As Israel prepared to mark 30 years since the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, his son Yuval — who has spoken only sparingly over the past decade — said in an interview broadcast Friday that the country’s divisions today…
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Ahead of Rabin memorial rally, son says Israeli leaders reignite hatred and division
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Aston Villa accused of snubbing British Jewish fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv over ticket plan
The Aston Villa soccer club and West Midlands Police faced renewed criticism after a Jewish communal organization claimed they ignored a proposal to allocate 500 tickets to British Jewish supporters for Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Europa League…
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Palestinians: '3 injured by settler gunfire in Bethlehem' – Ynetnews
- Palestinians: ‘3 injured by settler gunfire in Bethlehem’ Ynetnews
- Defiance in the West Bank – despite encroaching threat from ‘unwanted neighbours’ Sky News
- Israeli attacks on olive harvest ‘threaten Palestinian way of life’: UN Al Jazeera
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‘We don’t feel safe’: after week of bombings, people in Gaza are losing faith in ceasefire | Gaza
Ameen al-Zein, like many in Gaza, was overjoyed by the news of the ceasefire. It was a rare moment of relief after years of fear and loss. On Tuesday night he gave an interview to a local NGO urging people to return to their homes in northern…
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What early voting data says about NYC, Virginia and New Jersey elections
Early voting data suggests that Democratic candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia are heading into the final weekend in a slightly stronger position than Kamala Harris was at the same time last…
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Civil society should be resisting Trump’s authoritarianism. It’s succumbing to it instead. – Mondoweiss
This November, I’ll be standing outside the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., holding a sign that reads: “Ask me why I’m not allowed inside the APHA meeting.” After more than two decades as…
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From the subway to social media, NYC mayoral candidates make closing arguments to voters
NEW YORK (AP) — In his final ad of the New York City mayoral race, Andrew Cuomo opens on a dour note: “Life in New York is tough right now.”
Then comes a dig at Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee whom the former governor has…
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Meet the Israeli behind luxury vacations for the ultra-r
Jonathan Betesh, founder and owner of The Betesh Group, which provides services to ultra‑high‑net‑worth clients in the U.S., Europe and Israel, could have become a musician, security professional, diplomat or lawyer. But when he asked…
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Germany, Jordan, UK call for immediate ceasefire in ‘apocalyptic’ Sudan war
The foreign ministers of Germany, Jordan and the United Kingdom jointly called on Saturday for an immediate ceasefire in the war in Sudan, describing the situation there in stark, apocalyptic terms after a paramilitary force seized the last…
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Jordan, Germany say Gaza’s International Stabilization Force will need UN mandate
Jordan and Germany said on Saturday that the International Stabilization Force expected to deploy in Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s postwar governance plan should have a UN mandate.
Under the Trump administration’s plan, a…
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