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London arms fair faces huge demonstrations due to Israeli presence
Protests are expected at an arms fair in London where three major Israeli arms manufacturers are due to attend. The planned demonstrations come after the arrests of about 900 supporters of Palestine Action on Saturday, a group proscribed by the...

From SA to Gaza. A young activist carries on family tradition of fighting oppression
Nurain Saloojee comes from a family that opposed apartheid in South Africa. Photo: Hasina Kathrada At 22, Nurain Saloojee is one of the youngest people on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian fleet of more than fifty boats attempting to break...

Israel is hit by terror while unleashing its own terror in Gaza – only extremists will win
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Spanish citizen among six dead after gunmen storm bus in Jerusalem
A SPANISH citizen was among the six people murdered in Monday’s terrorist attack in east Jerusalem, the Spanish government have confirmed. Gunmen stormed a bus in Jerusalem during rush hour traffic on Monday morning, killing six people and...

Ayo Edebiri, Olivia Colman, More Pledge to Boycott Israeli Film Institutions Over ‘Carnage’ in Gaza
Joe Alwyn, Melissa Barrera, Ilana Glazer, and Gael García Bernal have also signed the pledge to not work with organizations “implicated in genocide and apartheid” A long list of Hollywood A-listers have joined a pledge by more than 1,300 film...

Israel demolishes high rises in Gaza City, Trump delivers “last warning” to Hamas, UK police arrest nearly 900 pro-Palestine protesters, Russia bombards Ukraine
At least 40 Palestinians have been killed since dawn across north, south, and central Gaza. Israel plans to squeeze one million Palestinians into an even smaller “humanitarian zone.” Exclusive from Drop Site: Text of President Donald Trump’s...

The ethnic cleansing of Gaza City is expanding as Israel levels residential high-rises
The Israeli army levelled several high-rise residential towers housing thousands of refugees in Gaza City over the weekend, marking the latest escalation in the campaign to completely occupy the city and ethnically cleanse its population. “A...

Palestinian gunmen kill 6 people in attack at Jerusalem bus stop
Palestinian attackers opened fire at a bus stop during the morning rush hour in Jerusalem on Tuesday, killing six people and wounding another 12, according to Israeli officials. An Israeli soldier and civilians who were at the scene shot and...

‘TORN’ Dissects Israel-Palestine Battle Over October 7 Hostage Posters
TORN: The Israel-Palestine Poster War on NYC Streets Courtesy of Hemdale Films In the weeks and months following the Hamas-led terror attack against southern Israel on October 7, 2023, it was nearly impossible to avoid social media footage of...

Spanish PM Announces Measures to Stop Israel's Genocide in Gaza
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, on Monday, September 8, 2025, announced new measures to stop the genocide in Gaza. "What Israel is doing is not defending itself, it is exterminating a defenseless population," said Sanchez...

Jerusalem Terror Attack: Six Dead, a Dozen Wounded
Israelis continue to be the target of terrorist attacks, including one that just claimed half a dozen lives. The state of Israel originally reported on X that five people had been killed and more than a dozen wounded in the shooting, but The Times...

At least six killed by terrorists at bus stop in Jerusalem
At least six people were murdered and dozens were wounded when terrorists opened fire on civilians at a bus stop in Jerusalem this morning. The two attackers were killed at the scene; Hamas praised the shooting by “two Palestinian resistance...

Will Jack Schlossberg’s Jewish roots help him in bid for Nadler’s seat?
Jack Schlossberg at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 20, 2024. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By Jacob Kornbluh September 8, 2025 Jack Schlossberg, the only grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, entered the race to...

Spain Follows Slovenia in Threatening to Withdraw From 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel Participates
Spanish Culture Minister Ernest Urtasun has joined Slovenia’s national broadcaster in threatening to withdraw their country’s participation in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) if Israel is not banned because of its military actions in the...

10 killed in one morning: Israel faces multi-front battles as Gaza invasion looms
The IDF is in the final week of preparations for its planned ground offensive to capture Gaza City, the Hamas stronghold, but the past 24 hours highlighted the strain of operating on multiple fronts. Terrorists open fire at commuters at...

Israel vows ‘mighty hurricane’ strikes, demands Hamas surrender
Israel said it would step up airstrikes on Gaza on Monday in a "mighty hurricane", to serve as a last warning to Hamas that it will destroy the enclave unless fighters accept a demand to free all hostages and surrender. Residents said Israeli...

Israeli archaeologists discover ancient Samaritan agricultural estate
An olive press for production of oil in ritually pure conditions and an adjacent ritual bath (miqveh). (Photo: Emil Aladjem / Israel Antiquities Authority) Archaeologists in Israel have discovered a large Samaritan agricultural estate in a town...

Scottish First Minister Faces Backlash Over Anti-Israel Stance as Jewish Community Warns of Rising Antisemitism
Scottish First Minister John Swinney is facing fierce backlash after nearly 3,000 signatories accused his government’s anti-Israel stance of fueling antisemitism and endangering Jewish communities across Scotland. Last week, Swinney announced that...

Is the Jerusalem terror attack the start of a third intifada? Not so fast
Members of Israel’s ZAKA search and rescue emergency services collect samples at the scene of a shooting at the Ramot road junction in Jerusalem on Sept. 8. Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP / Getty Images Columnist Dan Perry September 8, 2025 An...

Jerusalem bus stop shooting: 6 gunned down in 'terror attack,' police say
A terrorist attack unfolded on the outskirts of Jerusalem, where six people were brutally killed at a bus stop on Monday morning. Officials have confirmed that an additional 12 individuals were injured in the deadly shooting, as reported by the...