JTA — A pro-Israel Jewish member of the University of Michigan’s governing board is on his way out after Democratic leaders in the state instead backed a pro-Palestinian attorney with a history of antisemitic and pro-Hezbollah rhetoric…
Category: 1. Israel
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Michigan Democrats back pro-Palestinian candidate for university board
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Board of Peace Envoy Says Gaza Plan Needs Quick Progress, Hamas Talks ‘Not Easy’
The Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza told Reuters on Monday that he was “fairly optimistic” a plan for disarmament of Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza can be agreed but cautioned that it will still take time.
“We’ve had some very…
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After five countries quit Eurovision over Israel, over 1,000 entertainment figures push back
After five countries quit Eurovision over Israel, over 1,000 entertainment figures push back – Creative Community for Peace
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EU to gauge member states’ willingness to take measures against Israel
The EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday the bloc will gauge the willingness of member states to take measures against Israel after Spain re-upped demands to suspend a…
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At state Memorial Day ceremony, leaders warn of division, call for ‘deep partnership’
President Isaac Herzog and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir issued pleas for unity, and praised the country’s resolve in wartime, at Israel’s official Memorial Day ceremony Monday evening at the Western Wall.
At…
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Israel still blocking Gaza aid despite court order: NGO
Aid organizations say they are still facing major obstacles operating in Gaza and other Palestinian territories, despite Israel’s Supreme Court suspending a ban that had restricted their work, a director at one of the…
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Israel told people to evacuate Beirut’s south suburbs — then hit city’s center
The evacuation warnings came late in the morning on April 8. “Urgent alert to residents of the southern suburbs,” an Israel Defense Forces official wrote on Telegram and X, listing neighborhoods in greater Beirut where military operations…
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Two Israelis charged with spying for Iran, one planned to meet handler abroad
A 19-year-old accused of carrying out missions for Iran is accused of recruiting his 21-year-old friend to forge documents, and even planned to undergo training in an Arab country, Israeli security agencies said
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Yom Hazikaron, Yom Ha’atzmaut marred by uncertainty in Israel
Israel is marking Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Independence Day) this week amid fragile ceasefires with Iran and Lebanon, the third consecutive year in which the country is commemorating its fallen and celebrating its…
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President Isaac Herzog awards Argentina’s Javier Milei Israel’s highest honor
In an unprecedented display of informality for an occasion of its kind, President Javier Milei of Argentina was presented with Israel’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Honor, in a brief ceremony at the President’s Residence…
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