JERUSALEM — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm Wednesday after a bus driver ran over and killed a teenage boy during a protest by thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators against a law seeking to draft them into…
Category: 1. Israel
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Gaza children return to school after years without formal education
Shaimaa KhalilBBC News, Jerusalem
BBCAccording to Unicef, more than 97% of schools in Gaza were damaged or destroyed during the war In Gaza City, the sound of children learning can be heard once again.
The tents that now serve as classrooms are…
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‘Operation New Order’: 30 arrests in Negev police raid
As part of “Operation New Order” in the Negev village of Tarabin, law enforcement personnel, led by the Southern District and Border Police, and in conjunction with civilian authorities, arrested 30 suspects, Walla reported on Wednesday.The…
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Israel prepares as Lebanon army expected to announce partial Hezbollah disarmament
Jerusalem sends reassurances to Tehran, signaling no intent to escalate or strike amid ongoing protests; Iran rejects message as untrustworthy, while Israel prepares for broader moves in Lebanon and possibly reopening Rafah crossing without…
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Randa Abdel-Fattah dropped from Adelaide Writers’ Week over concerns for cultural sensitivity
Palestinian Australian author, lawyer and activist Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah has been dropped from the Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) line-up by the Adelaide Festival Board.
The writers’ festival is part of the Adelaide Festival, but is led by director…
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Authors withdraw from Adelaide Writers’ Week after Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah axed for ‘cultural sensitivity’
Authors including Miles Franklin winners Michelle de Kretser and Melissa Lucashenko will boycott Adelaide Writers’ Week (AWW) to protest the cancellation of an event featuring Palestinian Australian author, lawyer and activist Randa Abdel-Fattah.
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Nick Reiner’s lawyer quits, arraignment halted in murder case
Nick Reiner’s arraignment on charges of murdering his parents postponed after his lawyer withdraws, while insisting Reiner is “not guilty of murder."
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Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter performs Nazi salute, throws chocolate coins at anti-AIPAC protest
JTA — Pardoned January 6 protester Jake Lang staged an antisemitic demonstration on Sunday outside of the headquarters of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC where he threw chocolate coins and gave a Nazi salute.
As he stood before a banner…
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Two killed in Salt Lake City church shooting, suspect still at large
Two people killed and several injured in a shooting at church in Salt Lake City. Suspect flees, a manhunt is underway.
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In Judea and Samaria’s war of narratives, whose story will win?
Two narratives compete for legitimacy and attention.
In one, violent Jewish extremists attack innocent Palestinians on land they claim as their own. In the other, violent Palestinians attack Jews and murder them simply for existing. Both stories…
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