How Palestinian terrorists train ‘journalists’ in Gaza
In November 2012, in Gaza City, officials from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine welcomed an “elite group of young women and men” to celebrate them passing a course on “journalistic investigation, photojournalism, the art of public speaking, and new media.” At the ceremony, according to the PFLP, attendees stood for a moment […]
Activist health sciences instructor fired from DePaul after offering optional ‘genocide in Gaza’ assignment
A part-time lecturer at DePaul University, a private Catholic college in Chicago, has been fired for offering students an elective assignment about the Gaza war. Last spring, Anne D’Aquino 100-Level Health Science Courses At DePaul University, her focus is on pathogens, the spread of infectious diseases in human populations, and the means to combat them. […]
NYC Council up in arms as Speaker Adams drafts Gaza cease-fire resolution for a vote
City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is drafting a resolution to end the Gaza war, but some of her fellow Democrats are furious at the idea of being forced to vote on it, sources told The Washington Post. “No matter what you say, you’re either pro-genocide or anti-Semitic, there’s no middle ground,” the council official fumed. […]
UN Security Council passes US-backed Gaza cease-fire proposal
The UN Security Council voted on Monday in favour of a US-backed ceasefire proposal for Gaza. The 15-member Security Council negotiated the agreement for more than a week before voting on Monday, a result that US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield hailed as a “vote for peace.” Both Hamas and Israel have indicated their […]
In Egypt and then Israel, Blinken pushes on all fronts for Gaza ceasefire
BLINKEN: ‘IF YOU WANT A CEASEFIRE, PRESS HAMAS TO SAY YES’: Even though the ceasefire and hostage release plan announced by President Joe Biden on May 31 was presented as an Israeli proposal, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Tel Aviv on Monday urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant […]
Cookbook for Jewish holiday of Shavuot raises awareness of plight of hostages still held in Gaza
To commemorate Shavuot, the Jewish holiday that celebrates God giving the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai, the Forum of Hostages and Missing Families, a volunteer group founded by relatives of abduction victims in the Gaza Strip, has published a cookbook it created called “A Shavuot to Deserve.” This year, Shavuot begins on the […]
Israeli Hostages Freed Under Heavy Fire in Gaza
Israeli police on Monday released dramatic helmet camera footage of Saturday’s daring hostage rescue, in which Noah Al-Ghamani, 25, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrei Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, 40, were freed from Gaza and returned to Israel. The operation was carried out by the Israel Police’s counter-terrorism unit, Yamam, in collaboration with the Israel […]
Kamala Harris Mourns ‘Innocent Lives’ Lost in Israeli Hostage Rescue in Gaza
Vice President Kamala Harris said at a Democratic dinner in Michigan on Saturday night that she mourned the loss of “innocent lives” of Palestinians in Gaza when four hostages were freed in an Israeli rescue mission. Fox 2 Detroit report: “Before we begin, I want to share a few words about the morning that has […]
Family of Israeli hostage Romi Gonen still in Gaza share complex emotions over Saturday’s rescue
The family of Romi Gonen, the Israeli waitress who was shot and kidnapped on October 7, said Saturday’s shocking rescue of four hostages from Gaza was one of their “happiest days” in recent months, but added that it was “a difficult day… without Romi in our family.” Romi Gonen, 23, was shot in the arm […]
Benny Gantz resigns from Israel war cabinet over lack of plan for postwar Gaza
JERUSALEM — Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-member war cabinet, announced his resignation on Sunday. The move poses no immediate threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who still controls a majority coalition in parliament, but it makes him more reliant on his far-right alliance. Benny Gantz made the statement on Sunday, June 9, […]