President Joe Biden said Friday that the United States would start to deliver relief supplies from the air into Gaza, a day after the deaths of more than 100 Palestinians at an aid convoy. “We need to do more, and the United States will do more,” Biden told reporters
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In 1992, Rabin unseated Peres as the Labor party leader, leading to his second term as prime minister. In 1993, Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat exchanged letters of recognition, with Arafat renouncing violence. Encouraged by President Bill Clinton, Rabin had a historic handshake with Arafat at the White House in 1993. The following year, Rabin signed a peace treaty with Jordan. Along with Arafat and Peres, Rabin was awarded the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize. [SDJW staff]
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Published by ANI News New York City [US], March 1 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed strong condemnation for the devastating incident at a food aid site in Gaza, where the Gaza health ministry said over 100 lives were lost. More than 100 people were killed after Israeli forces reportedly opened fire as crowds
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Published by DPA International More than 30,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israel launched its military offensive in October, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Thursday. Volker Türk quoted the number during a meeting of the UN’s Human Rights Council in Geneva. The head of the UN’s
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“We have had considerable success. Today, a Harvard-Harris poll was published which shows that 82% of the American public supports Israel, meaning that four out of five U.S. citizens support Israel and not Hamas,” he [Netanyahu] continued.
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Published by DPA International Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi said on Wednesday his country has always kept open the Rafah border crossing, the only access into the Gaza Strip that is not controlled by Israel. “Egypt has never closed the crossing, but to be able to act in a fighting situation, we have to be cautious
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All this misery started with a cease-fire already in effect between Israel and Hamas, at 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 7. Then terrorists from Gaza swooped across the border and murdered, maimed and raped Israelis, leaving 1,200 corpses behind throughout southern Israel. They seized 240 villagers and soldiers and held them in Gaza; 100 have been released so far. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Published by AFP Detroit (AFP) – Just over 100,000 people in Michigan voted “uncommitted” in the swing state’s Democratic primary, provisional results showed Wednesday, after a protest movement urged voters to punish President Joe Biden over his support for Israel’s war in Gaza. Though Biden handily won the vote, the uncommitted ballots, representing 13 percent
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