Month: May 2024

Preventing peace: The cost of rewarding Hamas with statehood after Oct. 7 – opinion

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What the supposedly pro-peace international community ought to be doing is backing Israel’s legitimate war goals until their complete execution and demanding vast reform from Palestinian leaders? DAVID WEINBERG MAY 25, 2024 10:09 US SECRETARY of State Antony Blinken testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this week. The US administration still, with messianic devotion, […]

Four ICJ judges argue that court order does not require IDF halting all Rafah operations

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By YUVAL YOAZToday, 7:41 pm   Four of the justices at the International Court of Justice argue that the key operative clause in the court’s ruling, handed out today, does not require that Israel immediately halt all military operations in Rafah, but, rather, that it specifically halt military operations that “could bring about physical destruction in […]

Gantz speaks to Blinken after ICJ ruling, says Rafah operations will continue

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By SAM SOKOL  Today, 6:16 pm War cabinet minister Benny Gantz in a video message issued May 23, 2024, demanding the immediate establishment of a state commission of inquiry in the events leading up to October 7, 2023. (Screenshot) Following the the International Court of Justice’s order to halt military operations in Rafah, the war cabinet […]

After ICJ ruling, Israel says it ‘has not and will not’ destroy Rafah’s civilian population

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Israel says it is continuing efforts for aid to enter Gaza and is acting in compliance with international law; Hamas welcomes court’s ruling, but says it doesn’t go far enough By JACOB MAGID  Today, 9:13 pm   Magistrates are seen at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as part of South Africa’s request on a Gaza […]

ICJ orders Israel to halt Rafah operations that risk destruction of civilian population

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Four of the 15 judges argue ruling does not require that Israel halt all Rafah operations if it ensures it’s complying with the Genocide Convention; South African judge disagrees By JEREMY SHARON  FOLLOW and SAM SOKOL  FOLLOW Today, 8:24 pm  50 Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam reads the ruling of the International Court of Justice, or World Court, […]

Nearly 70% of Gaza Aid at US-Built Pier Stolen

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Joshua Marks14 Iyyar 5784 – May 22, 2024 Photo Credit: CENTCOM / public domain The USS General S. Frank Besson is heading to Gaza with equipment to build a temporary dock for delivery of humanitarian aid via a maritime corridor from Cyprus, CENTCOM announced.     (JNS) Close to three-fourths of the humanitarian aid transported […]

After release of hostage video, war cabinet okays resumption of stalled truce talks

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Source says ministers approved new guidelines for negotiators to try and reach a breakthrough; Egypt said to be making initial contacts with Israel, Hamas By TOI STAFFToday, 11:02 am   Protesters call for the release of the Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at a demonstration outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, May […]

Despite mounting opposition, US House leader moves to invite Netanyahu to Congress

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Republican Mike Johnson sets deadline for Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer to sign on and make it a joint session or will proceed alone; Democrats divided By AGENCIES and TOI STAFFToday, 9:13 am   Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Republican of Louisiana, meets with reporters following a Republican strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, May […]

Egypt warns it may withdraw from Gaza war mediation over ‘attempts to doubt’ its role

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Threat comes after officials say Cairo mishandled the latest round of hostages-for-truce talks and as it’s being blamed by Israel, US for withholding aid from Strip By JACOB MAGID  and AGENCIESToday, 5:01 am   Two women walk on an asphalt road in the middle of a deserted camp for displaced Palestinians on the border with Egypt in […]

White House: We oppose unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state

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National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says Biden supports a two-state solution, but believes it should be brought about through direct negotiations. Elad BenariMay 23, 2024, 6:53 AM (GMT+3) The White House said Wednesday it opposed “unilateral recognition” of a Palestinian state after Ireland, Norway and Spain announced they would recognize one, AFP reported. President Joe […]

Iran leader to Haniyeh: ‘Zionist entity will one day be eliminated, Palestine will rise from the river to the sea’

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23 May 2024, 12:00 am   Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, speaks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, center, as Iran’s acting President Mohammad Mokhber sits at left, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2024. (Official website of the Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei tells […]

White House to continue Rafah talks, may be warming up to operation

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“What we have seen so far in terms of Israel’s military operations in that area has been more targeted and limited,” Sullivan said. HANNAH SARISOHN MAY 22, 2024 21:55 US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan addressed reporters at the White House on Wednesday afternoon for the first time since returning from a weekend trip to […]