Gaza residents seek shelter as Israeli bombing intensifies

investing.com GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip sought shelter in an ever-shrinking area of the south on Sunday as Israel stepped up its bombing from air, sea…

The prospects for Joe Biden’s package of aid for allies

economist.com “N a good crisis go to waste” is a Machiavellian maxim even if it is sound political advice. But when Washington is paralysed by divided government, the suggestion becomes…

Hamas’s carnage upends Joe Biden’s plans for the Middle East

economist.com Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include the latest number of Americans confirmed killed and the EU’s U-turn on freezing aid to the Palestinian Authority. “T…

Can Israel's economy withstand the current conflict? – DW

dw.com Commerce has halted in Israel as hundreds of thousands have either been evacuated or called up as military reservists. The absence of tourism and young tech workers will…

How banning one Palestinian slogan roiled Etsy

platformer.news Today, let’s talk about a controversial decision inside Etsy to restrict the sale of merchandise with a slogan associated with support for Palestine — and one that many…

Elon Musk has a big X on his back as Bob Iger pulls ads from platform

nypost.com Bob Iger needs all the friends he can get, given what’s on his plate as CEO of the increasingly unstable House of Mouse. Consider: Activist investors are swirling, his stock…

Emily Hand's Father Vows to Take Freed Hostage to See Beyoncé

thewrap.com Nine-year-old Emily Hand was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, and while she was initially thought dead, she was returned to her family on Nov. 25. Her father, Thomas Hand,…

Released Israeli hostages call for captives to be freed

reuters.com [1/4] Released hostages Yelena Trupanov, 50, and Irena Tati, 73, stand on a stage as relatives and supporters of hostages kidnapped on the deadly October 7 attack by…

Families of Bedouin hostages wait for news as Gaza fighting resumes

reuters.com [1/2] Relatives and supporters of hostages kidnapped on the deadly October 7 attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, hold up their phones with the lights on as they…

Israel moves into southern Gaza after a week-long truce

vox.com Amir Levy/Getty Images Seven weeks into the war, 15,000 Palestinians have been killed and there’s no end in sight Israel and Hamas have resumed hostilities after a week-long…

Palestinian rights groups snub ICC prosecutor

reuters.com FILE PHOTO: International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters about the violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories…

Intense Gaza fighting brings fear of constant death, Red Cross says

reuters.com Smoke from an explosion rises in Gaza, after a temporary truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas expired, as seen from southern Israel, December 2,…

Israel bombards southern Gaza as humanitarian crisis reaches 'breaking point'

investing.com Israeli war planes and artillery bombarded Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, hitting mosques and homes and close to a hospital, after the collapse of a…

Netanyahu is doubling down on policies that produce nothing but death and destruction: Journalist

msnbc.com Netanyahu “is creating a doctrine that is so dangerous to Israelis, Palestinians, to Americans everywhere”: Journalist and Foreign Policy Expert Rula Jebreal sits down with…

Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, briefly explained

vox.com Israeli soldiers restrain Jewish settlers after they stormed the Palestinian West Bank village of Dayr Sharaf following the death of an Israeli man on November 2, 2023, amid…

Rashida Tlaib is not popular in Michigan

newsweek.com Rashida Tlaib is not popular in Michigan, with an approval rating in negative figures. Polling of eligible voters in the state was conducted exclusively for Newsweek by…

Israeli Families Push for Deal to Free Men Still Held Hostage in Gaza

wsj.com TEL AVIV—Renewed fighting between Israel and Hamas is sparking heightened concern among families of the roughly 140 Israelis still held captive—the majority of them…

Yanis Varoufakis: “As Bombs Are Raining Down on Gaza Again, It Is No Longer About Hamas or Netanyahu. It Is About OUR Humanity Being Tested

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. While Varoufakis’ sentiment is commendable, and expressed forcefully and cogently…what can ordinary citizens do? Protesting in major cities around the world does…

Julianna Margulies: Black people have been ‘brainwashed to hate Jews’

nbcnews.com During a podcast interview on the war between Israel and Hamas, actor Julianna Margulies asserted that Black people should be completely supporting Israel but have been…

UAW backs Israel-Hamas cease-fire, largest union to do so

thehill.com The United Auto Workers endorsed a long-term cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas on Friday, becoming the largest union in the U.S. to do so. “UAW International is calling for an…

Israel hammers more than 200 'targets' in Gaza as truce ends

euronews.com The pause in fighting that began a week ago had allowed hostages and prisoners to be freed, plus much-needed humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza. Israel bombed the Gaza Strip…

Israel-Hamas war casts long shadow over COP28 climate talks

pbs.org DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As world leaders gathered for the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, the collapse of a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war Friday plunged the…

The Weeknd Donating 4 Million Emergency Meals to Gaza Through His XO Humanitarian Fund

billboard.com The United Nations World Food Programme announced on Friday (Dec. 1) that WFP Goodwill Ambassador The Weeknd (who now goes by his birth name, Abel Tesfaye) has directed $2.5…

Live updates: What’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war as truce ends and combat in Gaza begins again

pbs.org Israel resumed fighting in Gaza minutes after a temporary cease-fire deal ended, and accused Hamas of having violated the truce. Hamas blames Israel, saying it declined…

Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza after truce ends, sirens warning of Hamas rockets heard

pbs.org DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s war with Hamas resumed in full force Friday, with airstrikes hitting targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce…

Joe Scarborough Floats Withholding Israel Aid Unless Netanyahu Is Ousted: ‘We’re Not Going to Throw Money Down a Rat Hole’

mediaite.com MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough toyed with the idea of the United States withholding aid from Israel until Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is removed from power on the heels of a…

‘Joe Biden is your best friend, until he isn’t’

politico.eu TEL AVIV — Do Israel’s Western allies really believe that the country has the right to defend itself? To varying degrees since the military offensive was launched against…

Truce Collapses, Missiles Fly Over Gaza, With 137 Israelis Still In Hamas Captivity

zerohedge.com Truce Collapses, Missiles Fly Over Gaza, With 137 Israelis Still In Hamas Captivity The Gaza truce has collapsed and Israel has resumed its bombing campaign of the Strip,…

Miss America hopeful goes viral calling protesters "jihadists"

newsweek.com A pageant queen with her eyes on the Miss America crown appeared at a pro-Palestine rally in New York to shout the words "jihadists" at the crowd. Justine Brooke Murray, a…

'Why had so many Covid inquiry witnesses called Matt Hancock a liar?'

theweek.com Matt Hancock's hopes of restoring his reputation lie in tatters Henry Hill on the inews site The former health secretary was not at the Covid inquiry to "bare his soul",…

Should U.S. Aid to Israel Be Up for Debate?

newsweek.com The United States is by far Israel's closest, most important security partner. Washington provides the Israelis $3.8 billion in military aid every year under a memorandum of…

Israel Must Finish the Job in Gaza

newsweek.com For a week now, the world has watched a high-stakes, emotionally draining, and dangerous game being played out in Gaza. What began as a mediated four-day "truce" and swap of…

Israel reportedly had actual Hamas attack plan a year before Oct. 7 assault

theweek.com Israel possessed what turned out to be remarkably accurate Hamas plans for an attack on southern Israel for more than a year before they carried out their Oct. 7 terrorist…

Hardline Minister Threatens To Collapse Israel's Coalition Govt If Gaza War Stops

zerohedge.com Hardline Minister Threatens To Collapse Israel's Coalition Govt If Gaza War Stops Much of the international community has seen the ongoing temporary truce and accompanying…

Jewish tech leaders met with TikTok’s CEO to raise concerns that the platform is biased toward Pro-Palestine content

aol.com TikTok has long attracted scrutiny from the United States government, with some officials deeming the Chinese-owned social media app a security risk. Increasingly, other…

Two Hamas gunmen open fire at Jerusalem bus stop, killing three

reuters.com Two Hamas gunmen killed three people at a Jerusalem bus stop during morning rush hour on Thursday, and Israel reiterated its commitment to wiping out the Palestinian…

Leftist Mobs Are Exploiting The Palestinian Issue As Vehicle For Cultural Revolution

zerohedge.com Leftist Mobs Are Exploiting The Palestinian Issue As Vehicle For Cultural Revolution In the early years of the Cultural Revolution Mao and the hard line communists were…

Blinken urges Israel to comply with international law and spare civilians in war against Hamas

pbs.org U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday stepped up calls for Israel to comply with international law and spare civilians as it wages its war against Hamas in…

Oakland City Council's Bootlicking for Hamas: Your Brain on Woke Leftism

newsweek.com Oakland has TikTok brain and it shows. A video went viral this week showing Oakland residents expressing strong support for Hamas during a resolution calling for a ceasefire…

Latimer visits Israel ahead of potential run against Bowman

politico.com ALBANY, N.Y. — Westchester County Executive George Latimer toured Israel this week in advance of an announcement on whether he will launch a heavyweight Democratic primary…

Believe Women

newsweek.com On November 25, the United Nations marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The universality of the issue was acknowledged by the U.N. in…

Susan Sarandon’s Most Controversial Roles Have Been Offscreen

nytimes.com Susan Sarandon said at a pro-Palestinian rally this month that “there are a lot of people that are afraid, afraid of being Jewish at this time, and are getting a taste of…

Should the US put conditions on Israel aid?

theweek.com Should the U.S. condition aid to Israel on avoiding civilian casualties in Gaza? For a brief moment it appeared that could happen: President Joe Biden last week called the…

Dissent, and a generation gap, inside the U.S. government over Israel

nbcnews.com None Create your free profile or log in to save this article The Biden administration is facing growing internal dissent over its support for Israel’s military assault on…

Live updates: What's happening in the Israel-Hamas war as Gaza cease-fire extended and more hostages exchanged

pbs.org A temporary cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war has been extended another day, according to mediator Qatar. The announcement Thursday morning came minutes before the…

Pro-Palestinian protesters target Christmas tree lightings

newsweek.com Pro-Palestinian demonstrators clashed with police in Manhattan on Thursday evening as they targeted the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony in ugly…

Jerusalem attack puts Gaza ceasefire under pressure

newsweek.com An attack on civilians in Jerusalem that has left three dead and at least a further six wounded came just hours after Israel and Hamas struck a deal to extend a temporary…

Truce in Gaza extended another day as talks over remaining hostages held by Hamas continue

pbs.org Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute Thursday to extend their cease-fire in Gaza by another day. But any further renewal of the deal that has seen dozens of hostages…

Randi Weingarten and Rabbi Kleinbaum hope for peaceful 'shared future' for Israelis, Palestinians

msnbc.com The importance of a peaceful "shared future" for Israelis and Palestinians is discussed by a prominent rabbi and a labor leader, who happen to be married--Sharon Kleinbaum,…

Netanyahu To Blinken Vows "Nothing Will Stop Us" From Destroying Hamas

zerohedge.com Netanyahu To Blinken Vows "Nothing Will Stop Us" From Destroying Hamas "I just finished a meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, shortly after Hamas murderers…

Benny Gantz eyes his moment to topple Israel’s Netanyahu

politico.eu TEL AVIV — All eyes are on when retired general Benny Gantz is going to make his move against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Since Hamas’ murderous attacks on…

The Thousand Boat Blockade-Busting Operation Changes Everything on the Gaza Front

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. I had been very hopeful that the thousand-boat flotilla that Turkiye was supposedly helping organize would change the dynamic in Gaza. What would Israel do when a…

10 things you need to know today: November 30, 2023

theweek.com Israel and Hamas extended their cease-fire for at least one more day early Thursday to allow for the release of more hostages from Gaza and Palestinian prisoners from…

JUST IN: Israel and Hamas Extend ‘Humanitarian Pause’ in Conflict

mediaite.com AP Photo/Mohammed Hajjar Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their “humanitarian pause” by an additional day, Thursday, as Israel continues to negotiate for the release of…

Green hydrogen CEO says water is the key to ‘infinite’ energy: ‘H2 is at the heart of every fuel we use’

aol.com This year’s Fortune Global Forum in Abu Dhabi took place at a moment—or perhaps in an era—of enormous uncertainty for business. The rapid transformations driven by…

Israel and Hamas agree to last-minute cease-fire extension of 24 hours

cnbc.com Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire by at least a further 24 hours just minutes before the fragile truce hit its deadline. The six-day pause in fighting so…

‘No work and no olives’: harvest rots as West Bank farmers cut off from trees

theguardian.com Shaadi, Isa and Mahmud Saleh look out across the valley, bite their nails, wring their hands and worry. There is no work locally and travelling to find any is almost…

'They Are An Evil Terrorist Organization'

zerohedge.com 'They Are An Evil Terrorist Organization' - Newsom Blasts Hamas-Defenders At Oakland City Council Meeting Several members of the public voiced support for Hamas during a…