The White House says the US has raised concerns with Israel after a Catholic cardinal was blocked from reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday. The restrictions, imposed since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran, mean…
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Israel: Discriminatory Death Penalty Bill Passes
(Beirut) – On March 30, the Israeli Knesset passed a discriminatory bill expanding use of the death penalty for terrorism-related offenses, Human Rights Watch said today. The wording of the bill makes it clear that it would…
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Israeli mothers of fallen IDF soldiers mourn together
On the morning she left Jerusalem for a health retreat for bereaved mothers, Taly Drori was surprised to recognize another woman in her rideshare. More than two years earlier, they had often crossed paths in the intensive care unit of the same…
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Facing a resurgent Hezbollah, Israel slouches back to a security zone in Lebanon
After the long, costly US experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, a clear bipartisan consensus emerged firmly opposing putting American boots on the ground in another Middle East war.
US President Donald Trump seems open to violating that…
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Benjamin Netanyahu: ‘Only long-term solution for Hormuz crisis is rerouting pipes’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that a long-term solution for the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz would include the creation of pipes that lead the Gulf state’s oil and gas to the Mediterranean.”Long-term solutions include…
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Israel suspends battalion that detained CNN crew in West Bank
The Israeli military suspended a battalion of reservist soldiers on Monday, days after it detained a CNN crew in the West Bank village of Tayasir.
Jeremy Diamond, CNN’s Jerusalem correspondent, and his team were in Tayasir on Thursday reporting…
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A 2700 year-old lesson for our times
Remember the miiracle in the days of King Hezekiah on Pesach and the joy it engendered.
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Fifty years on, does Land Day still matter for Palestinians in Israel?
Sociologist Nabia Bashir reflects on the enduring legacy of the 1976 uprising against land confiscation, at a time of war, fragmentation, and political impasse.
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US voices concern to Israel over Jerusalem holy site restrictions
The United States has conveyed its concerns to Israel regarding access restrictions imposed on religious sites in Jerusalem during the Christian Holy Week, the White House confirmed Monday. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that…
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