David Grittenand
Jon Donnison,Jerusalem
ReutersUS envoy Steve Witkoff has announced the start of phase two of President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war…
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US announces start of phase two of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
ReutersPhase two of the peace plan should see reconstruction starting in Gaza after two years of war -
With clock ticking, Israel moves to resolve passport crisis for Winter Olympians
With just days until the deadline, Israel took a key step Wednesday to enable more than half of its Winter Olympics delegation to be granted Israeli passports that would allow them to compete in Milano Cortina next month, resolving a…
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Israel Has Demolished 2,500 Buildings in Gaza Since the Ceasefire
Israeli forces have destroyed more than 2,500 buildings in Gaza since the signing of the ceasefire deal in early October, The New York Times reported on Monday, citing satellite imagery from Planet Labs.
The majority of the demolitions have…
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Rights group disputes claim ministers cannot act over Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers | UK news
Human Rights Watch has written to the attorney general saying ministers’ claims that they cannot intervene in the hunger strike by Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners is “not fully true”.
One of the demands by those refusing food is for…
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Iran, Gaza and the politics of counting the dead
The bodies of Palestinians killed during Israel’s war on Gaza are buried in a mass grave on March 7, 2024 (Ahmad Hasaballah) As Western media accepts death tolls from Iran at face value, Palestinian deaths in Gaza remain endlessly…
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Kathy Hochul, Keep Our Names Out of Your Mouth – Commentary Magazine
During her State of the State address yesterday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul took a moment to show the Jewish community an astonishing level of disrespect. And we should not pretend to stand for it.
Here is the entirety of the section of her speech…
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Playtika cuts 15% of its workforce amid shift to leaner teams that rely on AI
Israeli-founded online game developer Playtika Holding Co. is laying off 15 percent of its workforce, or about 500 employees, in a move to cut costs as it transitions from working in large teams to leaner teams that rely on AI and…
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Why Netanyahu says he wants to stop U.S. aid to Israel – Mondoweiss
In a surprising turn of events, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told The Economist that he intended to wean Israel off of United States military aid over the next ten years.
This intention represents a 180-degree turn from
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German police arrest man suspected of trying to torch synagogue
German police arrested a 32-year-old man suspected of trying to burn down a synagogue in what is believed to be an antisemitic attack, local media reported on Wednesday.
Security camera footage outside the Beith-Jaakov synagogue in the city…
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Benjamin Netanyahu rejects claims of control over Walla
Prosecutors pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday over the core allegation in Case 4000 – that Walla provided “unusual responsiveness” to requests concerning Netanyahu and his family – as Netanyahu insisted the opposite was…
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