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“Humanitarian groups and several Arab nations, including US-allied Saudi Arabia, have claimed that the relocation of Gazans would be illegal and would amount to ethnic cleansing”

JEWISH CHRONICLE (by agreement with JNS) Israel creates new military body to encourage ‘voluntary emigration’ from Gaza Joshua Marks March 23, 2025 Israel’s Security Cabinet has approved Defence Minister Israel Katz’s proposal to establish a new directorate within the ministry … Continue reading

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“There is no massacre of Christians happening in Syria. But that lie took hold for a reason—and grasping it is the key to understanding something important about American domestic politics”

TABLET MAG The Right’s Sectarian Moment Tony Badran March 24, 2025 Many Americans, particularly those who get their information from popular right-wing social media accounts [eg Candace Owens] and podcasters [eg Tucker Carlson], now take it as an article of … Continue reading

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As it unfurls, the saga of Mahmoud Khalil—the Columbia agitator picked up by immigration enforcement last week—looks less like a complicated immigration-law dispute and more like something out of a John le Carré novel.

CITY JOURNAL Who Are the Shadowy Figures Defending Mahmoud Khalil? Liel Leibovitz, Asaf Romirowsky March 19, 2025 …Similarly, it is troubling that those who argue, against all available evidence, that Mahmoud Khalil is a martyr on the altar of free … Continue reading

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Hirsi, a far-left activist, anti-Israel agitator, and Barnard College senior, hosts online Mahmoud Khalil fundraiser

FREE BEACON Ilhan Omar’s Daughter Promotes Fundraiser For Pro-Hamas Activist in ICE Custody Jessica Costescu March 12, 2025 Isra Hirsi, the daughter of “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.), championed a fundraiser supporting Mahmoud Khalil, the student activist and … Continue reading

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Three sources said the Trump administration’s hostage envoy has already been pulled off of the Hamas hostage file

JEWISH INSIDER Adam Boehler sidelined from Hamas negotiations after media blitz, sources say Emily Jacobs March 13, 2025 Republicans on Capitol Hill are privately frustrated by Adam Boehler, President Donald Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs, over his behavior during … Continue reading

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“Witkoff’s treatment of Netanyahu was effective but it was also cartoonishly performative”

COMMENTARY MAG What Trump’s Tough-Guy Diplomacy Means for Israel Seth Mandel March 13, 2025 Israelis may be relieved that U.S. envoy Adam Boehler has been sidelined from Hamas talks after his disastrous foray into hostage diplomacy, but they should remember … Continue reading

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“US hostage envoy Adam Boehler reportedly engaged in the first direct talks between the US and Hamas in decades over the remaining American hostages and chances for a deal to end the war”

ARUTZ SHEVA Trump Admin. holding secret direct talks with Hamas over hostages March 5, 2025 The Trump Administration has been engaged in direct talks with the Hamas terrorist organization in an effort to release the American citizens who are still … Continue reading

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Trump: “Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye – You can choose”

JNS US, Israel could take joint military action against Hamas if negotiations fail, Witkoff says Andrew Bernard March 6, 2025 Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, told reporters on Thursday that the United States and Israel … Continue reading

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“Those protesting the loudest about Trump’s alleged ‘ethnic ceansing’ plan are more interested in exploiting Gazans for the purpose of destroying Israel than helping them”

WALL STREET JOURNAL International Law Is No Bar to Trump’s Gaza Proposal Eugene Kontorovich March 3, 2025 …The president is successfully trolling European and United Nations officials, who have insisted the plan would violate international law. They’re wrong. The legal … Continue reading

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“Investigation finds guns of most members of security team were locked in armory, inaccessible due to power outage; 3 cases of ‘friendly fire’ as troops entered kibbutz to clear it of terrorists”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Civilians, police stopped 1st wave of terrorists at Nahal Oz; IDF arrived 7 hours later Emanuel Fabian March 4, 2025 …On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces presented its probe into the battle at the kibbutz — among … Continue reading

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