Day: December 17, 2023

Herzog: Now’s not the time for two-state solution

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Israel’s president said Israel must first deal with its emotional trauma after Oct. 7 and its need for security. Israeli President Isaac Herzog attends the funeral of former Knesset Speaker Shevah Weiss at the Mount Herzl Cemetery in Jerusalem, Feb. 5, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.   (December 17, 2023 / JNS) Israel’s head of […]

PM: I’m proud I blocked a Palestinian state. Looking at Gaza, everyone sees what would have happened

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16 December 2023, 10:33 pm Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv, December 16, 2023. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90) At the Tel Aviv press conference, Netanyahu is asked by a reporter why he did not withdraw from the Oslo Accords, given that he keeps criticizing them. “I […]

Hamas and Israel reach ‘tentative deal’ on new truce and hostage swap

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Hamas and Israel reach ‘tentative deal’ on new truce and hostage swap Under the proposed deal, Hamas will release at least 50 hostages and Israel will free 300 Palestinians Sources said a ‘tentative agreement’ to pause fighting in Gaza for hostage and detainee swaps was clinched in a meeting on Wednesday in Egypt. AP .arcad-container […]

Poll: Most young Americans think Israel should be ‘ended and given to Hamas’

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Majority of all respondents support Israel, but results from 18-24 age group show majority think IDF campaign ‘genocidal,’ while saying calls for genocide of Jews is are legitimate By TOI STAFFToday, 9:45 am     File: Pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel demonstrators rally near Columbia University in New York on November 15, 2023. (SPENCER PLATT / Getty Images via AFP) […]