10 h. ago Protests held across Israel calling for end to Gaza war, hostage deal

Tel Aviv (AFP) — Demonstrators took to the streets across Israel Sunday calling for an end to the war in Gaza and a deal to release hostages still held by militants, as the military prepares a new offensive. The protests come more than a week after Israel’s security cabinet approved plans to capture Gaza City, […]

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4 d. ago Israel military says it’s approved plan for new Gaza offensive

Israel's plans to expand the Gaza war have sparked international outcry as well as domestic opposition

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4 d. ago Netanyahu hints Gaza ceasefire talks focusing on release of all hostages at once

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday hinted that ceasefire efforts in Gaza are now focused on a comprehensive deal that would release the remaining hostages all at once, rather than in phases. Arab officials told The Associated Press last week that mediators Egypt and Qatar were preparing a new framework for a […]

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5 d. ago Vivian Bercovici: Israelis don’t care about Netanyahu’s political survival

The war in Gaza must end and the hostages must be brought home

Politics

8 d. ago SHAPIRO: Hamas understands myopia and moral imbecility of the West

Just a few weeks ago, it was widely thought that Israel and the terrorist group Hamas were nearing a deal to end the war in Gaza. In that deal, Hamas leadership would agree to go into exile, Israeli hostages would be freed from their hellish captivity and surrounding Arab nations could help fund the rebuilding […]

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9 d. ago Israel to ‘take control’ of Gaza City after approving new war plan

JERUSALUM — Israel’s military will “take control” of Gaza City under a plan proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and approved by his security cabinet, his office said in a statement Friday. Nearly two years into the war in Gaza, Netanyahu faces mounting pressure at home and abroad for a truce to pull the territory’s […]

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1 week ago Israel losing Canadian hearts and minds as poll shows growing outrage over Gaza

OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds in Canada, with more Canadians now reporting their sympathies lie with Palestinians due to moral outrage over the war in Gaza. Another poll suggests a slight majority of younger Canadians now say they’re optimistic about the prospects for peace in […]

Culture

1 week ago The Paris office of Israeli airline El Al is vandalized with graffiti

PARIS — Israeli airline El Al said Thursday that its Paris office was vandalized with anti-Israel graffiti, calling the act a “deeply disturbing” incident as tensions between France and Israel run high. The graffiti was discovered Thursday morning. El Al said the offices were unoccupied at the time of the incident and no one was […]

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1 week ago Media union backtracks on Gaza statement that blamed Israel alone for the ongoing war

'There is no mention of Hamas’ role in any of this; not in the massacre that triggered the war,' a union member said

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1 week ago Norway Wealth Fund’s Investment in Israeli Company Sparks Backlash

Reports of the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund’s investments in an Israeli company linked to the war in Gaza have triggered a political squabble in the Nordic country.

Economics

1 week ago Protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment over Indigenous

Organizers of a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents an attack on Mi’kmaq sovereignty. 

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2 w. ago Tens of Thousands March on Sydney Harbour Bridge to Support Gaza

Tens of thousands of people participated in a rare march across Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge on Sunday in support of Gaza, calling on the Australian government to increase pressure on Israel to alleviate the humanitarian crisis.

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