Baruch Yedid - TPS, Author at J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/author/baruch-yedid/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:53:35 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Hamas seeks swift return of displaced Palestinians to cement control of northern Gaza https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-seeks-swift-return-of-displaced-palestinians-to-cement-control-of-northern-gaza/ https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-seeks-swift-return-of-displaced-palestinians-to-cement-control-of-northern-gaza/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 05:53:35 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=165997 Hamas is preparing to absorb 700,000 Gazans who left their homes in the north to create facts on the ground before the ceasefire approaches, sources in Gaza told The Press Service of Israel. “Hamas’ goal now is to flood the northern Gaza Strip with hundreds of thousands of Gazans, and as soon as possible, before […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-seeks-swift-return-of-displaced-palestinians-to-cement-control-of-northern-gaza/feed/ 0 165997 ‘The most violent day’: Palestinian Authority crackdown on Jenin camp continues https://www.jwire.com.au/the-most-violent-day-palestinian-authority-crackdown-on-jenin-camp-continues/ https://www.jwire.com.au/the-most-violent-day-palestinian-authority-crackdown-on-jenin-camp-continues/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2025 04:03:03 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=165473 Fighting between Palestinian Authority security forces and local terror groups in the Jenin refugee camp stretched into its fifth week. Eyewitnesses told The Press Service of Israel on Sunday of intense clashes in the Damaj neighbourhood where a PA heavy vehicle was struck, forcing PA forces to fire at least one rocket-propelled grenade. “This is […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/the-most-violent-day-palestinian-authority-crackdown-on-jenin-camp-continues/feed/ 1 165473 Arab leaders urging Trump to replace Mahmoud Abbas https://www.jwire.com.au/arab-leaders-urging-trump-to-replace-mahmoud-abbas/ https://www.jwire.com.au/arab-leaders-urging-trump-to-replace-mahmoud-abbas/#respond Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:07:47 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=164949 Arab leaders are urging President-elect Donald Trump to take measures to replace Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas amid the PA’s floundering effort to crack down on Jenin-area terror groups. An Arab diplomat, who took part in a series of meetings recently held by Steve Witkoff, Trump’s new Middle East advisor, told The Press Service of […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/arab-leaders-urging-trump-to-replace-mahmoud-abbas/feed/ 0 164949 Israel’s strikes on Houthis spur renewed Yemeni offensive https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-strikes-on-houthis-spur-renewed-yemeni-offensive/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-strikes-on-houthis-spur-renewed-yemeni-offensive/#respond Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:55 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=164921 The Yemeni Armed Forces of the internationally-recognized government launched an attack on Houthi rebels in the country’s southwestern Taiz region, likely influenced by Israeli airstrikes on the Iran-backed rebels and the collapse of Iran’s other regional proxies. HoutReports from Taiz indicate that Yemeni army units have launched counterattacks on Houthi positions, seizing control of two […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israels-strikes-on-houthis-spur-renewed-yemeni-offensive/feed/ 0 164921 Iraqi militias give up ‘resistance’ against Israel, Lebanon moves against Palestinian terror bases https://www.jwire.com.au/iraqi-militias-give-up-resistance-against-israel-lebanon-moves-against-palestinian-terror-bases/ https://www.jwire.com.au/iraqi-militias-give-up-resistance-against-israel-lebanon-moves-against-palestinian-terror-bases/#respond Tue, 24 Dec 2024 03:04:18 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=164870 The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reports that Iran-backed Shi’ite militias in Iraq are ceasing hostile activities against Israel. Meanwhile, the Lebanese Armed Forces began dismantling Palestinian terror bases. Underlying these developments are the domino effects of Donald Trump’s return to Washington and the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Damascus. In Iraq, the militias pledged to […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/iraqi-militias-give-up-resistance-against-israel-lebanon-moves-against-palestinian-terror-bases/feed/ 0 164870 Can Abu Muhammad al-Julani redefine leadership in post-war Syria? https://www.jwire.com.au/can-abu-muhammad-al-julani-redefine-leadership-in-post-war-syria/ https://www.jwire.com.au/can-abu-muhammad-al-julani-redefine-leadership-in-post-war-syria/#respond Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:36:10 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=164394 Whatever the future holds for Syria, all eyes will be on rebel leader Abu Muhammad al-Julani. The 42-year-old, whose real name is Ahmed Hussein al-Shara, is now trying to present a moderate image and appearance as someone who is shaping the “new Syria.” But his experience in Al Qaida and Islamic State will make leaders pause. […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/can-abu-muhammad-al-julani-redefine-leadership-in-post-war-syria/feed/ 0 164394 Hamas-enforced taxes on humanitarian aid spark deadly clan fight in Khan Yunis https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-enforced-taxes-on-humanitarian-aid-spark-deadly-clan-fight-in-khan-yunis/ https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-enforced-taxes-on-humanitarian-aid-spark-deadly-clan-fight-in-khan-yunis/#comments Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:04:11 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=164004 Members of a heavily armed Palestinian clan in Khan Yunis violently clashed with Hamas police on Sunday night over Hamas taxes on humanitarian aid deliveries. The fighting broke out when members of the Jargon family refused to pay tax on a cigarette truck passing through the clan’s area of the southern Gaza city. Hamas charges […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-enforced-taxes-on-humanitarian-aid-spark-deadly-clan-fight-in-khan-yunis/feed/ 1 164004 Ramallah braces for Trump: Palestinians must ‘recalibrate policies’ https://www.jwire.com.au/ramallah-braces-for-trump-palestinians-must-recalibrate-policies/ https://www.jwire.com.au/ramallah-braces-for-trump-palestinians-must-recalibrate-policies/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:38:19 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=163516 Concerned by President-elect Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House, the Palestinian Authority is already bracing for a new administration in Washington. “The Palestinian Authority understands it must recalibrate its policies,” a senior PA official told The Press Service of Israel. Demands for significant PA reforms coming from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/ramallah-braces-for-trump-palestinians-must-recalibrate-policies/feed/ 0 163516 ‘Everyone is mourning’: Palestinian media reacts to Trump https://www.jwire.com.au/everyone-is-mourning-palestinian-media-reacts-to-trump/ https://www.jwire.com.au/everyone-is-mourning-palestinian-media-reacts-to-trump/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 05:57:56 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=163486 Faced with President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Palestinian leaders in Ramallah acknowledged they will have to significantly change their policies. A high-ranking Palestinian Authority official told The Press Service of Israel that frustration is running high in Ramallah because after four years of what was expected to be a friendly Biden administration, […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/everyone-is-mourning-palestinian-media-reacts-to-trump/feed/ 0 163486 Hamas scrambles for ceasefire as Israel mulls cutting off northern Gaza aid https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-scrambles-for-ceasefire-as-israel-mulls-cutting-off-northern-gaza-aid/ https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-scrambles-for-ceasefire-as-israel-mulls-cutting-off-northern-gaza-aid/#respond Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:43:04 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=163203 Hamas’s new willingness to negotiate a ceasefire stems from its fear of a plan being considered by Israeli leaders to isolate northern Gaza from humanitarian aid and starve the terror group, and not necessarily because of the death of Yahya Sinwar in mid-October. Palestinian and Qatari sources told The Press Service of Israel that the […]

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