The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed cases with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Italian authorities, asking them to immediately detain Major General Ghassan Alian – who is currently in Rome, Italy – on counts of “genocide,…
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British authorities chastise a Jewish charity for fundraising for an Israeli soldier
British authorities told a London Chabad center to refrain from fundraising for the Israeli military because doing so is against the law, according to an official warning issued Wednesday.
The Chabad Lubavitch Centres North East…
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2 synagogues in Sydney graffitied with swastikas
Two synagogues in Sydney were defaced on consecutive days with swastikas and other antisemitic language.
Police are investigating the attacks, which come at a time of heightened antisemitism in Australia, and about a month after…
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LA wildfires claim 14 lives as firefighters make slow progress
Firefighters made slow progress in their battle to contain the inferno that has burned wide areas of Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood to the ground, but spreading flames and strong winds still threatened communities and officials…
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Zelensky says ready to hand over N. Korean soldiers
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday Kyiv is ready to hand over North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong Un if he can organize their exchange for Ukrainians held captive in Russia.
“In addition to the first captured…
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Trump’s envoy to Ukraine calls for tougher global stance on Iran
The world must return to a policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran to turn it into a more democratic country, US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, told an Iranian opposition event in Paris on Saturday.
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Jamie Lee Curtis compares LA fire devastation to ‘war-torn’ Gaza
American actress Jamie Lee Curtis sparked controversy after she likened the devastating wildfires spreading throughout Los Angeles to the situation in Gaza during a conference for her new film The Last Showgirl.
The footage of Curtis’s…
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Policy org launches campaign to dismantle Khamenei’s influence in Europe
The policy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has launched a new campaign aiming to “dismantle the Iranian regime’s infiltration network across Europe.”
The campaign – #KhameneiFreeZone – started in the UK before moving to other…
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Biden awards Pope Francis medal of freedom
US President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation’s highest civilian honor, the White House said.
It was the first time during his four years in office…
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Los Angeles wildfire switches direction
The largest of the raging wildfires that have devastated parts of Los Angeles this week was reported to have shifted direction on Saturday, triggering more evacuation orders and posing a new challenge to exhausted firefighters.
Six…
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