Dozens of anti-Israel agitators stormed and occupied the lobby of the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco on Monday before police arrested nearly 70 for not leaving the grounds. Police zip-tied the hands of protesters, put them in police vans and drove them away. Officers arrested 69 people who refused to vacate the building, cited them, and released them from San …
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Maldives bans Israelis from entering country during war in Gaza
The Indian Ocean tourist destination Maldives is now banning Israelis from entering its territory in an apparent retaliatory move over the war in Gaza. The government of the predominantly Muslim island nation announced that President Mohammed Muizzu enacted the ban this week following a recommendation from his cabinet. “The Cabinet decision includes amending necessary laws to prevent Israeli passport holders …
Read More »Puppies and rainbows: How the bipartisan invitation to the leader of Israel threatens to divide the Democrats
All four Congressional leaders extended an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a Joint Meeting of Congress. “I am very moved to have the privilege of representing Israel before both Houses of Congress and to present the truth about our just war against those who seek to destroy us to the representatives of the American people …
Read More »IDF confirms deaths of 4 Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity
Four Israeli hostages have died while in Hamas captivity, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Monday after obtaining new intelligence. The kibbutz Nir Oz said earlier Monday that three of their founders who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and taken hostage were killed while in captivity. An IDF spokesperson said Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger, and Chaim Peri …
Read More »Netanyahu and Trump face similar 'politicized prosecutions,' legal expert says
JERUSALEM – After a Manhattan jury on Thursday convicted former President Trump of falsifying business records, legal experts have commented on the similarities between his case and the ongoing prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel’s then-attorney general, Avichai Mandelblit, charged Netanyahu with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a legal saga that started four years ago …
Read More »Israel begrudgingly accepts Biden’s Gaza deal: ‘Not a good plan’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government begrudgingly accepted President Biden’s plan for a cease-fire in Gaza on Sunday. Biden had issued the plan on Friday, and Netanyahu initially responded with dismissal. Hamas has indicated it favors the plan, though no formal agreement has been made. Ophir Falk, chief foreign policy adviser to Netanyahu described Biden’s plan in an interview with …
Read More »Protesters face deportation after participating in disruptive anti-Israel demonstrations
Nine European nationals are set to be deported from Greece for their participation in disruptive anti-Israel demonstrations on the campus ofUniversity of Athens School of Law last month. The protesters awaiting deportation are from Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Spain. They were among 28 people of Greek and foreign origin who were detained on charges ofdisrupting the operation of a …
Read More »Addressing antisemitism should be priority for Europe before recognizing Palestinian state, leading rabbi says
Following the announcement by Spain, Norway and Ireland that they would recognize a Palestinian state, the president of the Conference of European Rabbis and the exiled chief rabbi of Moscow, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, told Fox News Digital that Oct. 7 “came with a message: it is politically correct to be an antisemite again.” He said this has made the past …
Read More »NYPD on high alert ahead of Israel Day Parade Sunday
The New York City Police Department is on high alert ahead of the annual Israel Day Parade on Sunday, happening nearly eight months after Hamas’ attacks on southern Israel prompted the ongoing war in Gaza. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD officials hosted a press conference on Friday to discuss security preparations for the parade, which has a …
Read More »Netanyahu seems to contradict Biden cease-fire offer: 'Non-starter' if all conditions not met
JERUSALEM –Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a statement on Saturday that seemed to contradict President Biden’s comments that would end the war in Gaza. Netanyahu’s office said that Israel’s conditions for ending the war –the destruction of Hamas’s military and governing capabilities, the freeing of all hostages and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel …
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