Activist Ahed Tamimi was one of 30 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on Wednesday, as part of the truce deal with Hamas. Israel’s prison service said a mixture of men…
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Britain Split on Taking Palestinian Refugees From Gaza
by Tom Pittmanby Tom PittmanDivision over whether to welcome Palestinian refugees in the UK follows party lines and reflects the public’s sympathy towards either Israel or Palestinian civilians. British people are split over whether…
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IsraelMiddle EastPolitical IdeologyPoliticsUS
Democrats Splinter Over Israel as the Young, Diverse Left Rages at Biden
by Rudolph Royby Rudolph RoyAs a raw divide over the war ripples through liberal America, a coalition of young voters and people of color is breaking with the president, raising new questions about his…
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Activist RightsCrimeIsraelMiddle EastPoliticsTurkey
Rights Activist Osman Kavala Marks Six Years in Prison
by Horace Hallby Horace HallNov. 1 marked the sixth anniversary of the Turkish government’s arrest of Osman Kavala, a prominent Turkish philanthropist and civil society leader. In a letter, Kavala said he had been behind…
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Right-wing Activists Launch ‘Jews Against Soros’ Coalition Amid Antisemitism Controversies
Right-wing activists on Wednesday launched a “Jews Against Soros” grassroots coalition, aimed at combating allegations that attacking the Jewish billionaire is antisemitic. Spearheaded by senior Newsweek editor Josh Hammer and…
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Amended Conservative Jewish Passover Policy Taps Into Booming Gluten-Free Market
by Rudolph Royby Rudolph RoyLong lists of foods and newly lenient guidelines from Jewish organizations circulated among people who keep kosher for Passover, explaining which foods they could purchase and eat on the holiday,…
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Two-state solution is no longer viable, Palestinian activist tells Limmud
by Ivan Griffinby Ivan Griffin‘One-state utopia’ is more preferable option for young Palestinians The two state solution, widely advocated as the best way to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is dead, a Limmud audience was…
