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US Democrats push Biden administration over civilian toll in Israel’s Gaza campaign

Dozens of President Joe Biden’s fellow Democrats signed a letter on Friday urging his administration to reaffirm that the U.S. strongly opposes “the forced and permanent displacement” of Palestinians from Gaza. The letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, led by U.S. Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Jamie Raskin, was signed by 60 Democratic House of Representatives members, reflecting concern, especially on the left, over the steep toll on Palestinian civilians of Israel’s campaign against Hamas. [Reuters]

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Israel, Nordot, USA

Biden says Palestinian state still possible after Netanyahu call

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden said Friday it was still possible Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could agree to some form of Palestinian state, after the two leaders spoke for the first time in nearly a month amid tensions over the Gaza war. Their call came a day after Netanyahu said

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Israel, Nordot, USA

Biden speaks with Netanyahu after almost a month, discusses two-state solution

Published by ANI News Washington DC [US], January 20 (ANI): Amid growing tensions over Israel’s war against Hamas, US President Joe Biden on Friday (local time) spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after nearly a month and reiterated his vision of a ‘two-state solution’ while guaranteeing Israel’s security. The US President also discussed the

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Israel, Nordot, USA

US authorities to return artworks stolen by Nazis

Published by AFP United Nations (United States) (AFP) – US authorities announced Friday that two drawings worth $2.5 million stolen by the Nazi regime and eventually displayed in American museums will be returned to relatives of Fritz Grunbaum, an Austrian Jewish cabaret performer killed in the Holocaust. It follows the return last year of seven

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Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Music and Visual Arts, Nordot, USA

Likud lawmakers to government: Keep Palestinian workers out

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], January 18 (ANI/TPS): Palestinian laborers from Judea and Samaria should not be allowed to return to work across the Green Line inside Israel’s pre-1967 territory, a dozen Likud lawmakers wrote in a letter to Cabinet members made public on Wednesday. “The time has come to say explicitly that

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Business & Finance, Israel, Middle East, Nordot

President Herzog says Israel has lost confidence in peace processes

Published by DPA International President Isaac Herzog has said that Israel must work hard to find new ways for dialogue with the Palestinians. “Israelis lost trust in the peace processes because they could see that terror is glorified by our neighbours,” Herzog said at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss ski resort of

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International, Israel, Nordot

Commentary: South Africa’s genocide case against Israel is rank hypocrisy

Published by Chicago Tribune South Africa made history when it took Israel to the International Court of Justice — the United Nations’ highest court — and accused it of waging genocide against Palestinians while asking the court to order an immediate cease-fire. It might turn out to be the worst decision the country has ever

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Antisemitism, International, Israel, Nordot, Opinion

Hostages in Gaza sent medicine as part of Qatar-brokered aid deal

Published by DPA International Medicines could soon be on their way to Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip under a Qatar-mediated deal that also provides for more aid to Palestinians in the territory. Two planes carrying food and medicine from Qatar and France landed in the Egyptian coastal town of al-Arish on

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Israel, Middle East, Nordot, Science, Medicine, & Education

MPs raise security fears over Westminster Holocaust Memorial plans

Published by City AM By Jessica Frank-Keyes MPs have raised concerns over the security of the proposed Holocaust Memorial in Westminster, including calling for 24/7 security and warning of the potential for “explosive devices”. Parliament backed a bill last summer that would enable a national Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre to be built in Victoria

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Antisemitism, Holocaust, International, Nordot

Polish lawmaker who extinguished Hanukkah candles loses immunity

Published by Reuters UK WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s parliament has voted to remove the immunity from prosecution of a lawmaker who used a fire extinguisher to put out Jewish Hanukkah candles in the country’s parliament in December, an incident that caused international outrage. The vote opens the way for prosecutors to press charges against Grzegorz

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International, Jewish Religion, Nordot

US Senate rejects measure to force human rights report on Israel

Published by Reuters By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate rejected a resolution on Tuesday that would have frozen security aid to Israel unless the State Department produces a report within 30 days examining whether Israel committed human rights violations in its campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Seventy-two senators voted to set the resolution

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Israel, Nordot, USA

Noah Schnapp Addresses Israel-Hamas Comments

Published by Radar Online Noah Schnapp says his “thoughts and beliefs” on the Israel-Hamas war “have been so far misconstrued” amid calls for him to be canceled, RadarOnline.comhas learned. Addressing the backlash, the Stranger Things star defended himself in a TikTok video on Monday evening. “I feel like my thoughts and beliefs have been so

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Israel, Jewish Celebrities, Middle East, Nordot, USA

Norway, allies work on concept for Palestinian-chosen govt to attract funds

Published by Reuters UK By Victoria Waldersee DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -A number of European states, “concerned” Arab countries and the United States are working on a concept for a unified Palestinian government that could attract reconstruction funds, Norway’s foreign minister said in an interview in Davos. “A number of countries are working with us… trying

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International, Israel, Nordot, USA

Palestinian attack on Christian Holy site raises concern

Published by ANI News Tel Aviv [Israel], January 16 (ANI/TPS): A Palestinian mob caused extensive damage to a Christian holy site in Shechem (Nablus) known as Jacob’s Well on Sunday night, the Tazpit Press Service has learned. Christian sources told TPS that Palestinians from the Balata refugee camp in Shechem armed with guns, firebombs and

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Israel, Middle East, Nordot