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Columbia University-affiliated seminary to divest from Israel
Union Theological Seminary (UTS) yields to demands of pro-Palestinian protesters and announces decision to divest from companies that 'support and profit from the present killing of innocent civilians in Palestine'
Daniel Edelson, New York
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09:35 | 05.14.24
Michael Cohen implicates Trump in hush money case
Former Trump fixer tells court former president approves hefty payouts to stifle stories of sex that could be harmful to 2016 election campaign; says Trump involved in payments to kill stories
Associated Press
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21:58 | 05.13.24
Far-right activists threaten to add fuel to Malmo fire
During Eurovision in Malmo, far-right activists, including politician Rasmus Paludan, threaten protests against Sweden for hosting contest there, citing the city's reputation
Zeev Avrahami, Malmo
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09:21 | 05.11.24
'I never left her side': Man who traveled with Israeli dead in Brazil maintains innocence
In his interrogation, Alma Bohadana's companion Dan Hen first said a robbery as the reason for her death but later changed his account, maintaining he did all he could to rescue her
ynet correspondents
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10:50 | 05.09.24
Putin’s 'gay hunter' now facing his own legal battle
Moscow court charges Timur Bulatov with discrediting Russian armed forces but censors details of case against known LGBT denouncer
Reuters
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23:23 | 05.08.24
An illuminating gesture: Drones light up NY skies with messages about Hamas hostages
500 drones formed messages in the skies above New York City skies calling for the return of the hostages from Gaza; Actor and avid Israel supporter, Michael Rapaport: 'I am here because of the suffering and madness the families of the hostages are enduring'
Daniel Edelson, New York
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12:46 | 05.08.24
Meir Kahane's cousin runs over anti-Israel protesters in New York
Police report says a dispute erupted between demonstrators and Reuven Kahane, and he allegedly accelerated toward the crowd, striking one woman. 55
Daniel Edelson, New York
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10:46 | 05.08.24
After Israeli woman dies in Brazil, man traveling with her keeps changing stories
Alma Bohadana fell to her death in Brazil, but how exactly that occurred remains a mystery, and an Israeli man who was with her has given police three different accounts; Hostel she stayed in described her as welcoming, radiant and fun to be around
ynet correspondents
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10:22 | 05.08.24
Jewish businessman murdered in Egypt
The Jewish man, believed to be Israeli, visits Egypt several times a year and entered the country on a foreign passport; The Israeli Embassy in Cairo is handling the details of the case
Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari
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21:35 | 05.07.24
Violent anti-Israel protests on Europe's campuses: Students arrested in Amsterdam and Berlin
Intense pro-Palestinian protests have erupted on university campuses across Europe, including 125 arrests in the Netherlands, and violent clashes in Germany; Protest tent camps also have sprung up in Denmark, Finland, Italy and Spain, all echoing the demand to 'sever ties with Israel'
Zeev Avrahami
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20:59 | 05.07.24
Malmö city hall erases 'Free Palestine' graffiti, later apologizes
The Swedish city hosting this year's Eurovision has deleted pro-Palestinian graffiti in popular Folkets Park, and later apologizes for doing so amid pro-Palestinian protests; 'Malmö condemns any infringement on freedom of expression,' officials say
Ran Boker
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19:57 | 05.07.24
Street in Kharkiv named after Jewish soldier who died saving children in Israel
Council of Ukraine's second largest city has decided to memorialize native son Alexei Niakov for his heroic actions in 1998, stopping terrorists from blowing up a school bus in Gush Katif, saving the lives of dozens of children
Itamar Eichner
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19:45 | 05.07.24
Biden: 'Too many people forget the horrors of the Holocaust and the horrors of October 7'
The U.S. president, at an event memorializing those killed in the Holocaust held at the Capitol, decried antisemitism; 'This hatred (of Jews) continues to lie deep in the hearts of too many people in the world and requires our continued vigilance and outspokenness'
Reuters
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19:29 | 05.07.24
Columbia U. cancels all-campus graduation ceremony citing 'security concerns' as other universities follow suit
A week after NYPD arrested 200 demonstrators on campus, Columbia cancels main graduation ceremony in favor of more limited events; Jewish student whose mother was supposed to see him graduate: 'We'll now need to seek alternative ways to celebrate'
Daniel Edelson, New York
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21:19 | 05.06.24
IAEA chief seeks tougher nuclear checks in Iran, with limited leverage
UN watchdog chief Rafael Grossi says that, given the depth and breadth of Iran's nuclear program, the IAEA should have additional monitoring capabilities, as Iran is enriching uranium to up to 60% purity, close to the around 90% needed for weapons grade
Reuters
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18:33 | 05.06.24
The 'protest consultant' behind Columbia University demonstrations
Lisa Fithian, 63, documented instructing students at Columbia on how to barricade themselves and respond to New York police attempts to arrest them
Daniel Edelson, New York
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14:30 | 05.06.24
Jordan's Queen Rania praises student protesters on U.S. campuses, decries antisemitism
'It's wrong for any student to have to feel unsafe on campus' and 'law and order are paramount for everybody'; Says there is 'outrage' in her country as young people also upset about U.S. support for Israel
Ynetnews
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02:01 | 05.06.24
Labour's Sadiq Khan wins 3rd term as London mayor as Tories lose ground
Conservatives lose ground across UK as Labour retakes old strongholds, as well as historic third term for London mayor; Labour calls for general elections which must happen by January 28 next year
Associated Press, Ynet
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19:48 | 05.05.24
Richmond, California city council votes to divest from Israel
It is the 2nd U.S. city to take such action; Richmond has an investment pool of $600 million, of which 7% could be affected by divestment
Daniel Edelson, New York
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23:52 | 05.02.24
Biden condemns campus violence: 'No place for antisemitism and chaos'
US president in special statement from the White House following riots by anti-Israel protesters: 'Vandalism, trespassing, shutting down classes and threatening students is not a non-violent demonstration - it is against the law'; Says protests don't change his position on Mideast
Ynet
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19:36 | 05.02.24
California police tear down anti-Israel protest camp at UCLA
Action by hundreds of helmeted police comes a day after violent clashes between protesters and supporters of Israel; campus remains closed until at least Friday
Reuters
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16:23 | 05.02.24
US House passes antisemitism bill amid anti-Israel protests
Lawmakers vote to expand definition of antisemitism, aiming to address discrimination against Jewish students as pro-Hamas protests sweep through US college campuses
i24NEWS
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12:46 | 05.02.24
US senator calls for safeguards in any nuclear power deal with Saudi Arabia
Edward Markey says Saudi Arabia with its terrible human rights record cannot be trusted to use its nuclear program purely for peaceful purposes
Reuters
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00:34 | 05.02.24
Saudi Arabia urges US to exclude Israel from Mideast deal, report
Riyadh seeks a more modest agreement with the US amid expectation that the cease-fire talks would fail and the fighting would continue, preventing normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel
Itamar Eichner
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20:52 | 05.01.24
NYPD storm Columbia U building occupied by anti-Israel protesters
Watch: Police use stun grenades to clear seized building, dozens of protesters arrested; police set to remain on campus for the coming days
Daniel Edelson, New York
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09:14 | 05.01.24
Columbia University cracks down on student mob who seized building
Columbia University threatens to expel students who seized Hamilton Hall after they defied the deadline to vacate the encampment; Professor Gil Zussman, who has been teaching at the university for 17 years, worries over escalation
Daniel Edelson, New York
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01:01 | 05.01.24
Under anti-gay law Iraq hunts down LGBTQ people, imprisons anyone who 'behaves like a woman'
Anti-LGBTQ law provides for up to 15 years in prison for those who engage in same-sex relations and 3 years for those who undergo gender reassignment surgery; Saif Ali, who fled Iraq after his family locked him up at home for two years says the 'future looks very dark'
AFP
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23:11 | 04.30.24
Archaeologists find skeletons in Nazi criminal Hermann Goring's home
Polish and German archaeologists discover remnants of five limbless bodies in the Wolf's Lair complex in Poland, which was also used by Hitler
Zeev Avrahami, Berlin
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20:00 | 04.30.24
Students breach campus building as Columbia suspends pro-Palestinian protesters
Wave of Gaza protests rock college campuses across US, with Columbia University at the epicenter; police arrest dozens of students and deploy pepper spray during a pro-Palestinian rally at University of Texas at Austin
Daniel Edelson, New York, News Agencies
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08:36 | 04.30.24
Blinken says work on Israeli-Saudi normalizatiom 'very close to completion'
Top US diplomat says Hamas 'needs to decide quickly' on 'extraordinarily generous' Gaza cease-fire proposal, hopeful terror group would 'make the right decision'
Ynet, News Agencies
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14:26 | 04.29.24
Israeli student elected Columbia student president amid pro-Palestinian protests
Maya Platek says wants to 'help Jewish and Israeli students face discrimination, but it's important to me to protect everyone, every group fighting against discrimination'
Daniel Edelson, New York
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11:46 | 04.29.24
Arab leader's prescient warning gains renewed attention amid US campus turmoil
In 2017 interview, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed cautioned without action against extremists from Middle East, Western nations could turn into 'terrorism hotbeds'; his prophetic words resonate anew amid US campus protests showing clear support for Hamas; 'I told you so,' he remarks
Sapir Benjamin, Daniel Edelson, New York
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10:47 | 04.29.24
Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to discuss Israel normalization, post-war Gaza
Top US diplomat to discuss with Saudi authorities efforts for normalization deal between kingdom and Israel, a mega deal that includes Washington giving Riyadh agreements on bilateral defense and security commitments as well as nuclear cooperation
Reuters
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08:34 | 04.29.24
Guests run gauntlet of protests against Gaza war at White House correspondents' dinner
President Joe Biden's speech did not mention Israel's war on Gaza; Correspondents Association president notes large number of journalists killed; Protesters call out: 'Shame on you'
AP
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08:21 | 04.28.24
Students block Paris' Sciences Po university over Gaza war
Chanting their support for the Palestinians, the students display Palestinian flags at windows and over the building's entrance, several wearing Keffiyeh in solidarity with Gaza
Reuters
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15:34 | 04.26.24
US State Department Arabic spokesperson quits over Gaza policy
Hala Rharrit, Palestinian-American citing her opposition to Washington's stance on Gaza war, becomes third US official to resign over Biden administration's support for Israel
Reuters
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13:08 | 04.26.24
Pro-Palestinian protesters ignore ultimatum to leave Columbia U
University president says talks ongoing despite ultimatum expiring, following criticism over involving NYPD; university senate to meet to issue warning before voting on her dismissal
Daniel Edelson, New York
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12:45 | 04.26.24
Moroccan asylum-seeker found guilty of murdering man in UK in revenge for Gaza
Ahmed Alid killed a 70-year-old victim after approaching him from behind, he later admitted that he did it in revenge for Israel killing innocent children, and blamed Britain for creating the Jewish State
Reuters
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00:09 | 04.26.24
Man in Hamas shirt distributes anti-Israel propaganda to Brazil's lawmakers
Political theatre in National Congress of Brazil: Video captures him disseminating anti-Israeli propaganda materials to congressional members, purportedly posing as a local staffer
Itamar Eichner
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18:47 | 04.25.24
Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned in NY
In a dramatic decision, the NY Supreme Court overturned his 2020 rape conviction; Weinstein will remain in prison because he was also convicted of rape in a Los Angeles court in 2022, where he was sentenced to 16 years in prison
Reuters
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17:08 | 04.25.24
French man sentenced to three years for antisemitic attack in Paris
Assailant, 31, assaults 62-year-old man wearing kippah, knocking him to the ground and hurling antisemitic slurs, including calling him a 'dirty Jew'
i24NEWS
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22:26 | 04.24.24
Iranian Revolutionary Guard official missing since 2007 defected to US, report says
Seventeen years after Ali-Reza Asgari vanished in Turkey, opposition channel Iran International reports he's now living in US under CIA witness protection program
Itamar Eichner
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19:55 | 04.24.24
Jewish students get death threats, letter warns Columbia U. president
Signatories say there have been violent attacks, theft of property as well as calls for ethnic cleansing and support for terror as pro Palestinian protests spread to other campuses
Daniel Edelson, New York, Tzippy Shmilovitz, Itamar Eichner
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15:54 | 04.24.24
At least one hurt as horses run amok in central London
British Army and London Metropolitan Police fumble to catch horses gone wild in central London after reportedly a man was injured by the stampeding horses
Reuters
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13:05 | 04.24.24
Argentina seeks arrest of Iran minister over 1994 Jewish center bombing
Minister Ahmad Vahidi currently visiting Pakistan and Sri Lanka; Interpol issues red alert which enables his detention as he travels outside Iran
AFP
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07:55 | 04.24.24
U.S. Senate approves $95 billion aid package for Israel, Taiwan, Ukraine
Vote passes with overwhelming 80 to 19 majority to send $26 billion to Israel, $61 billion to Ukraine and $8.12 billion to Taiwan; Biden vows to sign bill into law
i24NEWS
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07:18 | 04.24.24
Spiraling out of control: pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses up the ante
Hundreds of protesters set up tents at Yale, 50 arrested; Columbia University moving to partial remote learning as President Minouche Shafik under pressure from GOP legislators to resign for 'losing control' of students
Daniel Edelson, New York
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11:31 | 04.23.24
Satellite images reveal damage after attack on Iran's Isfahan air base
Opposition journalist reveals footage from scene of Israeli-linked attack on Shikari Air Base, showing damage to air defense systems; ABC News reports systems part of defenses protecting Natanz nuclear facility
Ynet
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10:10 | 04.21.24
Israel, Turkey in talks to avoid diplomatic fallout as Gaza-bound flotilla sets sail
Humanitarian flotilla set to sail for Gaza from Turkey this week, and Israel is negotiating with Turkey to reroute the aid through Egypt to prevent repeat of deadly 2010 flotilla raid
Itamar Eichner
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09:04 | 04.21.24
Iranian dissidents and pro-Israel activists call to terminate German-Iranian twin city partnership
The German city of Freiburg has maintained a municipal relationship with Isfahan, known as a nuclear and missile manufacturing hub in Iran, for over two decades
Benjamin Weinthal/i24NEWS
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13:27 | 04.19.24
Paris NGOs file complaint against Israeli-French national for alleged torturing of Palestinians
Pro-Palestinian organizations demand prosecution to look into a video in which the IDF soldier is allegedly taunting Palestinian detainees during his service in Gaza
AFP
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01:30 | 04.19.24
'We're more likely to be killed by the morality police than in an Israeli attack on Iran'
Azita writes of harsh reality in Iran leading up to and in the aftermath of the Iranian attack on Israel, says liberal Iranians hope the IDF launches a retaliatory attack that may re-ignite protests against the regime
Azita, a resident of Iran
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08:37 | 04.18.24
Student suspended for spraying anti-Israel protesters, wants to come back to school
In his petition, the student writes that the university turns a blind eye to pro-Palestinian rallies he claims are filled with antisemitic rhetoric
Daniel Edelson, New York
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16:37 | 04.17.24
EU needs to turbocharge defense-industrial capacity, says Von der Leyen
President Ursula von der Leyen says Iran's attack on Israel is the latest signal of intent of a 'new league of authoritarians', mentioning Russia and North Korea as well
Reuters
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16:20 | 04.17.24
Columbia U president to testify in Congress on campus conflicts over war in Gaza, response
She will appear before the same committee that grilled the presidents of Harvard, MIT and University of Pennsylvania in December; the presidents of Penn and Harvard have since resigned
AP
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15:23 | 04.17.24
US House declares 'from the river to the sea' slogan antisemitic in new resolution
Lawmakers overwhelmingly approve resolution brought forward following Iranian attack; Squad and progressive Democratic lawmakers vote against
Daniel Edelson, New York
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14:50 | 04.17.24
US organization designs alternative to UNRWA schools
'There needs to be international support, and particularly from within the Arab world, to really drive this initiative,' says USIEA policy director of proposed Alternate Gazan Education System Fund
I24NEWS
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08:51 | 04.17.24
After Iran's attack repelled, Zelensky demands same defense alliance as Israel
Israel's alliance with the U.S. helped it defeat missiles and UAVs from Iran, and now Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expects to receive similar assistance against the Russians: 'Israel is not a NATO member, yet they helped save lives, Moscow, like Tehran, spreads terror'
Yair Navot
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23:36 | 04.16.24
US House speaker Mike Johnson drumming up support to pass Israel aid
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the chamber's No.2 Republican, says the House will respond to Iran's attack with 'legislation that supports our ally Israel and holds Iran and its terrorist proxies accountable'
Reuters
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08:59 | 04.15.24
Iranians rally in support of Israeli strikes on regime sites
Iranians are spreading anti-regime graffiti in the streets of Iran and taking to social media to show support for the state of Israel after air strike in Damascus that killed IRGC commander
Emily Schrader
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14:49 | 04.14.24
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