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Israel’s war against Hamas roils Harvard as students, billionaires, and faculty accuse each other of anti-Semitism and McCarthyism

An Israeli billionaire resigned from the board of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government after a student group’s letter “held the Israeli regime” accountable for the recent terrorist attacks.

Fortune · Oct 13, 2023

Operation Ajay | Second batch of Indian nationals flies out of Israel amid conflict

India evacuated 235 Indian nationals from Israel on Friday under 'Operation Ajay' launched to facilitate return of those wishing to leave. The 1st charter flight left Thursday evening carrying 211 adults & an infant.

The Hindu · Oct 13, 2023

Reflections on hope during unprecedented violence in the Israel-Hamas war

On Yom Kippur in 1973, I was 6 years old and living in Petah Tikvah, a city in central Israel. Playing a nail-biting game of marbles, I initially ignored my mom calling me from our front porch. But sensing something was wrong, I gave up my potential winnings and ran…

The Conversation · Oct 13, 2023

Experts say Hamas and Israel are committing war crimes in their fight

The deadly attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians and the devastating Israeli airstrikes and blockade of Gaza have raised accusations among international legal experts that both sides were violating international law

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

US families of Hamas attack victims tell of ‘total horror’

At least 22 Americans have died and 14 are missing – and officials are scrambling to determine whether the latter are still alive

The Guardian - US · Oct 13, 2023

Americans strongly support Israel, but there are generational and racial divides

In a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, public opinion about Israel in its war with Hamas is supportive, though the role of the U.S. in the region isn't as clear as Biden faces sharp disapproval.

WEKU · Oct 13, 2023

Israeli troops carry out raids inside Gaza Strip as Palestinians flee

Israel has been pounding Gaza with airstrikes since Hamas militants carried out the brutal and unprecedented cross-border attack that killed more than 1,300

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023

A father worries for his missing child: 'My daughter didn't go to war. She just went to dance'

Because of the fracture in her leg, Karin Journo had talked herself out of going to the Tribe of Nova music festival and sold her ticket

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

Max Abrahms: Historic Escalation in the Israel-Hamas War

Abrahms holds that Hamas' brutal attack on Israeli civilians is not only immoral but "a major strategic mistake" for the Palestinian cause.

Reason · Oct 13, 2023

Dollar Gains on Safe-Haven Demand from Middle East Turmoil

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.04%. An increase in safe-haven demand Friday boosted the dollar today on concerns the conflict between Israel and Hamas could widen after Iran’s foreign minister said Hezbollah militants could open a new front in the Israeli war if the blockade of...

Barchart · Oct 13, 2023