As with every year, Israel issued a number of permits for West Bank and Gaza Christians to enter Jerusalem during Easter. But then it imposed a week-long closure on the occupied territories for the Jewish Passover holiday, which coincided with Easter celebrations, thus deeming all permits void for this week.
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Half a million tourists annually walk past two fenced-in minefields to visit Qasr al-Yahud,- the site where Jesus was believed to have been baptised in the River Jordan. Many consider it the third holiest site in Christianity. Israel peppered it with mines in 1967. It continues to refuse to pay to remove them…
A fact-finding investigation over more than a year in which a thousands pages of evidence were evaluated in detail by three senior judges, concluded that there was no evidence to suggest any kind of misconduct by Khan… Netanyahu & Lindsey Graham had conspired to use sex claims against Khan to delay warrants
Can Israel agree to Hamas’ ceasefire terms? ■ US State Dept assists Palestinian Americans for a change ■ US kills toddler, parents in Iran ■ Updates on Iran, Lebanon, politics, more
Gaza’s orphans, schools, sweltering tents ■ Israeli settlers are making life in the West Bank untenable (and that’s the point) ■ How Netanyahu managed not to get arrested for war crimes ■ Much more.
His media empire looks like harmless hustle culture content, but when one looks past the branding, a different picture emerges: one where financial education and refugee bootstrap mythology function as the entry point for a steady stream of pro-Israel messaging delivered to a disillusioned audience looking for direction
The deep unpopularity of Israel’s post–Oct. 7 military offensives among Americans spurred Israel to reassess the scope & structure of its influence operations. This comprehensive report details how Israel reinvented its public relations strategy by hiring registered foreign agents directly so that it could control messaging and target specific demographics.
Sebastia is in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Christian & Islamic tradition holds that John the Baptist was buried there. Its residents have protected the site through generations, despite occupation, restrictions, and repeated Israeli attempts to separate them from their heritage
In Gaza, the struggle begins before birth ■ Pogroms threaten West Bank Palestinians, as US condemns violence by “all parties” ■ No surprise: Israel was behind the sacking of ICC’s Karim Khan ■ Iran, Syria updates
Front man for 11-member core aligned with Israel’s right wing, including Wolfowitz, Feith, Abrams, Libby, Perle, JINSA etc who advocated US wars against Israel’s targets. A Presbyterian, he who was brought in by Jewish groups to oppose the Presbyterian Church’s resolution to divest from Israel.