Charles Bybelezer - JNS, Author at J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/author/charles-bybelezer/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:01:36 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.jwire.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cropped-Jwirelogocleangoog.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Charles Bybelezer - JNS, Author at J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/author/charles-bybelezer/ 32 32 6446428 Blinken: Hamas response to hostage proposal is unworkable https://www.jwire.com.au/blinken-hamas-response-to-hostage-proposal-is-unworkable/ https://www.jwire.com.au/blinken-hamas-response-to-hostage-proposal-is-unworkable/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2024 08:01:36 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=159313 Hamas’s official response to Israel’s hostages-for-ceasefire proposal included modifications that are not workable, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. “Hamas has proposed numerous changes to the proposal that was on the table. … Some of the changes are workable, some are not,” Blinken said in a press conference alongside Qatari Prime Minister […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/blinken-hamas-response-to-hostage-proposal-is-unworkable/feed/ 1 159313 Israeli forces rescue four hostages from Gaza https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-forces-rescue-four-hostages-from-gaza/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-forces-rescue-four-hostages-from-gaza/#respond Sat, 08 Jun 2024 12:21:37 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=159140 Israeli forces on Saturday rescued four hostages from two separate locations in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip. During a “complex” IDF/Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) daytime operation in the heart of a crowded residential neighbourhood, the forces recovered from Hamas captivity Noa Argamani, 26, Almog Meir Jan, 21, Andrey Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi Ziv, […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-forces-rescue-four-hostages-from-gaza/feed/ 0 159140 Netanyahu’s ‘day after’ Hamas plan emphasizes security control https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahu-presents-a-post-war-gaza-plan/ https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahu-presents-a-post-war-gaza-plan/#respond Sun, 25 Feb 2024 07:28:44 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156186 Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented a “day after” plan for Gaza, his first official proposal for when the war in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory ends. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night formally presented for the first time his “day after” Hamas plan, which reiterates his oft-stated goal of completely eradicating the Palestinian […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahu-presents-a-post-war-gaza-plan/feed/ 0 156186 Netanyahu’s ‘day after’ Hamas plan emphasises security control https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahus-day-after-hamas-plan-emphasises-security-control/ https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahus-day-after-hamas-plan-emphasises-security-control/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 07:02:04 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=156174 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night formally presented for the first time his “day after” Hamas plan, which reiterates his oft-stated goal of completely eradicating the Palestinian terror group and emphasises ongoing Israeli security control west of the Jordan River, including in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. In the short term, the plan […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/netanyahus-day-after-hamas-plan-emphasises-security-control/feed/ 0 156174 Riyadh wants declaration on Palestinian state for Israel ties https://www.jwire.com.au/riyadh-wants-declaration-on-palestinian-state-for-israel-ties/ https://www.jwire.com.au/riyadh-wants-declaration-on-palestinian-state-for-israel-ties/#respond Mon, 05 Feb 2024 07:19:02 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=155649 Arabia would suffice with a declared Israeli commitment to the two-state solution in order to normalise ties with Jerusalem as part of a broad agreement, including a defence pact with the United States. Citing three unnamed sources, Reuters reported that the Saudis are eyeing a deal before the U.S. presidential election in November and that […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/riyadh-wants-declaration-on-palestinian-state-for-israel-ties/feed/ 0 155649 Hamas rejects offer of two-month ceasefire for release of all hostages https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-rejects-offer-of-two-month-ceasefire-for-release-of-all-hostages/ https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-rejects-offer-of-two-month-ceasefire-for-release-of-all-hostages/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:19:12 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=155239 Hamas rejected an Israeli proposal for a two-month ceasefire in exchange for the staged release of the 136 remaining hostages being held in the Gaza Strip, a senior Egyptian official told the Associated Press on Tuesday. The official said Hamas leaders also rejected a demand to leave Gaza and are insisting that the Israel Defence […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/hamas-rejects-offer-of-two-month-ceasefire-for-release-of-all-hostages/feed/ 0 155239 Israeli operations in Gaza continue as Hamas fires from schools, mosque https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-operations-in-gaza-continue-as-hamas-fires-from-schools-mosque/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-operations-in-gaza-continue-as-hamas-fires-from-schools-mosque/#respond Sat, 09 Dec 2023 22:28:26 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=153726 Israel Defence Forces troops continued to operate deep inside the Gaza Strip on Saturday as fighter jets struck Hamas assets across the Palestinian enclave. In one operation, terrorists holed up in a school in the Shejaya neighbourhood of Gaza City ambushed Israeli soldiers, who responded with fire to eliminate the threat. The IDF on Saturday […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-operations-in-gaza-continue-as-hamas-fires-from-schools-mosque/feed/ 0 153726 Israel: UN chief’s tenure ‘danger to world peace’ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-un-chiefs-tenure-danger-to-world-peace/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israel-un-chiefs-tenure-danger-to-world-peace/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2023 04:01:08 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=153686 Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Wednesday accused U.N. chief Antonio Guterres of supporting Hamas and called his tenure a global threat. “Guterres’ tenure is a danger to world peace. His request to activate Article 99 and the call for a ceasefire in Gaza constitutes support of the Hamas terrorist organization and an endorsement of […]

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