Category: 1. Israel
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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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Israeli Airstrike Kills Two in Gaza, IDF Says It Targeted Senior Hamas Militant
Here are Thursday’s latest updates from Israel, Gaza, the West Bank and the Middle East:
■ Israel Police said that they attribute the offense of murder to a Palestinian bus driver who ran over an ultra-Orthodox protester in Jerusalem the day…
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Vance again downplays rising right-wing antisemitism as fringe influencers gain ground
JTA — US Vice President JD Vance again downplayed the idea that conservatives should safeguard their ranks against antisemitism, a week after his ally Tucker Carlson hosted yet another antisemitic conspiracy theorist on his web…
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Netanyahu says Negev is ‘out of control’ while touring south amid Jewish-Arab tensions
While touring southern Israel on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the Negev region is “out of control” and promised to “rein it in” amid simmering Jewish-Arab tensions and intensive police operations in Bedouin…
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