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Israel kills Hamas military chief tied to October 7 attack

JNS — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:59:30 +0000

The Israel Defense Forces said it has eliminated Mohammed Odeh, the new head of Hamas’ military wing and a key figure in the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed Odeh’s death on Wednesday, writing on X that he had been “sent to meet his partners in the depths of […]

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Why is Ben Gvir still in the government?

Menachem Rosensaft — Sun, 24 May 2026 08:05:43 +0000

The scene, captured in a video posted on social media by the unabashedly fascist Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, is atrocious, obscene. We see him as he struts alongside captive flotilla activists who are forced to kneel before him, blindfolded, their hands bound behind them. A woman prisoner is thrown to the […]

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All boats in latest Gaza-bound Flotilla stopped by Israeli forces

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 20 May 2026 03:39:09 +0000

All 50 boats in the Global Sumud Flotilla listed by organisers as sailing have been intercepted by Israeli naval forces in the eastern Mediterranean, with about 430 activists being taken to Israel. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the operation had concluded, with 430 activists transferred to Israeli vessels and heading to Israel, where they would be […]

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The charges the world did not want to see: Palestinians accuse Hamas of war crimes

Elliot Vesely — Tue, 19 May 2026 08:32:30 +0000

For nearly two years, the International Criminal Court’s investigations into the Israel-Hamas war have drawn global attention. When the ICC moved against Israeli leaders, it became front-page news. Editorial boards responded, governments issued statements, universities erupted in protest, and international legal experts filled television panels explaining the significance of the moment. The message was unmistakable: […]

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Pianist knew he was “overstepping the mark” on Gaza

AAP — Mon, 18 May 2026 22:41:29 +0000

Concert pianist Jayson Gillham has denied he deliberately misled the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra about performing a piece dedicated to journalists killed in Gaza. It has been almost two years since Gillham played Witness by composer Connor D’Netto at an MSO concert, preceded by onstage comments about Israel killing journalists. The pianist is suing the orchestra […]

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The Iran war exposed Europe’s strategic collapse

JNS — Mon, 18 May 2026 07:43:33 +0000

For more than a century, the United States has served as the primary guarantor of European security. American power helped save Europe in two world wars, deter Soviet expansion during the Cold War, sustain NATO and lead the fight against jihadist terrorism after the attacks of September 11, 2001. Yet when Washington finally confronted the […]

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Pianist’s Gaza remarks spark Federal Court fight

AAP — Mon, 18 May 2026 05:13:28 +0000

A court has heard the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was thrown into turmoil after pianist Jayson Gillham made comments about the war in Gaza during a concert. Gillham is suing the orchestra in the Federal Court, alleging discrimination on the basis of political opinion after a 2024 performance in which he performed a solo piece dedicated […]

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Israel kills top Hamas military commander in Gaza City strike

J-Wire News Service — Sat, 16 May 2026 12:50:57 +0000

Israel has eliminated Hamas’s most senior military commander in Gaza, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, in a precision airstrike, describing the operation as a major blow to the group’s remaining leadership. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet security agency announced on Saturday that al-Haddad, also known as Abu Suhaib and nicknamed “the Ghost”, was killed […]

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Israel: NYT printed ‘one of the worst blood libels ever’

JNS — Wed, 13 May 2026 05:14:01 +0000

Israel’s Foreign Ministry has accused The New York Times of publishing “one of the worst blood libels ever to appear in the modern press”. “In an unfathomable inversion of reality and through an endless stream of baseless lies, propagandist Nicholas Kristof turns the victim into the accused,” the ministry posted on X, referring to the […]

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How to define an antisemite

JNS — Wed, 13 May 2026 04:39:00 +0000

The rise of Jew-hatred in America can be reversed, but only if it is fought differently. The hate-mongers have been successful in gaining legitimacy for their absurd argument that being antizionist and supporting the eradication of the State of Israel does not make them antisemites. Even antisemites such as far-left political commentator and streamer Hasan […]

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