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Israel demanded the mediators who brokered the deal with Hamas — Qatar, Egypt and the United States — take steps to ensure the safety of Israeli hostages during their release from Hamas captivity, including those to be freed this coming weekend

JEWISH PRESS Israel Retaliates for Maltreatment of Hostages During Release from Gaza Hana Levi Julian January 30, 2025 The State of Israel retaliated Thursday for the maltreatment of its hostages during their release from captivity in Gaza, slow-walking the release … Continue reading

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“Trump, as a candidate, called for deporting pro-Hamas students who are in the US on visas”

NEW YORK POST Trump ordering review to identify, punish and deport antisemites — including students on visas Steven Nelson January 29, 2025 President Trump is expected to sign an executive order Wednesday instructing all federal agencies to identify civil and … Continue reading

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Advisers gather physical and digital artifacts related to the Hamas massacre, and get advice from curators who undertook a similar task after 9/11

TABLET MAG How—and Where—to Build an Oct. 7 Memorial Hillel Kuttler January 29, 2025 …In a country speckled by plaques, stones, gardens, overlooks, hiking paths, rooms, buildings, and entire communities honoring lives taken by terrorism and war, Israel is tackling … Continue reading

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“Iran threat to Israel through Hamas and Hezbollah has been cut off, and it has also lost Syria as a weapons smuggling route for its proxies”

THE TELEGRAPH Iran’s supreme leader forced to wear flak jacket as fears of existential threat grow Steve Golddie January 25, 2025 Iran has ordered its proxy forces across the Middle East to exercise caution as the Islamic Republic fears an … Continue reading

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“The ban is by far the most robust step ever taken by Israel against UNRWA, whose largest donors have been the United States and the EU”

JNS UNRWA activities become illegal in Israel Canaan Lidor January 30, 2025 Laws that ban UNRWA in Israel went into effect on Thursday, barring the United Nations aid agency for Palestinians from maintaining a presence or activities in that country, … Continue reading

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The Indonesian Holocaust Museum initially sparked fierce opposition from influential Islamic organizations

STUDY FINDS Holocaust museums in Muslim countries offer ray of hope amid rising antisemitism January 28, 2025 As antisemitism surges globally in the wake of October 7, an unlikely phenomenon provides grounds for cautious optimism: the emergence and continued operation … Continue reading

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Abramowitz: “Why was Israel forced to accept such a bad deal when a much better deal could have been negotiated one month later, aided by the threat of force?”

SAVE THE WEST Special Envoy to the Middle East Undermines America First Agenda Kenneth Abramowitz January 25, 2025 …Why was Israel forced to accept such a bad deal when a much better deal could have been negotiated one month later, … Continue reading

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“A peace between Lebanon and Israel may be no warmer than the ones Egypt and Jordan have with Israel…It doesn’t matter”

THIS IS BEIRUT It Is Time for Israeli-Lebanese Peace David Hale January 21, 2025 A window for peace between Israel and Lebanon just unexpectedly opened…Now, that equation has changed, with Hezbollah on its knees, Assad gone for good, and Tehran’s … Continue reading

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Benjamin Anthony: “An enfeebled Hamas cannot be trusted to safeguard the hostages in the face of a baying crowd. Israel’s leaders must do more to secure them”

JNS The unspoken perils of the hostage release deal Benjamin Anthony January 23, 2025 …..Four more women are expected to be released on Saturday, and Israel has but a few days to safeguard them from having to straddle similar, unfathomable … Continue reading

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Betar US: “One of Trump’s day-one executive orders on immigration directs officials to revoke the visas of people who “advocate for, aid, or support designated foreign terrorists” on U.S. soil”

DAILY CALLER Jewish Group Gives Trump Admin List Of ‘Pro-Hamas’ Foreign Students, Faculty To Deport Hudson Crozier January 22, 2025 A “loud proud Zionist” organization sent the Trump administration documents on dozens of allegedly pro-terrorist college students and faculty, hoping … Continue reading

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