Benny Gantz, a popular centrist member of Israel’s three-member War Cabinet, threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan in three weeks’ time for the war in Gaza, a decision that would leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more reliant on far-right allies. The announcement deepens a divide in Israel’s … Read more
The fight against antisemitism may soon get a powerful and deep-pocketed ally: Blackstone chief Steve Schwarzman. The private equity titan, worth approximately $40 billion, has been discussing with various people his concern about the anti-Israeli protests at Yale, his alma mater, and the broader attacks against Jews around the country, people close to him tell … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and foreign ministers representing the “Arab Six” met on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEC) in Riyadh in April to discuss a vision for the “day after” the war in Gaza, according to a Saturday report from the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Ahkbar, citing a document received by the … Read more
The bodies of three hostages kidnapped by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attack against Israel have been recovered and returned from Gaza, the Israeli military said. The Israel Defense Forces identified the hostages as Shani Louk, Amit Buskila and Yitzhak Gelerenter and said they were abducted by Hamas militants during the raid on the Nova … Read more
Are we witnessing the resurgence of 1960s demonstrations? Asharq Al-Awsat, London, May 11 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org The recent unrest at European and American universities evokes memories of the student demonstrations of the 1960s but with a noticeable decline in scale and significance. In the US, only a … Read more
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Israel is deliberately avoiding ceasefire efforts as it focuses on a military solution to Hamas in Gaza and is levering control of the Rafah crossing to strengthen its hold on the enclave, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said at the 33rd Arab Summit in Bahrain on Thursday. “Israel continues to engage in evasive actions to … Read more
The Biden administration is working to get a group of U.S. doctors out of Gaza after Israel closed the Rafah border crossing, the White House said on Wednesday. The U.S. State Department said earlier this week that the government was aware that American doctors were unable to leave Gaza, after The Intercept reported that upward … Read more
TWO cops are being treated in hospital and six were injured after a pro-Palestinian protest at a Glasgow arms factory erupted into mayhem. Four people were arrested as demonstrators blocked the entrance to French military electronics company Thales in Govan earlier this morning. 8 Six cops were injured and four were arrested following protests todayCredit: Les Gallagher 8 Pro-Palestinian … Read more
By SEUNG MIN KIM, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and ZEKE MILLER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has told key lawmakers it plans to move forward on a new $1 billion sale of arms and ammunition to Israel, three congressional aides say. It’s the first arms shipment to Israel to be pushed ahead since the … Read more
