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Israeli forces detain Palestinian culture minister after illegal settlers’ attack in occupied West Bank
Middle East Monitor
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August 18, 2025
Israeli forces on Monday detained Palestinian Culture Minister Imad Hamdan and members of his delegation during a visit to Kafr Ni’ma, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, local media said. The incident followed an assault by illegal...
Israel revokes visas for some Australian diplomats after lawmaker’s visa cancelled
The Straits Times
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August 18, 2025
TEL AVIV/SYDNEY – Israel’s foreign minister said on Aug 18 he had revoked the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority, following a decision by Canberra to recognise a Palestinian state and cancel an Israeli lawmaker's visa. The...
Israelis in the West Bank
The Progressive magazine - Wisconsin
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August 18, 2025
Haifa is one of Israel’s largest cities, but as I walk down its streets on a late night in March, the typically bustling industrial area, home to one of the Mediterranean’s major seaports, is almost unnaturally still. At 4 a.m., the low hum from...
Israel cancels visas for Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority
SBS
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Israel's foreign affairs minister says the visas of Australia's representatives to the Palestinian Authority have been revoked over Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state and for refusing entry to Israeli figures. Gideon Sa'ar announced...
Israeli army mulls recruiting Jewish youth from abroad amid soldier shortage
Yeni Safak
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August 18, 2025
Israel’s military is weighing a plan to enlist Jewish youth from abroad to offset what officials describe as a severe shortage of soldiers, Army Radio reported Monday. The broadcaster said the army is exploring outreach to Jewish communities in...
Israel weighs West Bank sovereignty
Ynet
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August 18, 2025
Israel’s National Security Council convened a special meeting Monday evening to discuss how the country should respond to a growing wave of international recognition of a sovereign Palestinian state, ahead of next month’s UN General Assembly...
Israel retaliates after Australia blocks entry to politician: 'Shameful and unacceptable'
Daily Mail
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August 18, 2025
By DOMINIC GIANNINI FOR AAP Published: 17:09 EDT, 18 August 2025 | Updated: 17:12 EDT, 18 August 2025 Israel's foreign affairs minister says the visas of Australia's representatives to the Palestinian Authority have been revoked over the nation's...
Israel needs ‘a Nakba every now and then’ and prefers Hamas rule, says ex-intelligence chief
Middle East Monitor
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August 18, 2025
Palestinians need to face a Nakba “every now and then” and the spiralling death toll in Gaza is “necessary”, said former Israeli intelligence chief Maj Gen Aharon Haliva, in audio recordings broadcast on Ulpan Shishi, a TV programme which aired on...
Israel cancels visas of Australian diplomats in occupied Palestine
The West Australian
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August 18, 2025
The Foreign Minister of Israel Gideon Sa’ar has cancelled the visas of Australian diplomats operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, saying the decision to block a far-right MP from speaking in Australia was ‘shameful.’ And in a drastic...
Jewish Democrat Jamie Raskin joins lawmakers backing bill to restrict arms to Israel
The Times of Israel
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August 18, 2025
JTA — Representative Jamie Raskin, a Jewish Democrat in Maryland, has joined a growing list of Democrats backing a bill that would withhold the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel from the United States. Raskin’s backing of the Block the Bombs...
Jewish Child and Family Service CEO Al Benarroch talks about stress and resiliency in the Jewish community after October 7
Jewish Post and News
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August 18, 2025
By BERNIE BELLAN On Thursday, October 14, Al Benarroch was the guest speaker at the Remis Luncheon Group, which meets every Thursday between May and September at the Gwen Secter Centre. I had the privilege of introducing Al. Al Benarroch was born...
Israel Waging 'Deliberate Campaign of Starvation' in Gaza: Amnesty
Common Dreams
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August 18, 2025
Amnesty International on Monday published new testimonies of Palestinians suffering from Israel's "systemic and intentional" campaign of starvation in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of people—including more than 100 children—have died of...
Israeli ambassador visits Indiana, talks to News 8
WISH 8 - Indiana
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August 18, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Israel’s ambassador to the United States told News 8 the country is safe for Americans to visit despite ongoing travel advisories. Ambassador Michael Leiter spent two days in Indiana meeting with members of Indiana’s Jewish...
Israeli hostages will only be freed ‘when Hamas is confronted and destroyed’ in Gaza, Trump says
New York Post
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August 18, 2025
President Trump backed Israel’s expansion of the war in Gaza, saying the remaining 50 hostages can only be freed if Hamas is completely eradicated. “We will only see the return of the remaining hostages when Hamas is confronted and destroyed!!!”...
Israeli conscientious objector Yona Rosemann sentenced to 30 days in military prison
Pressenza
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August 18, 2025
This post is also available in: Italian (Image by https://www.facebook.com/mesarvot) Yesterday, August 17, Yona Rosemann (19 years old, Haifa) was sentenced to 30 days in military prison for her refusal to join the Israeli army, which is...
Religion And Spirituality In Nigeria Part 2
The Nigerian Voice
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Source: Prof. Protus Nathan Uzorma For Paul the ‘pneumatic’ or spiritual person is one whose whole being and life are ordered, led and influenced by the spirit of God according to W.H Principe C.S.B in the New Dictionary of Catholic Spirituality....
Israeli Health Professionals Offering Trainings to Physicians Drawn from Addis Ababa
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 18, 2025 (ENA)—Israeli medical professionals are offering advanced training on comprehensive anesthesiology and life-supporting techniques to health professionals drawn from eight hospitals in Addis Ababa. One-week training is...
Israel took to the streets. Here is why.
Religion News Service
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August 18, 2025
Israel took to the streets. Here is why. (RNS) — It was an amazing day in the life of a democratic country. Demonstrators gather during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to...
Jerusalem freezes Greek Patriarchate’s finances in latest squeeze on Holy Land Christians
Religion News Service
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August 18, 2025
(RNS) — The city of Jerusalem earlier this month froze the bank accounts of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the church body that represents around half of all Palestinian Christians and is a major landholder in Israel. According to...
Israel issues evacuation order for Holy Family Parish’s Gaza City neighborhood
Catholic News Agency
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August 18, 2025
CNA Staff, Aug 18, 2025 / 15:04 pm Father Gabriel Romanelli, the pastor of the only Catholic church in Gaza, Holy Family Parish, said Monday that an evacuation order was issued by Israeli forces for the al-Zaytun neighborhood surrounding the...