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IDF soldiers stumbled onto a well-kept graveyard of World War I soldiers. Credit: IDF Brigade 188.

IDF soldiers stumble upon World War I graveyard in Gaza

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Israeli soldiers made an unexpected historical detour while fighting in the Gaza Strip when they ran across a well-kept World War I British military cemetery. Adding to the surprise was that some of the graves...
Kenneth Griffin speaks at a Managed Funds Association Network conference in Miami on Jan. 30, 2024. Source: YouTube/CNBC.

Billionaire donor Kenneth Griffin ‘not interested’ in supporting Harvard

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"The real question is will America's—and I'm gonna choose a word here carefully—America's elite university get back to the roots of educating American children, young adults, to be the future leaders of our country,...
The U.N. General Assembly. Credit: U.N. Photo/Loey Felipe.

Are Jewish and Arab refugees created equal?

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Following revelations that the U.N.’s Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA colluded with Hamas in Gaza, 12 countries have withdrawn or paused their funding to the agency at time of writing, with more likely to come....
Pro-Palestinian protesters in New York City, following the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, as part of the Black Lives Matter marches at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic across the United States, May 13, 2020. Credit: Luis Yanez/Shutterstock.

How intersectional myths killed the black-Jewish alliance

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For the 1,000 black pastors who have joined a movement to pressure President Joe Biden to force a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, the issue is solidarity with the “oppressed.” This...
IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, Jan. 31, 2024. Credit: IDF.

Israel ‘truly committed’ to bringing hostages home, Netanyahu tells families

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged discretion on Wednesday about ongoing hostage negotiations with Hamas and told the families of the 136 hostages in Gaza that the government is "truly committed" to bringing them...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) in 2019. Credit: Mike Jett/Shutterstock.

Amid calls for her resignation, Ilhan Omar claims she was misquoted

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a progressive member of the so-called "Squad" and a Mogadishu native, is facing calls for her resignation after, critics say, she promised to do all she could to prevent a Somaliland deal...
Mohammed Shtayyeh (left) accepts the position of prime minister of the Palestinian Authority and the duty to appoint a new government from P.A. leader Mahmoud Abbas. Shtayyeh took office on April 14, 2019. Credit: JCPA.

Amid US pressure, PA announces administrative reforms

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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced a series of administrative reforms on Monday aimed at reducing widespread corruption and improving ties with the United States. "Today we announce the launch of the new phase...
Stockholm, Sweden. Credit: Pixabay.

Bomb found near Israeli embassy in Sweden

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An apparent explosive device was found on Wednesday near the Israeli embassy in Stockholm, local police said. The object was found outside the embassy grounds and the national bomb squad was dispatched to investigate, Reuters reported, citing...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan speaking at “Hear Our Voices: Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in the Oct. 7 Hamas Attack,” on Dec. 4, 2023. Photo by Shahar Azran.

UN delegation in Israel for look at security situation

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Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations is leading a delegation of U.N. envoys on a tour of the country for the first time since Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre. Prior to the outbreak of the war,...
Israeli grassroots movement Mothers of IDF Soldiers, together with the IDF Reservists movement, gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to demand an end to humanitarian aid to Gaza, Jan. 31, 2024. (Courtesy).

‘Mothers of IDF Soldiers’ converges on US Embassy, demands end to Gaza aid

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Israeli grassroots movement Mothers of IDF Soldiers, together with the IDF Reservists movement, gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday to demand an end to humanitarian aid to Gaza. “We support the Israeli...