NEW YORK — An appointee to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s incoming administration resigned on Thursday after old antisemitic social media posts surfaced earlier in the day.
Mamdani named Catherine Almonte Da Costa as his…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Witkoff to meet mediators on Friday amid frustration over implementation of Gaza deal
Top White House envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Friday in Miami with senior Qatari, Egyptian, and Turkish officials to discuss phase two of the Gaza ceasefire, a White House official told The Times of Israel, confirming a report in the Axios…
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New intel findings further confirm Hanukkah attack was ‘ISIS-inspired’ — Australian PM
Cops in Australia say suspects detained en route to Bondi Beach have ideological link with the terrorists * Funeral held for Jewish couple killed while trying to disarm one of the attackers
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Trump: Netanyahu meeting not formally scheduled, but he’ll probably visit me in Florida
US President Donald Trump said Thursday the White House has not “formally set up” a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but that the premier would like to see him and will probably do so in Florida next week.
“We haven’t…
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Australian Jews hold prayers, hundreds of surfers paddle out at Bondi to honour shooting victims
By Renju Jose
SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Australia’s Jewish community gathered at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Friday for prayers, while hundreds of swimmers and surfers paddled out into the water to honour the 15 victims killed after alleged…
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US Jewish legal group accuses Guinness records of consumer fraud for hiding ban on Israel
A US Jewish legal advocacy group accused Guinness World Records Limited (GWR) of deceiving consumers by blocking submissions from Israel, in a letter to the US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday.
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human…
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UN elects former Iraqi President to lead UN refugee agency
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday elected Barham Salih, a former Iraqi president who fled persecution under Saddam Hussein, asthe next U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Salih…
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Egypt says major natural gas deal with Israel is ‘purely commercial,’ not ‘political’
Egyptian authorities confirmed on Thursday a major deal to import natural gas from Israel, but immediately sought to protect themselves from Arab criticism, saying the agreement had nothing to do with politics and served a strategic…
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Trump expected to sign $1 trillion annual defense bill
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday plans to sign into law a nearly $1 trillion annual defense policy bill, despite its provisions providing new aid to Ukraine and reining in his…
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Hamas’s ability to pay terrorists’ salaries harmed by IDF
Hamas’s ability to pay terrorists’ salaries harmed by IDF | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIsrael’s war on Hamas and the operations that took place in the West Bank have compromised Hamas financial stability, said a report by…
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