The Humanitarian Guard was created by our grantee Standing Together, which New Israel Fund (NIF) has been funding for years as part of our effort to create a grassroots force that would mobilize in support of our values. [Daniel Sokatch]
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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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Published by The Daily Caller University presidents admitted to members of Congress Thursday that few students involved in the pro-Palestinian protests had been suspended or expelled despite holding encampments and violating university policies for weeks. Northwestern University President Michael Schill, Rutgers University President Dr. Jonathan Holloway and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Chancellor Dr.
Swarthmore College will be moving its May 26th commencement off-campus for the first time in the school’s 150-year history because of an anti-Israel encampment on Parrish Lawn. [Press Release]
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Published by DPA According to the United States, Israeli military operations in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip have not yet reached a scale that would alarm the US government. “What we have seen so far in terms of Israel’s military operations in that area has been more targeted and limited [and]
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Published by RBC-Ukraine (CA) The administration of US President Joe Biden has opposed the decision of Spain, Norway, and Ireland to recognize Palestine as a state, emphasizing its support for recognition through diplomatic negotiations involving Israel, reports CNN. “The president is a strong supporter of a two-state solution and has been throughout his career,” noted
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She commented that if Israel doesn’t believe it has committed war crimes in Gaza, it should welcome an investigation by the International Criminal Court. [SDJW staff]
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It is hard enough to abide high school and college students who bash Israel without bothering to learn all the twists and turns in its conflict with Hamas, but some public-school teachers and college professors have injected themselves into disruptive protests. [Bruce S. Ticker]
The exhibit, RUTH: Remember Us The Holocaust, will close at the Rancho San Diego Library on Thursday, June 20. After a hiatus, it will be installed at the La Jolla Library in time to be exhibited throughout the year 2025. [Sandy Scheller]
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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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International, Israel, Middle East, Nordot, USAAt some universities, anti-Israel encampments were cleared by police. At another, the university president was condemned by the faculty for doing so. [Press Release]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Harvey Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Milk was born and raised in New York, where he acknowledged his homosexuality as an adolescent, but
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Published by Benzinga Ivan F. Boesky, a prominent figure in the 1980s Wall Street insider trading scandals, died Monday at the age of 87. His daughter,Marianne Boesky, confirmed the news, according to The New York Times. An inspiration for the character Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone‘s movie “Wall Street” and its sequel, Mr. Boesky amassed
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Published by RBC-Ukraine (CA) Presidential candidate Donald Trump has released a video on social media mentioning the United Reich among possible scenarios if he wins the election. President Joe Biden and his team criticized his opponent’s strange move, reports NBC News. On Monday, May 20, Trump posted a 30-second video on his Truth Social page,
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