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Israel’s agonizing choice over which hostages to save
Mint
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July 10, 2025
“It’s Schindler’s list," said Anat Angrest, the mother of captive soldier Matan Angrest, 22, who said her son was injured. “I don’t understand how the state can choose who should stay in hell." Israel and Hamas are now hammering out a deal that...
Israeli strikes kill 82 people in Gaza in past day — TV
TASS
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July 7, 2025
DUBAI, July 7. /TASS/. Over 80 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip in the past day, the Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV channel reported. According to the broadcaster, 82 people were killed in the Palestinian enclave on July 6....
Israel-Bound Vessel Sinks after Yemeni Attack
Tasnim News Agency
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July 10, 2025
In a statement on Wednesday, the Yemeni armed forces announced that its navy “targeted the ship ‘ETERNITY C’, which was heading to the port of Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat) in Occupied Palestine”, after its crew ignored warnings and calls issued by the...
NATO buys Israel's famous 'Iron Dome' missile defense system to send Putin a warning
Irish Star
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July 11, 2025
08:58 ET, 11 Jul 2025 Israel's renowned 'Iron Dome' missile defense system has been snapped up by a European nation feeling the pressure from Russia's conflict with Ukraine. Romania has confirmed it will be acquiring the system from defense giant...
Israel denied harming Iranians—700 dead civilians tell a different story
Tehran Times
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July 9, 2025
TEHRAN – Iranian Health Minister Mohammadreza Zafarghandi announced on Wednesday that the Israeli regime’s 12-day military aggression against Iranian cities resulted in the martyrdom of nearly 700 civilians and injuries to more than 5,000...
High hoops in Israeli men’s U19 World Cup debut
The Australian Jewish News
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July 11, 2025
Barely a week after two Israelis were NBA Draft picks by the Brooklyn Nets, the future of Israeli basketball received another major boost when Israel placed an impressive seventh on debut in the FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup, out of 16 competing...
Israel submits new withdrawal offer amid Gaza ceasefire talks: report
Xinhua News Agency
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JERUSALEM, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Israel has submitted a new proposal to Qatari mediators for a partial withdrawal of its forces from Gaza, amid indirect talks on a ceasefire-for-hostages deal with Hamas, Israel's state-owned Kan TV reported on...
Fact check: Absar Alam did not advocate recognition of Israel; viral clip is incomplete
Dawn
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July 11, 2025
Posts from multiple users on social media platform X on Thursday shared a video clip, claiming it showed journalist Absar Alam urging Pakistan to explore the benefits of recognising Israel. However, the viral clip is incomplete and he is actually...
How a US mission to Congo to release prisoners, aided by an Israeli, unraveled
The Times of Israel
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July 11, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal, (Reuters) — An Israeli-American businessman, a former State Department official and a decorated Green Beret pitched up in the Democratic Republic of Congo in March with a message for President Felix Tshisekedi from the Trump...
Israel launches new ground incursion in Lebanon, raising fears for truce
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Battered by last year’s war with Israel and struggling to recuperate, Hezbollah has yet to respond militarily to any of the Israeli attacks since the truce was agreed. The United States and Israel have been stepping up pressure on Hezbollah to...
Israeli Gov. to Newsmax: ‘Making History’ With Trump
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 9, 2025
Binyamin Regional Council Gov. Yisrael Ganz told Newsmax on Wednesday that Israel, working together with President Donald Trump, is “making history” in the Middle East. “I think right now we have a huge opportunity,” Ganz said on “National...
Larry David Teams Up With Obamas to Create New TV Comedy Series
The Jewish Exponent - Pennsylvania
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July 11, 2025
Larry David speaks onstage during the Variety Business Managers Breakfast in West Hollywood, Calif., Nov. 19, 2024. (Tommaso Boddi/Variety via Getty Images) Grace Gilson After his beloved and extremely Jewish sitcom “Curb Your Enthusiasm” ended...
Qatari money is quietly fuelling anti-Israel rhetoric in Canada, new report warns
The Canadian Jewish News
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July 11, 2025
While envoys from Israel and Hamas met this week in Qatar to negotiate the latest peace effort for the release of the hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, a new report warns that Canada should pay closer attention to the millions of dollars in...
Art Beat: PorchFest Edmonds, Stand Up for Driftwood, plus live music and theater
My Edmonds News - Washington State
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July 9, 2025
Tether the Star band members Maery and Brian prepare to play during PorchFest 2024. (Photo by Julia Wiese) Spotlight: PorchFest Edmonds Brings Music & Community Together July 13, 1-6 p.m. Downtown Edmonds, Map & Schedule Discover hidden musical...
'I wasn't afraid, I trust the IDF': Eve Karlin’s journey from Boston to Tel Aviv amid war
Ynet
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July 7, 2025
Eve Karlin, a 38-year-old fitness trainer from Tel Aviv, shared her aliyah story, rooted in a deep connection to her Jewish identity. Born and raised in a Jewish family in Boston, Massachusetts, she attended a Jewish school and spent summers from...
How an “illegal” Iranian-Israeli Collaboration Resulted in One of the Strongest Films in Recent Years
CounterPunch
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July 11, 2025
Zar Amir and Arienne Mandi in Tatami. Photo: Juda Khatia Psuturi. Tatami, has made history as the first feature film to be co-directed by an Iranian and an Israeli filmmaker— a cross-cultural collaboration that is forbidden by law in Iran. “At a...
Israel seized 200 acres of land and built 23 settler outposts in West Bank in past six months
Radio Habana Cuba
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July 9, 2025
Ramallah, July 9 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Authority’s settlement activity watchdog reports that Israeli authorities seized approximately 200 acres of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and built nearly two dozen settlement outposts there in...
World News | Israel: Billions Allocated for New Housing in Safed and Nahariya
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 11 (ANI/TPS): Led by Israel's Ministry of Construction and Housing Haim Katz, two significant umbrella agreements were signed between the Ministry of Construction and Housing and two local authorities in the north of the...
More government, media criticism of Israel needed
The Age
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July 11, 2025
Sovereignty at risk The US seems to be taking us for mugs over AUKUS, and perhaps we are. The arrangement made by the Morrison government with the Biden administration and the UK government under Rishi Sunak saw Australia commit to spending...
Ex-pats make good in Israel
Jewish Independent
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July 11, 2025
Former Montrealers Shmarya and Lainie Richler opened their first Muffin Boutique in Jerusalem in 2014; their second, in 2023. (photo by Adina Horwich) My interview with Muffin Boutique owners Lainie and Shmarya Richler took place on the afternoon...