Germany and Italy on Tuesday rejected proposals to halt the EU’s cooperation agreement with Israel, even as anger mounts within the bloc over Israel’s actions in Lebanon and the occupied West Bank.
Spain and Ireland had…
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After uproar, Kyrgyzstan hotel removes sign barring entry to ‘Jews and animals’
A sign saying that “Jews and animals are not allowed” was removed from a hotel in the city of Osh in Kyrgyzstan after widespread condemnation, according to Israel’s ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz…
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1,100 Artists Call to Boycott Eurovision 2026 Unless Israel Is Banned
More than 1,100 musicians, including Peter Gabriel, Roger Waters and Brian Eno, have signed an open letter under No Music for Genocide, urging a boycott of Eurovision 2026. The campaign accuses the…
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2 troops dismissed, jailed for smashing statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon
An Israel Defense Forces soldier who smashed a statue of Jesus with a sledgehammer in southern Lebanon, along with another soldier who photographed the act, have been dismissed from combat duty and sentenced to jail, the military announced…
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Man and woman shot dead in suspected double homicide in north
A man and a woman were shot and killed in Yarka, a Druze village in northern Israel, on Tuesday, the latest incident in a yearslong violent crime wave sweeping through Israel’s Arab community.
Paramedics pronounced the two victims dead at…
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IDF will ‘face resistance’ if it stays in south Lebanon, speaker Berri warns
Lebanon’s parliament speaker warned Tuesday that Israeli forces occupying parts of southern Lebanon would face resistance if they fail to withdraw, signaling a risk of renewed confrontation ahead of U.S.-mediated talks this week.
A 10-day…
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‘Here is where hope lies’: Palestinians and Israelis mourn losses in joint ceremony
In a secret location due to right-wing attacks in previous years, bereaved families recognized each other’s grief and called for a shared future.
The post ‘Here is where hope lies’: Palestinians and Israelis mourn losses in joint ceremony…
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Foreign-born Israeli Soldiers Find Support Thousands Of Miles From Home
Thousands of young people leave their home countries each year to serve in the Israel Defense Forces. Known as “lone soldiers,” they make up about five percent of the IDF’s roughly 170,000 troops, and unlike most of their peers, they do…
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Rabbi accused of war crimes selected for Israel’s national celebration | Israel-Palestine conflict News
As the sun sets on Israel’s Memorial Day, 12 torches, together symbolising the spirit of the nation, are lit to mark the beginning of Independence Day, the anniversary of the country’s establishment in 1948 – which led to the ethnic…
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Lavish Hasidic fundraising event held on Memorial Day eve, sparking condemnation
The Democrats party chairman Yair Golan issued a scathing condemnation on Tuesday after the Mothers at the Front protest group shared a video showing what appeared to be the ultra-Orthodox Gur Hasidic movement holding a lavish event as the…
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