Denmark widens terror investigation that coincides with arrests of alleged Hamas members in Germany
Three people arrested in Germany were suspected of preparing for attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe
Two attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strike container ships in vital Red Sea corridor
The maritime campaign by the Iranian-backed Houthis endangers ships traveling through a vital corridor for cargo and energy shipments for both Europe and Asia
Israel: Eyes that do not see
An Israeli who only consumes their country’s media will find it hard to gauge the suffering of the Palestinians
Israel and Palestine, in favor of the two-state solution
The project that Israel and Iran so vehemently reject is worth revisiting, even if it means making painful concessions when the conflict ends
Israel warns that the war in Gaza to defeat Hamas will take several months
Netanyahu tries to iron out differences with the United States, thanking it for delivering weapons for the war and vetoing the UN call for a ceasefire
Denmark and Germany announce arrests of terror suspects, including suspected Hamas members
The announcements were issued separately and it was unclear how the arrests were connected and if they were the result of coordinated actions
The Gazans resigned to staying in the north: ‘We look for anything to stay alive’
Tens of thousands of Palestinians remain in the northern part of the enclave, despite evacuation orders. Without humanitarian aid, which is restricted to the south, every day is an odyssey to find food and water
Fed up with Netanyahu
The prime minister of Israel and the president of Russia are both discredited in the eyes of the international community; the former is protected in the U.N. Security Council by the U.S. veto, and the latter by his own
Reporters Without Borders denounces ‘unprecedented scale’ of journalist deaths in Gaza war
According to the international organization’s report, 17 media workers have been killed in the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the course of their reporting
Following the UN vote and Biden’s criticism, Israel says that it will continue the war in Gaza ‘with or without international support’
Hamas has continued to resist and killed nine Israeli soldiers in an ambush in the same northern neighborhood where it put troops at risk in 2014
Albert Camus and Gaza: ‘Even in destruction there is an order, and there are limits’
The French Nobel Prize winner’s play ‘The Just Assassins’ and Steven Spielberg’s movie ‘Munich’ reflect on how violence and revenge end up consuming those who exercise it
Biden meets at White House with the families of Americans taken hostage by Hamas
US President’s meeting came as his national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, was to head to Israel on Thursday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Houthi militia’s Red Sea attacks threaten global maritime trade
Since last month, the rebel group has been targeting ships allegedly linked to Israel. The offensive has sparked calls for greater U.S. military deployment as there are fears the conflict could spread to the Strait of Hormuz
Gaza: With the new wave of forced displacement, the legitimacy of international humanitarian law is at stake
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We must hold accountable those who deliberately infringe the law, weaponize humanitarian aid and defame humanitarian organizations with the aim of weakening assistance and the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure
UN General Assembly passes Gaza cease-fire resolution after US veto in Security Council
The initiative, which is non-binding, has received more support than the one adopted in October, with 33 more countries voting in favor
Biden and Netanyahu clash openly over Gaza for the first time in over two months of war
The U.S. president said Israel must change its government and warned that the country is ‘starting to lose support’ over its ‘indiscriminate’ bombing of Gaza
Harvard president remains leader of Ivy League school following backlash on antisemitism testimony
A petition signed by more than 600 faculty members asked the school’s governing body to keep President Claudine Gay in charge
Gaza: And then the fear
The mass exodus of the migrant population and the exponential rise in the threat of terrorism are behind the triumph of the most reactionary political proposals the West has seen since the rise of Nazism
A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strikes a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea
A campaign by the Iranian-backed rebels imperils cargo and energy shipments coming through the Suez Canal and widens the international impact of the Israel-Hamas war
US universities under fire due to antisemitism allegations
The Department of Education has opened an investigation into a dozen colleges for alleged violations of the civil rights law, which prohibits discrimination
A Nativity among rubble to remember Gaza on the eve of Christmas in Bethlehem
Father Munther and other Christian clergy made an appeal to the White House for a ceasefire. ‘There they celebrate Christmas with presents and lights, and here they send us weapons and the machinery of war’
Egypt alarmed by Israel’s forced displacement of Gazans to the south
Cairo fears that the constant relocation orders and worsening humanitarian situation will end up pushing Palestinians into the Sinai
Humans
The 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights coincides with the televised feast of its violations and the veto on a ceasefire in Gaza
In Israel, support for the war soars
Grief over the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas has given way to euphoria over the advance of troops in Gaza. Polls show that 57% of the Jewish majority see the military force used in the first weeks of bombing as insufficient
Blinken defends bypassing Congress to sell weapons to Israel and presses lawmakers to help Ukraine
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Blinken said the needs of Israel’s military operations in Gaza justify the rare decision to bypass Congress
Egyptians vote for president, with el-Sissi certain to win
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More than 67 million people are eligible to vote, and authorities are hoping for a high turnout to give the election legitimacy
On TikTok, the war in Gaza is a game
Israeli soldiers in the Palestinian enclave have shared dozens of videos mocking the destruction of Gaza, trivializing the bombings and playing with objects found in abandoned houses
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