Five-year-old Hind Rajab Hamada was killed in Gaza on 29 January 2024 after her family fled attacks by the Israeli army in the northern Gaza Strip. Her uncle, his wife, their four
Editor’s Note: The following excerpts are adapted from an article originally published in Israel Hayom. For Lt. S., a skilled ballet dancer, a contract with a Barcelona dance company awaited. All she
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The United Kingdom has formally recognised the state of Palestine, marking a major change in British foreign policy, The Guardian UK reports. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead
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Thirty-two years after the Oslo Accords raised hopes of a Palestinian state, the dream of two independent nations existing side by side appears more distant than ever. In the West Bank village
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In a long past due move, the UN General Assembly voted 142-10 to approve a plan called “The New York Declaration” that hopes to revive the long dead Two State Solution for
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by Durga Velayudham The story of David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s first Prime Minister, is often told as one of nation-building, of visionary leadership guiding a people to statehood against impossible odds. Yet, one
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Before the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka, it was almost unthinkable that the Islamic State (ISIS), under the leadership of Mohamed Zahran Hashim from Kattankudy, could coordinate such a devastating act.
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Yossi Cohen, Israel’s former Mossad chief renowned for decades of covert operations and intelligence triumphs, has broken his silence with a candid and unflinching assessment of the nation’s future. Speaking to Times
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor The sun blazed over Jerusalem that day, a relentless heat pressing down on the ancient stones, yet as we stepped into Shalva—the Israel Association for Children with
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Israel’s recent airstrike on Hamas leadership in Doha was likely coordinated not only with the United States but also known in advance by Qatar, according to an Israeli official involved in Gulf
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by Our Foreign Affairs Editor He welcomed us with a charming smile, and with a deep sense of humour, he began by asking a simple yet profound question: “Why do we pray?”
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