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Some members of Israel’s coalition have ruled out a proposed hostage deal with Hamas, but the prime minister has yet to state his position.
France is set to formally recognise a Palestinian state in September at the UN. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upbraided President Emmanuel Macron in a letter seen by AFP on Tuesday, blaming the French leader's move to recognise a Palestinian state for fuelling antisemitism.
The Israeli PM’s expansionist rhetoric has shaken the Arab world, with a former top UAE adviser calling him ‘no less dangerous than Hitler’.
The renewed push for a deal comes as Israeli forces are preparing for a new significant offensive focused on the occupation of Gaza City.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has penned a blistering letter admonishing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for failing to confront the “epidemic” of antisemitism that has “intensified” under his watch.
A weak politician who betrayed Israel and abandoned Australia’s Jews,” read a post on the official X account of Netanyahu’s office
Greater Israel” is an extremist ideology for Israel to conquer Palestine as well as parts of numerous other countries.
Yona, 19, an Israeli activist, burned her military conscription papers knowing she would be immediately be sentenced to jail. She is blunt in her reasoning for doing so.“I am refusing because my country is committing genocide and I will not enlist into an army that’s committing genocide,