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Researchers Debunk Viral Video Appearing To Show Hamas Member Threatening “Rivers of Blood” at Paris Olympics
By Jacob Gurvis (JTA) — A viral video of a purported Hamas threat to the Summer Olympics is actually the work of a Russian disinformation outlet, researchers said. In the video, which circulated in recent days on X and Telegram, a man wearing a keffiyeh mask and Palestinian flag says in Arabic that “rivers of…
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In Speech to Congress, Netanyahu Says Israel “Will Not Relent” Until It Defeats Hamas
By Ben Sales July 24, 2024 (JTA) — In a defiant speech to the U.S. Congress, Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue fighting in Gaza until Israel achieves “total victory” over Hamas and, in the face of virulent opposition at home and aboard, argued that the war was a shared fight for democracy. “We’re not only…
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Benjamin Netanyahu Will Address Congress Today. Here’s What To Know and How To Watch.
By Ben Sales July 24, 2024 (JTA) — This afternoon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak before a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C., more than nine months into the Israel-Hamas war and at a time of political uncertainty in both the United States and Israel. The speech is also taking…
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Adidas Said It Will “Revise” 1972 Olympic Sneaker Campaign That Features Palestinian-American Activist Bella Hadid
By Jackie Hajdenberg July 18, 2024 (JTA) — Adidas said it will revise a campaign that features Palestinian-American supermodel and activist Bella Hadid modeling a sneaker recalling the 1972 Munich Olympics — the Games where 11 Israelis died in a terror attack by a Palestinian terrorist group. Various Jewish and pro-Israel leaders and institutions said…
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Israel and Hamas Mulling Latest Hostage Deal As Unrest Roils Region
By Ron Kampeas July 3, 2024 (JTA) — Israel and Hamas were considering the latest hostage deal, officials on both sides said, while an Israeli Arab citizen stabbed a soldier to death in northern Israel and unrest continued to roil the region. Israel’s Mossad security agency and Hamas both issued terse statements on Wednesday saying…
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Tens of Thousands Crowd Tel Aviv Park for First Nova Concert Since Oct. 7 Massacre
By Deborah Danan June 28, 2024 (JTA) — Almost nine months after Hamas terrorists stormed the Nova music festival, killing more than 360 revelers and abducting 40 others to Gaza, tens of thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv’s HaYarkon Park on Thursday evening for what organizers dubbed a “healing concert.” The concert was the…
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Netanyahu Recommits to Biden’s Proposed Hostage Deal After Families Release Grim Video
By Ron Kampeas June 26, 2024 (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recommitted to pursuing the release of all hostages under the terms of a deal that includes a ceasefire after families of hostages released gruesome video of three on the day of their abduction. Netanyahu had come under fire from the Biden administration…
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Israeli Military Operation Rescues 4 Hostages From Gaza, Including Noa Argamani
Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Israeli forces rescued four hostages held since Oct. 7 in the central Gaza Strip, including Noa Argamani, the festival-goer who was filmed screaming as she was carried away by terrorists on a motorcycle. In addition to Argamani, 26, the army said in a statement that Almog Meir Jan, 22; Andrey Kozlov,…
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Israel Places 5th at Eurovision, Propelled by Audience Voting From Around the World
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) May 12, 2024 — Despite steep backlash including protests from other competitors, Israel’s Eden Golan placed fifth in the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night after delivering a rousing final performance of her song “Hurricane.” The competition’s winner is determined by a complex system in which juries for each participating country…
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