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Daily Archives: October 20, 2023

If Only We Had Menachem Begin

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A few days after the outbreak of the war, I went into a neighborhood hardware store where two old timers were muttering that things would be different today if only Begin were still prime...
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A memoir of overcoming racism

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The Color of Love: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl by Marra B. Gad;  2019, Bolden, An Agate Imprint; ISBN 9781572-842755; 233 pages; $17 At the age of three days, Marra B. Gad was adopted...
Hamas releases Judith (left) and Natalie Raanan, dual Israeli-American citizens held captive in the Gaza Strip since Oc.t 7. Credit: Courtesy.

White House takes credit for release of two hostages, as Hamas refers to ‘fascist’...

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Hamas released two hostages, a mother and daughter, on Friday for what the terror organization referred to as “humanitarian reasons.” The terrorist organization that rules the Gaza Strip said its aim was “to prove...
The White House at night. Credit: Orhan Cam/Shutterstock.

White House regrets exposing faces of Special Forces troops in Israel

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The Biden administration received criticism following a social-media posting that sought to thank members of a U.S. Army Special Forces unit for “their bravery and the work they’re doing in response to the Hamas terrorist attacks”...
Humza Yousaf, accompanied by family members, when he was sworn in as Scotland's First Minister at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on March 29, 2023. Credit: Scottish Government via Wikimedia Commons.

Scotland offers sanctuary to Palestinians escaping Hamas war

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Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf has announced plans for the country to take in refugees fleeing the war in Gaza. “Let’s say that Scotland will be a place of sanctuary...
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Oct. 20, 2023. Photo by Elad Malka.

Gallant sets main IDF priority in Gaza: Eliminate all Hamas capabilities

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on Friday with members of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee to outline Jerusalem's goals for the war against Hamas. He detailed the objectives of the campaign, including...
Palestinians who flee from their homes wait at the Rafah border crossing to Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 14, 2023. Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90.

UN chief visits Rafah border crossing ahead of Gaza aid delivery

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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres toured on Friday the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, ahead of the expected delivery of aid to the Hamas-ruled enclave. The first delivery is expected...
Israeli security forces arrest four Gazans hiding out in an apartment in Beersheva, a city in southern Israel, on Oct. 20, 2023. Credit: Israel Police.

Israeli forces nab four Gazans hiding in Beersheva

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Israeli security forces arrested four Gazans on Friday who were hiding in an apartment in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva. Border Police officers acted upon intelligence indicating the Gazans were staying in Israel illegally,...
Posters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, outside the Israeli Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, Oct. 15, 2023. Photo by Yossi Zamir/Flash90.

Fate of up to 200 Israelis remains unknown

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Nearly two weeks after the devastating cross-border attack on Oct. 7 by the Hamas terrorist organization on southern Israel, the Israel Defense Forces says that the fate of between 100 and 200 Israelis remains...
A traveler holding a biometric passport is seen at passport control in the departure hall at Ben-Gurion International Airport, May 20, 2015. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israelis can now travel to US without a visa

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Israelis became eligible on Thursday to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa—more than a month earlier than the estimated date, the Israeli Embassy in Washington announced. Israel was...