‘Anti-Zionism is antisemitism,’ US House asserts in ‘dangerous’ resolution Palestinian rights advocates denounce a Republican-led measure as push to smear Israel’s critics amid the war in Gaza. Al Jazeera · Dec 6, 2023
'Widespread' sexual and gender-based crimes committed during Hamas attack, Israeli officials say Israeli officials say victim testimony and evidence gathered by rights groups indicate that Hamas militants carried out widespread sexual and gender-based crimes during their Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
Lawmakers grill the presidents of Harvard, MIT and Penn over antisemitism on campus Three university presidents defended their responses to rising antisemitism in a House committee hearing Tuesday. Many have faced scrutiny as they struggle to balance free speech with student safety. WEKU · Dec 5, 2023
Court Rejects Lawsuit Seeking to End American Aid to Israel From Friday's decision by Magistrate Judge Virginia DeMarchi in Nguyen v. U.S. (N.D. Cal.): Ms. Nguyen alleges that after hearing about the Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023, she did "some research" on the internet and "learned that Israel is an apartheid government" and that "the U.S.… Reason · Dec 5, 2023
Rishi Sunak urges Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza PM tells Netanyahu that Gaza citizens in 'desperate need' of aid Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2023
Angry relatives of Hamas captives and ex-hostages confront Netanyahu Some reportedly called on the Israeli prime minister to resign at meeting on Tuesday The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023
In Rare Israel Rebuke, US Restricts Visas On Extremist Settlers The United States said Tuesday it would refuse visas for extremist Israeli settlers behind a wave of violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, as it also asked Israel to do more to spare civilians in Gaza. International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023
US announces visa bans after warning Israel on West Bank settler violence US has called on Israel to act against violent settler groups in the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2023
UN hears accounts of sexual violence during 7 October attacks by Hamas Speakers also attacked women’s rights activists and UN officials for not doing more to investigate or condemn crimes The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023
Bernie Sanders condemns ‘immoral’ Israeli attacks in Gaza in fight over military aid ‘The United States should not be complicit in those actions’ The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
Nikki Haley’s star is rising. But can she catch up to Trump? Nikki Haley has a track record of advocating for traditional conservative values, but it seems like now in particular, her star is rising. Kelly Rissman reports The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they are taking steps to combat antisemitism — and Islamophobia — on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
The Gaza Strip: Tiny, cramped and as densely populated as London The war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has seen fierce Israeli bombardment that has flattened broad swaths of the territory The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023
Israeli gov't knew about Oct. 7 attack Despite the clear potential for mass civilian deaths, leaders ultimately decided to brush the document aside Salon · Dec 5, 2023
France 24 · Dec 5, 2023 How Hamas’s military strategy against Israel is evolving in southern Gaza Hamas has used “increasingly sophisticated” tactics against Israeli forces since the ceasefire in the Gaza strip ended on December 1, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a US think tank. As the conflict is increasingly focused in southern Gaza, the Palestinian Islamist group is also deploying…
Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2023 Israeli army surrounds Khan Younis as southern Gaza attacks intensify Israel is intensifying its attacks in and around Gaza’s second-largest city as UN expects one million to flee to Rafah.
The National (Scotland) · Dec 5, 2023 UK WON'T share Gaza war crime evidence with International Criminal Court THE UK will not share evidence of war crimes in Gaza collected during reconnaissance flights over Palestine, The National has learned.
Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2023 Putin to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE with Israel-Hamas war on agenda Talks expected to focus on Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and oil market cooperation, says Kremlin spokesperson.
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023 House approves resolution that declares ‘anti-Zionism is antisemitism’ Democratic congressman Jerry Nadler condemns Republican attempts to ‘weaponise Jewish lives for political gains’
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023 In a rare action against Israel, US says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department says it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023 Israeli troops ‘in heart’ of Gaza’s second city as it intensifies aerial bombardment The Israeli military says it has faced most intense day of fighting of ground offensive as it surrounds Khan Younis – and the UN warns an 'even more hellish scenario is about to unfold' for residents
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023 Israel faces difficult phase of war with fighting in north and south Gaza Israeli forces pushing towards southern city of Khan Younis and engaged in battles for key urban areas in the north
International Business Times · Dec 5, 2023 Released Palestinians Allege Mistreatment In Israeli Prisons Released under a prisoner-hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas, former Palestinian detainees have described beatings, deprivation and a radical deterioration in conditions in Israeli jails following Hamas's bloody October 7 attacks.
Radio France Internationale · Dec 5, 2023 Hamas welcomed at 10th anniversary of Mandela's death at memorial in Johannesburg Senior Hamas officials joined the family of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of his death and cast the spotlight on the bitter conflict in Gaza.
Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2023 Lebanon army says one soldier killed in Israeli shelling on border post Israeli army says expresses ‘regret over incident’, reviewing strike that harmed Lebanese troops.