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‘Israel now has a plan for ethnic cleansing,' says Israeli analyst
Israeli political commentator Gideon Levy has accused the government of orchestrating a deliberate plan of ethnic cleansing in Gaza. In a Haaretz opinion piece, Levy wrote: “Someone conceived it, there were discussions of pros and cons,...

Khamenei warns Muslim states against aiding Israel, blocking Gaza aid
“Today isn’t the time to remain silent regarding Gaza,” the post on Khamenei's official X account. “Muslim governments have heavy responsibilities. If any Muslim government backs the Zionist regime in any form and blocks aid to Palestine, they...

Jewish community commemorates AMIA centre bombing
Hundreds of Argentines gathered in Buenos Aires Friday to commemorate the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre that killed dozens, demanding justice for a crime for which there has not yet been a trial. In the worst such attack in...

Nazi analogies do not belong in Jewish discourse
As a desperate move, faced with the sense that the Israeli public doesn’t truly care about the suffering of Gazans, the Israeli left has once again pulled its so-called doomsday weapon — or more accurately, its most overused card: comparisons to...
Munich Residents Form Human Chain to Protect Synagogue From Anti-Israel Protest Marked by Antisemitic Chants
Anti-Israel protesters march through Munich’s city center near the main synagogue during Shabbat prayers. Photo: Screenshot Munich residents formed a human chain around a local synagogue in a show of solidarity with the Jewish community in...

Board of major U.S. teachers' union rejects delegates' push to cut ties with ADL over Israel stance
The board of America's largest teachers' union, the National Education Association, voted Friday to reject a proposal from its own delegates that would have cut all ties with the Anti-Defamation League.

Trump envoy says US can't 'compel' Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon
US special envoy Tom Barrack said the White House "can't compel Israel to do anything" in Lebanon after he was asked whether Washington would guarantee the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the country's embattled south. "America is not here to...

US, Israel resolve issue of visas for visiting Christians, after row goes public
US Ambassador Mike Huckabee said Monday that a solution had been reached on the issue of visas for visiting Christian groups, after a furious letter from him leaked to the press last week. In the letter, Huckabee threatened to declare that Israel...
News Analysis: Syria’s sectarian clashes, Israeli airstrikes and a wary peace: What to know
BEIRUT — More than a week of sectarian bloodshed in Syria has given way to a wary truce, pausing a fight that drew Israel into an unprecedented confrontation with Syria’s new authorities while raising fresh questions on whether those leaders can...

Israel attacks positions of Arab militias in southern Syria — TV
BEIRUT, July 20. /TASS/. Israeli warplanes attacked positions of Arab tribal militias on the border between the Sweida and Daraa governorates in southern Syria, the Sham TV channel reported. According to the television channel, the Israeli planes...

Pope condemns Israel's attack on Gaza church, speaks with Palestine president
The humanitarian tragedy in the Gaza Strip and the need for urgent assistance were part of discussions between Pope Leo XVI and Mahmoud Abbas, president of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority. Abbas telephoned the pope July 21...

‘AOC funds genocide’: Graffiti defaces campaign office as AOC rebukes ‘lies’ over Israel vote
A campaign office for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–NY) was vandalized over the weekend with bright red graffiti that read “AOC funds genocide in Gaza.”Police responded to the scene around 1 a.m. Monday, after the slogan was discovered painted...

Ocasio-Cortez Campaign Office Vandalized With Anti-Israel Message Amid Backlash Over Iron Dome Funding Vote
A New York campaign office for US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was vandalized with what appeared to be red paint resembling blood and an anti-Israel message on Sunday night, amid backlash from fellow progressives following her vote last...
US ambassador to Israel says he has resolved visa issue for Evangelical Christians
US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Monday that he has finally resolved a visa issue that led to hurdles for American Evangelical Christian groups coming to Israel. "Starting in January, a change in the manner which visas for Christian...
“War supports reactionary, capitalist and fascist forces and destroys lives, hopes and nature”
What is the history of your collective, what are its political objectives and your practice of international solidarity? We come from a variety of backgrounds: artists, activists, migrants, exiles. The global echo of the 2022 revolt — especially...

Aid pressure mounts on Israel as Gaza's suffering hits 'new depths'
The suffering of Gaza's people has “reached new depths”, more than two dozen countries warned on Monday as pressure mounted on Israel to stop its “drip-feeding of aid” to the strip. Britain and France were among 25 countries to say Israel's aid...

The Long Anti-Zionist History of the American Jewish Left
This is an excerpt from Citizens of the Whole World: Anti-Zionism and the Cultures of the American Jewish Left by Benjamin Balthaser, out this week with Verso Books. As historian Karen Brodkin tells it, socialism was “hegemonic” in American Jewish...

Even Greens have had enough! Gender row Chapman effectively 'deselected'
By TOM GORDON FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL Published: 17:23 EDT, 21 July 2025 | Updated: 17:46 EDT, 21 July 2025 A Scottish Green MSP who accused the Supreme Court of ‘bigotry’ faces losing her job after being effectively deselected by party...

Israel didn’t give permits to these Bedouin villages to build bomb shelters, So they built their own
MAYA ALLERUZZO and MELANIE LIDMAN, photojournalist and reporter respectively for Associated Press, AP, report on the dire situation Bedouin Arabs faced during the 12-day Israel-Iran war. When the sirens wail in the southern Israeli desert to...

US and Arab allies in talks with Israel on airdropping aid to Gaza
The US and several Arab allies are in talks with Israel on organising aid flights to drop humanitarian assistance into Gaza to reduce the worsening hunger crisis gripping the enclave, sources told The National on Monday. An Israeli official...