What’s behind Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ‘firm’ support for Hamas?

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Shira Li Bartov March 26, 2024 (JTA) — Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s assertion earlier this month that Turkey “firmly backs” Hamas was the culmination of months in which the Turkish president has lambasted Israel’s war in Gaza. The feud between the two countries did not end there. Last week, Israel’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish envoy […]

Hamas’ ultimate goal: A forced ceasefire, without a hostage deal

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UN Security Council resolution ‘will isolate the State of Israel even more,’ Israel’s response to prisoner swap proposal ‘does not answer any of the basic demands,’ Hamas officials say. Israel National News   Mar 26, 2024, 9:16 AM (GMT+2)   Photos of the hostagesMiriam Alster/FLASH90 Israel Hayom has reported that the Hamas terror group ultimately is aiming […]

US non-veto a ‘moral, ethical’ lapse bolstering Hamas in truce talks, foreign minister charges

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Today, 9:38 am  1 Foreign Minister Israel Katz attends a United Nations Security Council meeting about the conflict in the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York on March 11, 2024. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) Foreign Minister Israel Katz says the US decision to withhold a veto on a UN Security Council resolution […]

Netanyahu Cancels Washington Delegation Visit After U.S. Abstains From U.N. Cease-Fire Vote

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Brian Bushard Forbes Staff Mar 25, 2024,11:20am EDT Updated Mar 25, 2024, 01:06pm EDT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a planned Israeli delegation visit to Washington D.C.—as he had threatened to do—just minutes after the United Nations Security Council passed a cease-fire resolution on Monday that the U.S. refused to veto. Israeli Prime Minister […]

Iran president: Palestine, Gaza most important issues in Muslim world today

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By IFP Editorial Staff March 25, 2024 Ebrahim Raisi Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has once again underlined Palestine’s status in the Muslim world, saying today it dwarfs all other issues. Addressing a gathering on Monday, Raisi highlighted the grave situation of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip after five months of unrelenting Israeli airstrikes and […]

‘Left Jerusalem out to dry’: Christian orgs. condemn US ceasefire abstain vote

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‘Left Jerusalem out to dry’: Christian orgs. condemn US ceasefire abstain vote CUFI Action funder Chairwoman Sandra Parker asked, if the resolution was “Welcomed by Hamas,” “Who is the current American policy helping?” By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS MARCH 25, 2024 22:25 Christian organizations throughout the United States have condemned the Biden administration for abstaining in […]

Hamas toughens its position following vote at UN Security Council

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 Mar 25, 2024, 11:18 PM (GMT+2) In an official statement on Monday night, Hamas rejected the proposal passed by the UN Security Council that called for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of the hostages until the end of Ramadan. “We informed the mediators a short time ago that the organization sticks […]

US non-veto at UN, Netanyahu’s response, reflect an alliance in crisis, a war slowed

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Security Council’s ceasefire resolution will raise international pressure on Israel, while Hamas will ignore the demand to release the hostages By DAVID HOROVITZ  FOLLOW Today, 9:35 pm  11 US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield votes abstain on a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, during a United Nations Security Council meeting at […]

Fire at Russian power plant takes two units offline, governor says

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A fire today at a power plant in Russia’s Rostov closed two power units, briefly disrupting supply. REUTERS MARCH 25, 2024 07:50 Updated: MARCH 25, 2024 07:59 A fire early Monday at one of the largest thermal power plants in southwestern Russia took two of its units out of operation, briefly disrupting customer supply, the […]

Russia casts doubt on Islamic State responsibility for concert attack

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Russia on Monday cast doubt on assertions by the United States that the Islamic State militant group was responsible for a gun attack on a concert hall outside Moscow that killed 137 people. REUTERS MARCH 25, 2024 09:33 Russia on Monday cast doubt on assertions by the United States that the Islamic State militant group […]

Netanyahu: We will kill Sinwar, just like we killed Haman in Purim story

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March 25, 2024 “Just like in ancient times, just like our brethren, we too must unite, fight and win,” said Netanyahu. By World Israel News Staff During a visit with border guards from the Military Police Corps on Sunday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew parallels between the biblical story of Purim and current […]

Macron sharpens tone on Israel: Seeks proposal to end war, create Palestinian state

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Macron reiterated his opposition to military action in Rafah and noted that any forced transfer of the Gazan population would constitute a war crime according to international law. GIDEON KOTZ MARCH 25, 2024 00:49 Updated: MARCH 25, 2024 00:56 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron embrace following a joint press conference, […]