Israel-Gaza war Archives – J-Wire

Israel welcomes UN blacklisting of Hamas for sexual crimes in conflict

Pesach Benson — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:13:40 +0000

Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed the UN’s decision to add Hamas to its “blacklist” of groups committing sexual crimes in armed conflicts, calling it an overdue recognition of atrocities committed since October 7. “Hamas terrorists have committed – and continue to commit – some of the most horrific sexual crimes known to humanity: rape, […]

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‘Wrong side of history’: senator hits out at sanction

AAP — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:15:50 +0000

Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi has lashed Labor and the coalition for being on the “wrong side of history” over the war in Gaza as the parliament sanctioned her. Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi has doubled down on her silent protest about the Israel-Gaza war, accusing parliament of “cracking down on black and brown women” after she […]

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International court referral has ‘no credibility’: PM

AAP — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 03:28:06 +0000

The prime minister has dismissed a referral to the International Criminal Court that accused members of federal parliament of supporting alleged war crimes in the Middle East. Anthony Albanese said the referral to the court, made by Sydney-based law firm Birchgrove Legal, did not have any credibility. The referral said the government, including prime minister, […]

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Full Monday planned at UN with focus on US vetoes of ceasefire, UNRWA

Mike Wagenheim - JNS — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 04:47:19 +0000

The hyperfocus of the United Nations on the Israel-Hamas war will be on full display on Monday. In the morning, a U.N. General Assembly session will address Washington’s Feb. 20 veto of an Algeria-drafted Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire. That resolution garnered support from 13 of the 15 council members, with the United […]

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Thousands rally in Jerusalem against ending Hamas war

Amelie Botbol - JNS — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:07:28 +0000

Thousands of Israelis, including soldiers, parents of fallen soldiers and relatives of Hamas hostages, took part in a rally on Thursday in front of the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. The rally concluded a five-day cross-country march titled “Victory March: Keep Going Until IDF Victory,” organised by Reservists Until Victory, a group established by Israeli […]

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34% reservists at Tel Aviv University are women

J-Wire News Service — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 03:47:33 +0000

New data from Tel-Aviv University reveal a major change in women’s contribution to the war effort compared to the past. In the first months of the current war, 6,657 TAU students were called up for reserve duty in the IDF, including 2,228 women – 34%. Moreover, in January 2024, after most reserve soldiers had been […]

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As ceasefire deal takes shape, Mahmoud Abbas lays groundwork for return to Gaza

Baruch Yedid - TPS — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 04:56:18 +0000

An emerging Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza will take place in three stages over a period of several weeks, the Tazpit Press Service has learned. Parallel to this, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is said to be preparing certain reforms under US pressure which would allow him to return to return to Gaza. The emerging ceasefire […]

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NSW to review inciting violence laws over Gaza tensions

AAP — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:39:40 +0000

Concerns from some community groups that laws in NSW prohibiting incitement of violence don’t go far enough have prompted a legal review. Incitement laws could be strengthened in NSW after concerns from religious groups that current rules are failing to protect people from violent threats. Former NSW Supreme Court chief justice Tom Bathurst will lead […]

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UN & NYT make bad choice burying Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

David Singer — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 04:09:08 +0000

Thomas Friedman – foreign affairs Opinion columnist at the New York Times (NYT) – could have well been passing judgement on the NYT, himself and the United Nations (UN) for their failure to mention the existence of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) even once after its publication on 8 June 2022. In his […]

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You’re not antisemitic? Sure?

Ben Cohen - JNS.org — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 05:50:08 +0000

Amid the current debate over whether a new front will open up in Israel’s war against Hamas and its regional allies, it might be observed that this is already happening. In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas pogrom in southern Israel, war has been waged on four main fronts. Israel’s campaign of bombing and […]

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