Tag: israel
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The dissonance of an American Jew thinking about Israel | Eric Sondermann
The Jewish High Holidays will soon be upon us. The third anniversary of Oct. 7 will follow soon. Three weeks later, Israeli voters will head to the polls to elect all 120 members of its parliament, the Knesset and thereby their next prime minister. It has been a couple of years since I’ve addressed the…
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Lawmaker says he was detained on West Bank
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Saturday suggested he was unlawfully detained in the West Bank, warning, “they made a huge mistake.” Khanna said in a post to X that he made a “trip to Palestine,” where he said he was detained by “Israeli settlers, brandishing American-made M4s.” He said that when the Israeli military arrived…
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Colorado universities’ antisemitism responses receive mixed grades
Some Colorado colleges’ antisemitism responses received mixed reviews, according to a recent study. The Anti-Defamation League compiled its third annual “Campus Antisemitism Report Card,” an evaluation that ranks colleges according to their antisemitism responses, and found low grades among two Colorado schools. Four Colorado schools were included in the study. Colorado College and Colorado State University each received…
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Hopes and fears: Colorado Iranians speak out on widening war
Group talks about young people protesting against the Islamic Republic, and Reza Pahlavi and the monarchy When Denver area real estate agent Fara Novin dined out for her birthday Friday night, Feb. 27, she blew out a candle on a cake and made a wish. Early next morning, news broke that a joint U.S.-Israeli strike…
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What to know about U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran
The attack The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday in what President Donald Trump said was a massive operation to destroy the country’s military capabilities and eliminate the threat of it creating a nuclear weapon. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it would defend its homeland and its Revolutionary Guard said it launched counterattacks, firing drones and missiles…
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World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes on Iran
BRUSSELS • World leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday that triggered worries of a broader conflict. European leaders held emergency meetings and took measures to protect their citizens in the Middle East, with key leaders calling for a negotiated settlement between Iran and the U.S. Australia and Canada were more open…
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US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over your government’
The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran on Saturday, and President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control of your destiny” by rising up against the Islamic leadership that has ruled the nation since 1979. Some of the first strikes appeared to hit areas around the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Iranian media…
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Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel, police say
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel Friday, killing both, police said, as the Israeli defense minister quickly ordered military retaliation on what he said was the assailant’s West Bank hometown. The attack began Friday afternoon in the northern city of…
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Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released as part of ceasefire in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza on Monday, while Israel also began releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire that the Trump administration secured from the warring sides. The war, which Hamas started when it invaded Israel’s southern border and killed 1,200…
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Israel, Hamas sign Gaza ceasefire
JERUSALEM – Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, in the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the two-year war in Gaza that has upended the Middle East. Israelis and Palestinians alike rejoiced after the…