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  31. <title>What Nicholas Kristof Is Hiding From His New York Times Readers</title>
  32. <link>https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/what-nicholas-kristof-is-hiding-from-his-new-york-times-readers/</link>
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  36. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 17:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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  46. <description><![CDATA[<p>As part of the New York Times&#8216; regular ongoing series of Sunday opinion section logorrheic attacks on Israel, Nicholas Kristof...</p>
  47. <p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/what-nicholas-kristof-is-hiding-from-his-new-york-times-readers/">What Nicholas Kristof Is Hiding From His New York Times Readers</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
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  49. <p>As part of the <em>New York Times</em>&#8216; regular ongoing series of Sunday opinion section logorrheic attacks on Israel, Nicholas Kristof recently weighed in with a super-long <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/19/opinion/biden-gaza-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a> that added precisely nothing to what everyone already knew about the events in the Middle East and Kristof&#8217;s view of them.</p>
  50. <p>To fill out an article as long as Kristof&#8217;s without any original thought required a lot of reporting, and Kristof was determined to demonstrate that he did that, padding the piece with quotations from an endless parade of people who he described as experts.</p>
  51. <p>Yet many the people Kristof quoted were longtime critics of Israel and its elected government, or just people who agreed with Kristof.</p>
  52. <p>Kristof quoted US Sen. Chris Van Hollen, identifying him only as &#8220;a Maryland Democrat and foreign policy expert.&#8221; Yet since the Hamas terror group&#8217;s massacre across southern Israel on Oct. 7, Van Hollen has gone off the deep end. A <em>Baltimore Jewish Times</em> editorial recently <a href="https://www.jewishtimes.com/sen-chris-van-hollen-unmasked/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, &#8220;Van Hollen&#8217;s relentless attacks against Israel have been so offensive that they recently prompted an unprecedented public letter of reprimand from nearly 80 Maryland rabbis from across the state and denominational affiliations expressing deep concern about Van Hollen and his pronouncements. In the rabbis&#8217; words, they are &#8216;aghast&#8217; at Van Hollen&#8217;s anti-Israel rhetoric.&#8221;</p>
  53. <p>The editorial derided Van Hollen&#8217;s &#8220;self-righteous spewing of anti-Israel accusations and positions.&#8221; It concluded, &#8220;We face the uncomfortable reality that Chris Van Hollen is not our friend.&#8221; Kristof didn&#8217;t mention any of that.</p>
  54. <p>Kristof also quoted &#8220;Senator Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat,&#8221; without letting readers in on the context that Merkley was widely lambasted for alleged antisemitism in publishing <a href="https://twitter.com/SenJeffMerkley/status/1774513484606095688" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a social media post on Easter that said</a>, &#8220;On this Easter, let&#8217;s ponder [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu&#8217;s indiscriminate bombing of Gaza, which has killed more than 20,000 women and children, and his restriction of humanitarian aid, which has pushed Palestinians to the brink of famine.&#8221; Kristof quit his <em>Times</em> column in 2021 to attempt to run for governor of Oregon as a Democrat, and Merkley was a senior figure in the Oregon Democratic Party.</p>
  55. <p>Kristof also mentioned &#8220;Shibley Telhami, a Middle East expert at the University of Maryland.&#8221; Yet Telhami was urging sanctions threats against &#8220;apartheid&#8221; Israel <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/05/02/foreign-affairs-article-urges-sanctions-threat-against-apartheid-israel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">back in May 2023</a>, long before the Hamas-Israel war. Kristof didn&#8217;t mention that context to readers, either.</p>
  56. <p>Kristof quoted Menachem Rosensaft, identifying him only as &#8220;a Cornell law professor and general counsel emeritus of the World Jewish Congress.&#8221; Rosensaft has a distinguished record of service to the Jewish people, but it&#8217;s also worth noting that he met with Yasser Arafat in 1988 and was criticized at the time; the <em>New York Times</em> reported back <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/08/world/arafat-says-plo-accepted-israel.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">then</a>, &#8220;The Americans meeting with Mr. Arafat have been criticized by some Jewish organizations and the Israeli government as unrepresentative of all Jews and for being exploited by Mr. Arafat in his effort to fashion a moderate image for the PLO [Palestine Liberation Organization].&#8221;</p>
  57. <p>Kristof quoted both Martin Indyk and Aaron David Miller, but not their fellow peace-processor Dennis Ross, who has a similar background of government service but who tends to be less publicly critical of Israel and of its wartime allies.</p>
  58. <p>In short, Kristof&#8217;s sources and his descriptions of them were flawed.</p>
  59. <p>Just as misleading was Kristof&#8217;s basic analytical framework. The column was headlined &#8220;What Happened to the Joe Biden I Knew?&#8221; It asked why Biden was &#8220;against the Darfur genocide and humanitarian crisis two decades ago&#8221; yet has demonstrated &#8220;complicity in the cataclysm of Gaza.&#8221;</p>
  60. <p>What Kristof entirely omitted was the humanitarian crisis that unfolded in Syria during the Obama-Biden administration. It would be hard to chalk the US inaction then up to Biden&#8217;s supposed pro-Israel bent. Yet Kristof ignored that case entirely. Maybe what happened to Biden was that he was against humanitarian crises when they could be conveniently blamed on Republican administrations, or when he was not in the White House as president or vice president.</p>
  61. <p>Or maybe the truth isn&#8217;t quite so partisan. Perhaps Biden truly understands somehow, correctly, that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is mainly the fault of Iran-backed Hamas, not Israel or the US. If so, then he&#8217;s more perceptive than Nicholas Kristof, who for all his Pulitzer Prizes and Harvard and Oxford degrees, has a vision of the US-Israel relationship that is as predictable, skewed, and self-righteous as too many of his sources.</p>
  62. <p><em>Ira Stoll was managing editor of </em>The Forward<em> and North American editor of </em>The Jerusalem Post<em>. His media critique, a regular </em>Algemeiner<em> feature, can be found </em><a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/author/ira-stoll/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a><em>.</em></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/what-nicholas-kristof-is-hiding-from-his-new-york-times-readers/">What Nicholas Kristof Is Hiding From His New York Times Readers</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  70. <title>Brown University Sends a Message: Extremism Works</title>
  71. <link>https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/brown-university-sends-a-message-extremism-works/</link>
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  74. <dc:creator><![CDATA[David M. Litman]]></dc:creator>
  75. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 16:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
  76. <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>
  77. <category><![CDATA[Brown University]]></category>
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  85. <description><![CDATA[<p>At Brown University, extremism works. The tale of how the university’s leadership responded to two very different sets of concerns...</p>
  86. <p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/brown-university-sends-a-message-extremism-works/">Brown University Sends a Message: Extremism Works</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
  87. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_698163" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-12-11T234420Z_1595027172_MT1USATODAY22084900_RTRMADP_3_MORE-THAN-200-BROWN-UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS-GATHERED-OUTSIDE-2.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-698163" decoding="async" class="wp-image-698163 size-full" src="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-12-11T234420Z_1595027172_MT1USATODAY22084900_RTRMADP_3_MORE-THAN-200-BROWN-UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS-GATHERED-OUTSIDE-2.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="360" srcset="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-12-11T234420Z_1595027172_MT1USATODAY22084900_RTRMADP_3_MORE-THAN-200-BROWN-UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS-GATHERED-OUTSIDE-2.jpg 720w, https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-12-11T234420Z_1595027172_MT1USATODAY22084900_RTRMADP_3_MORE-THAN-200-BROWN-UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS-GATHERED-OUTSIDE-2-300x150.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-698163" class="wp-caption-text">More than 200 Brown University students gathered outside University Hall where roughly 40 students sat inside demanding the school divest from weapons manufacturers amid the Israel-Hamas war. Photo: Amy Russo / USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters Connect</p></div>
  88. <p>At Brown University, extremism works. The tale of how the university’s leadership responded to two very different sets of concerns clearly demonstrates this.</p>
  89. <p>Let&#8217;s start with the first set of concerns. Last year, CAMERA authored <u><a id="m_-6918041157848222522OWA14915016-3d9a-e9b7-3b85-93776fbf20a2" href="https://www.camera.org/article/camera-report-anti-israel-extremism-and-corrupt-scholarship-at-brown-university/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.camera.org/article/camera-report-anti-israel-extremism-and-corrupt-scholarship-at-brown-university/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714709432436000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2zXIcOBioUZbx5m3FMFwdg">two</a></u> <u><a id="m_-6918041157848222522OWA569d405f-aae6-6e3e-5fd6-f7f3872d44fd" href="https://www.camera.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CAMERA-Report-Brown-Universitys-Choices-Curriculum-Platform-for-Anti-Zionist-Narrative.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.camera.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CAMERA-Report-Brown-Universitys-Choices-Curriculum-Platform-for-Anti-Zionist-Narrative.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714709432436000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2uAmgbbG280vtBcdPY6ZwQ">reports</a></u> highlighting serious issues of antisemitism and extremism at Brown University. These reports, which contained copious amounts of evidence about faculty and departments systematically indoctrinating students in their radical worldviews, were sent directly to Brown University’s leadership, including President Christina Paxson.</p>
  90. <p>We documented how university professors, events, and journals were openly spreading blood libels about “Jewish mobs … thirsty for Palestinian blood,” glorifying Hamas and other terrorists, and even teaching students that Jewish identity is nothing but a colonial conspiracy.</p>
  91. <p>Our letters to Paxson not only highlighted these issues, but also made clear our willingness to work with the university to help address these issues in a cooperative manner. We know that students and alumni also raised our reports and other concerns with the university, and that Paxson privately acknowledged to some that our reports “reflect broader concerns about whether universities like Brown maintain integrity and balance in their programming and scholarship on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”</p>
  92. <p>And yet, Paxson refused to publicly engage on these issues. More importantly, she refused to address the serious ethical questions we raised regarding anti-Israel and anti-Jewish hatred being promoted at her university’s Center for Middle East Studies.</p>
  93. <p>Contrast that with Paxson’s response to the displays of extremism and antisemitism pervading the anti-Israel demonstrations on and off campus, including the encampment on the university’s “Main Green” lawn. (Violence and chaos that our reports warned about.)</p>
  94. <p>These “anti-Israel” demonstrators have not just repeatedly violated <u><a id="m_-6918041157848222522OWA71b982ae-c1c3-debc-f808-58cbe3e420ae" href="https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2024/04/students-affiliated-with-encampment-receive-disciplinary-letter-from-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2024/04/students-affiliated-with-encampment-receive-disciplinary-letter-from-university&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714709432436000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2JevdASvmiu-OOrnuFcMD0">university rules</a></u> by setting up camp on university property and violating <u><a id="m_-6918041157848222522OWAfe857441-d991-b7f4-e5ce-e30c2d29b126" href="https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2023/10/protestors-circle-university-hall-during-walkout-for-gaza-calling-for-divestment-trustee-resignation" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2023/10/protestors-circle-university-hall-during-walkout-for-gaza-calling-for-divestment-trustee-resignation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714709432436000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Td6TQytPxzNmUruOR3PrD">other reasonable policies</a></u>. They have also spent months engaging in hateful, extremist displays.</p>
  95. <p>Just days after Palestinian terrorists butchered and raped their way through Israeli communities on October 7, dozens of student organizations described the atrocities as a “just” act and as legitimate “resistance.” At the same time, Brown University’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter was organizing rallies, where signs openly declared such “resistance” was “justified” and featured calls to free “political prisoners” (i.e., terrorists) and even genocidal slogans.</p>
  96. <p>Jewish institutions at Brown have been threatened, and <u><a id="m_-6918041157848222522OWA61465a8b-2e64-277b-a4c7-9a4b1ce650ff" href="https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/columns/2023/11/26/brown-university-student-actions-display-antisemitism-problem-patinkin/71656513007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/columns/2023/11/26/brown-university-student-actions-display-antisemitism-problem-patinkin/71656513007/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714709432436000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2sk9Lo2344XRmdzzvRH4HY">chants</a></u> of “Glory to our martyrs” &#8212; a chant literally glorifying terrorists &#8212; have rung out on university grounds, as Jewish students have been subject to an assortment of antisemitic and intimidating behavior.</p>
  97. <p>To her credit, Paxson has refused to drop criminal charges against a number of demonstrators who violated the law. That decision should be applauded.</p>
  98. <p>And yet, she <u><a id="m_-6918041157848222522OWA5e02ca85-8752-9192-3c12-13a82cd637af" href="https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2024/04/brown-university-to-vote-on-divestment-at-october-corporation-meeting-encampment-to-be-voluntarily-cleared" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2024/04/brown-university-to-vote-on-divestment-at-october-corporation-meeting-encampment-to-be-voluntarily-cleared&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714709432436000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PEg9AfmfkT8CZn2fRljZq">caved</a></u> to their demand to advance a discriminatory Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) vote against the Jewish state in an upcoming meeting of the Brown Corporation.</p>
  99. <p>Think about these actions.</p>
  100. <p>On the one hand, Paxson refused to publicly acknowledge and address serious concerns of antisemitism and extremism brought to her in a professional, respectful manner.</p>
  101. <p>On the other hand, Paxson caved to those who raised their concerns by breaking the law, violating university policies, and polluting the campus with violent and hateful rhetoric.</p>
  102. <p>And to be clear, we know that those professors CAMERA identified in its reports have been <u><a id="m_-6918041157848222522OWA9605a353-6a67-3e3c-4b2e-5a0c8b0a5a80" href="https://freebeacon.com/campus/this-was-in-fact-a-victory-inside-an-ivy-league-student-groups-private-response-to-hamass-october-attack/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://freebeacon.com/campus/this-was-in-fact-a-victory-inside-an-ivy-league-student-groups-private-response-to-hamass-october-attack/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714709432436000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Ra0E7L-mlIPKdPQucBepk">involved</a></u> in <u><a id="m_-6918041157848222522OWA8f802eb2-3bae-bd3b-34fb-117501fefe7f" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6MrtEwucNU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C6MrtEwucNU/?utm_source%3Dig_web_copy_link%26igsh%3DMzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714709432436000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2WYXc41_BhRreA8Ze4GdbX">stoking</a></u> this behavior.</p>
  103. <p>All of this raises obvious questions. Why should students bother composing well-reasoned and well-evidenced arguments? Why should students follow the rules, abide by the law, and engage in respectful dialogue? When seeking change at Brown University, under Paxson’s leadership, those methods clearly don’t work.</p>
  104. <p>Is breaking the law and university policies the only way for Jewish students and alumni to have their concerns taken seriously, too? Instead of treating the university administration with respect, should they also have marched through campus chanting genocidal slogans?</p>
  105. <p>Two things are certain, though. First, as American universities are aflame with extremism, antisemitism, and lawlessness, universities have only themselves to blame for the decades-long promotion of faculty members who abuse their role, and indoctrinate students in “resistance.” Second, by rewarding bad behavior instead of respectful dialogue, Paxson, et al. are sowing the seeds of yet more chaos and lawlessness.</p>
  106. <p><em>David M. Litman is a Research Analyst at the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA).</em></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/brown-university-sends-a-message-extremism-works/">Brown University Sends a Message: Extremism Works</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  114. <title>As Certain as Death and Taxes: The Unyielding Persistence of Antisemitism</title>
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  118. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pini Dunner]]></dc:creator>
  119. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 15:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
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  132. <p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/as-certain-as-death-and-taxes-the-unyielding-persistence-of-antisemitism/">As Certain as Death and Taxes: The Unyielding Persistence of Antisemitism</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
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  134. <p>In November 1789, as he neared the end of his life, Benjamin Franklin penned a letter to the French scientist Jean-Baptiste Le Roy; Franklin was concerned after not hearing from him since the start of the French Revolution just a few months earlier.</p>
  135. <p>Le Roy, known for his work in physics and as a pioneer in the field of electricity, was an esteemed member of the French Academy of Sciences, and a significant Enlightenment-era figure.</p>
  136. <p>Franklin, writing in French, inquired about Le Roy’s health and the situation in Paris over the previous year. He then provided a brief update on the major developments in the United States, mentioning the recent ratification of the US Constitution and the formation of a new government. “Our new Constitution is now established,” he wrote, “[and] everything seems to promise it will be durable.” Although, as he noted wryly, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.”</p>
  137. <p>As was often the case with Franklin’s pithy one-liners later attributed exclusively to him &#8212; his “death and taxes” observation was not original. It first appeared in <em>The Cobbler of Preston</em>, a 1716 comedy play by English playwright Christopher Bullock, with the main character, Toby Guzzle, uttering the immortal line: “’tis impossible to be sure of anything but death and taxes.”</p>
  138. <p>In any event, it is Franklin’s adaptation of Bullock’s quote that stood the test of time, and the quote has become synonymous with his name. Nevertheless, it has often struck me that what is missing in both Bullock’s original and Franklin’s reiteration is the one other certainty in the world &#8212; no less persistent and undoubtedly as permanent as death and taxes &#8212; namely, antisemitism.</p>
  139. <p>Antisemitism has permeated societies for centuries. It has transcended geographical boundaries and historical epochs. From medieval Europe to the modern world, from the dusty provinces of the Ottoman Empire to the incendiary pages of Henry Ford’s <em>Dearborn Independent</em> periodical, from the evil rhetoric of Adolf Hitler to the paranoid theories of Josef Stalin, antisemitism has proven incredibly resilient and pervasive, and it has cast a long shadow evident to this day.</p>
  140. <p>The late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks wrote and spoke frequently about antisemitism. As he explained: “Antisemitism is not a unitary phenomenon, a coherent belief or ideology. Jews have been hated because they were rich and because they were poor; because they were capitalists and because they were communists; because they believed in tradition and because they were rootless cosmopolitans; because they kept to themselves and because they penetrated everywhere. Antisemitism is not a belief but a virus. The human body has an immensely sophisticated immune system which develops defenses against viruses. It is penetrated, however, because viruses mutate. Antisemitism mutates.”</p>
  141. <p>But as Rabbi Sacks observed, antisemitism has adapted and evolved over time, morphing into many different forms, even as it always retained its destructive core.</p>
  142. <p>In its latest mutation, the cause of antisemitism is the Jewish people’s unshakeable love for and devotion to Israel, the sovereign country of the Jews, established after almost two millennia of bitter exile in their ancestral homeland &#8212; the land cited in the hallowed pages of the Hebrew Scriptures as God’s bequest to the Jewish people.</p>
  143. <p>Today, criticism of Israel has become the primary vehicle for antisemitism. And while the right to critique any nation’s policies is fundamental to democratic principles, it has become clear that anti-Israel sentiment and activism has veered, or more likely been deliberately directed, into the dangerous territory of bigoted, unbridled Jew-hatred. In polite company, no one will ever admit to hating Jews; instead, antisemites freely admit to hating Israel and Zionists, and indeed anyone who refuses to condemn Israel and call for its downfall (in other words, the vast majority of the world’s Jews).</p>
  144. <p>Over the past few days, this façade was fully exposed for what it is in Los Angeles, at UCLA. After an illegal pro-Palestinian encampment was set up on the campus last Thursday, Eli Tsives, a 19-year-old theater and film major, attempted to attend a class. He was immediately obstructed by several students wearing keffiyehs and face masks. Despite showing his student ID and requesting access, Tsives, who was wearing a Star of David necklace, found his path firmly blocked by the group. Tsives is not Israeli, nor is the Star of David an exclusively Israeli symbol. Rather, it is a universally recognized Jewish symbol. This was enough for Tsives to be denied access to his class.</p>
  145. <p>Jewish UCLA students have told me that they are frightened to walk around with yarmulkes and with their tzitzit visible. Last Sunday, in a big show of support for UCLA students, the LA community came out in force to show solidarity with Israel on the UCLA campus. The pro-Palestinian rabble &#8212; all of them cloaked in the keffiyehs that have become the mark of this latest manifestation of Jew-hatred &#8212; looked uncomfortable with the Jewish community’s unashamed, unadulterated love for Israel. And over the past couple of days, after confrontations between the illegal protesters and pro-Israel counter-protesters predictably descended into violence, the Los Angeles police finally came on campus to dismantle the unlawful encampment and to arrest the agitators who set it up and refused to leave.</p>
  146. <p>The challenge ahead for American Jews is formidable, particularly in the post-October 7th landscape. The response to this crisis will not only shape the future of Jewish community life in America, but it will also reflect the moral integrity of our nation. The fight against antisemitism is a fight for the soul of America. All Americans must stand in solidarity with Jews against hate, and champion the values of understanding and tolerance.</p>
  147. <p>This Shabbat, Jews across the world will read the Torah portion of <a href="https://rabbidunner.com/category/articles/torah-portions/achrei-mot/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://rabbidunner.com/category/articles/torah-portions/achrei-mot/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1714789817195000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ZlFbgZ83LuSFCmWvO_gz8">Acharei Mot</a>, which includes the detailed rituals for the Yom Kippur service. The Day of Atonement is a profound opportunity for introspection and self-reflection, calling upon individuals and communities to recognize their shortcomings and seek forgiveness. In the spirit of Yom Kippur, American Jews must reflect on the complacency that has allowed us to believe antisemitism was no longer a significant threat. Recent events have shattered that illusion, revealing a disturbing resurgence of bigotry that demands a collective response.</p>
  148. <p>Yet, we are not alone. Many of our fellow Americans are horrified by recent developments and will stand with us. As Rabbi Sacks so tellingly declared: “Jews cannot fight antisemitism alone. The victim cannot cure the crime, and the hated cannot cure the hate.” He added: “Antisemitism begins with Jews, but it never ends with them. A world without room for Jews is one that has no room for difference. And a world that lacks space for difference lacks space for humanity itself.”</p>
  149. <p>And while the scourge of antisemitism may be as certain as death and taxes, this doesn’t excuse us from fighting back. We stave off death by staying healthy, and our accountants work hard to ensure we only pay the taxes we owe, and no more. It is time for us to stand up to antisemitism, to call it out for what it is, and to fight it with all our might.</p>
  150. <p>The United States was the first country in human history to treat Jews as equals, allowing them to practice their faith without hindrance. It is time for our country to reclaim this glorious legacy, and to ensure that the tendrils of hate do not overwhelm the very essence of what made this country the greatest nation on earth.</p>
  151. <p><em>The author is a rabbi in Beverly Hills, California.</em></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/as-certain-as-death-and-taxes-the-unyielding-persistence-of-antisemitism/">As Certain as Death and Taxes: The Unyielding Persistence of Antisemitism</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  159. <title>Uncovering the Story Behind the Gazan &#8216;Mass Graves&#8217;</title>
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  163. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Chaim Lax]]></dc:creator>
  164. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 15:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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  175. <description><![CDATA[<p>Over the past week, Palestinian teams have been unearthing mass graves outside two Gaza medical complexes, Nasser Hospital in Khan...</p>
  176. <p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/uncovering-the-story-behind-the-gazan-mass-graves/">Uncovering the Story Behind the Gazan ‘Mass Graves’</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
  177. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_700758" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-02-21T134711Z_1_LYNXNPEK1K0IM_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HAMAS-FACTBOX1.jpg"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-700758" decoding="async" class="wp-image-700758 size-full" src="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-02-21T134711Z_1_LYNXNPEK1K0IM_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HAMAS-FACTBOX1.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="360" srcset="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-02-21T134711Z_1_LYNXNPEK1K0IM_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HAMAS-FACTBOX1.jpg 720w, https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024-02-21T134711Z_1_LYNXNPEK1K0IM_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HAMAS-FACTBOX1-300x150.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /></a><p id="caption-attachment-700758" class="wp-caption-text">Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa</p></div>
  178. <p>Over the past week, Palestinian teams have been unearthing mass graves outside two Gaza medical complexes, Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis and Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, following the withdrawal of Israeli forces who were conducting counter-terrorism operations in the area.</p>
  179. <p>With the opening of these graves, social media and some traditional news outlets have been abuzz with claims that these graves are evidence of mass killings of Palestinians by Israelis, and that some of those found inside the graves show signs of being tortured and killed execution-style with their hands tied behind their backs.</p>
  180. <p>However, much like other sensationalist news stories about Israel’s conduct during its ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, the story of the mass graves being propounded online and by some media outlets is a mixture of deception, falsehoods, and a reliance on biased sources.</p>
  181. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
  182. <p dir="ltr" lang="en">The mass grave lie is being promoted by Hamas and its Western propagandists to distract attention from the fact that Gaza hospitals have been proven, time and again, to host terrorists and terror activity.</p>
  183. <p>Hospital directors have admitted as much.</p>
  184. <p>Why isn&#8217;t that being reported? <a href="https://t.co/jHDVxBkjcQ">https://t.co/jHDVxBkjcQ</a> <a href="https://t.co/K5xoSnQuXX">pic.twitter.com/K5xoSnQuXX</a></p>
  185. <p>— Avi Mayer אבי מאיר (@AviMayer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AviMayer/status/1783105088795423088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
  186. <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
  187. <p><strong>What Is the Story Behind the Mass Graves?</strong></p>
  188. <p>Much of the news regarding the mass graves has surrounded the exhumation of hundreds of bodies on the grounds of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis.</p>
  189. <p>However, unlike what is being claimed, these mass graves were not dug by Israeli forces during their months-long siege and battle against Hamas terrorists operating within the medical complex.</p>
  190. <p>Rather, these graves were <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-rejects-baseless-claim-it-dug-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospital-analysts-also-doubt-charge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dug</a> by Palestinians prior to the arrival of the Israeli military in mid-February 2024.</p>
  191. <p>Analysts have <a href="https://twitter.com/GeoConfirmed/status/1782471167082705065" target="_blank" rel="noopener">observed</a> that these mass graves which are now being unearthed were documented as first being dug and used in late January and early February 2024 to bury people who had died in the hospital and could not be transported to a formal cemetery for internment.</p>
  192. <p>As the battle between Israel and Hamas intensified around the medical complex, it is possible that newer bodies (of those who had been killed during the firefight or who had died at the hospital during the battle) were added to these mass graves. However, as noted by <em><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-rejects-baseless-claim-it-dug-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospital-analysts-also-doubt-charge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Times of Israel</a></em>, it is uncharacteristic for the IDF to “tend to the bodies of slain Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.”</p>
  193. <p>Thus, if newer bodies were added to these mass graves over the course of the IDF’s operations in the area, it is likely that they were buried by Palestinians and not by Israelis.</p>
  194. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
  195. <p dir="ltr" lang="en">1/5 Geolocation | Disproof of Palestinian lies about Nasser Hospital mass graves.</p>
  196. <p>Fake claims by <a href="https://twitter.com/tamerqdh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tamerqdh</a> about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IDF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IDF</a>-caused massacre.</p>
  197. <p>In Jan/Feb, this exact place was used by palestinians as temporary cemetry.<br />
  198. I found a burial video of 30+ persons on 28 January. &gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/l8UMI95NWA">https://t.co/l8UMI95NWA</a> <a href="https://t.co/k7Dnlo0RqV">pic.twitter.com/k7Dnlo0RqV</a></p>
  199. <p>— Middle East Buka <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1ee-1f1f1.png" alt="🇮🇱" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /><img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72x72/1f1fa-1f1e6.png" alt="🇺🇦" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> (@MiddleEastBuka) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiddleEastBuka/status/1782276539863691360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
  200. <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
  201. <p>Alongside the false claims that Israel had dug these mass graves, representatives of Hamas in Gaza and the Hamas-affiliated Civil Defense have claimed that Israel dug up graves in the Nasser Hospital complex and then re-buried the deceased in these mass graves.</p>
  202. <p>However, according to the IDF, while Israeli forces did exhume certain graves in order to determine whether dead Israeli hostages had been buried by Hamas in these graves, they did not desecrate the graves nor remove identifying markers.</p>
  203. <p>After it had been determined that no hostages were buried on the grounds, the exhumed bodies were <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-rejects-baseless-claim-it-dug-mass-graves-at-gaza-hospital-analysts-also-doubt-charge/">re-interred</a> in their burial locations “in an orderly and proper manner.”</p>
  204. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
  205. <p dir="ltr" lang="en">The deceitful claim that the IDF buried Palestinians in mass graves, not based whatsoever on facts, is wrong.<br />
  206. See full statement: <a href="https://t.co/WX7aVx8M1h">pic.twitter.com/WX7aVx8M1h</a></p>
  207. <p>— LTC (S.) Nadav Shoshani (@LTC_Shoshani) <a href="https://twitter.com/LTC_Shoshani/status/1782819797127901635?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
  208. <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
  209. <p>A third claim that has been put forth about these mass graves is that some of the exhumed bodies have had their hands tied, allegedly proof for Israeli extrajudicial executions of Palestinians in the area.</p>
  210. <p>However, there are several <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-798509" target="_blank" rel="noopener">factors</a> that call into question these allegations: No evidence has been provided for these claims, with only unverified reports alleging the existence of these bodies with their hands tied. These claims are not being put forward by impartial observers but by Hamas and its Gaza-based affiliates. If these bodies do exist, there is no evidence that Israel is responsible for their being bound.</p>
  211. <p>Despite the lack of concrete evidence for the existence of these handcuffed corpses, even by a UN representative’s own <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68891216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admission</a>, this has not stopped the UN from portraying their existence as solid fact, even <a href="https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1148876" target="_blank" rel="noopener">headlining</a> one of its releases “Mass graves in Gaza show victims’ hands were tied, says UN rights office.”</p>
  212. <p>This unabashed reliance on Hamas reports has helped give these stories an air of legitimacy despite their being propounded by an internationally-recognized terror organization.</p>
  213. <p><strong>How Has the Media Covered the Mass Graves?</strong></p>
  214. <p>As the story of the mass graves continues to develop, media organizations have covered this story with varying levels of nuance and accuracy.</p>
  215. <p>Predictably, <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/25/signs-of-torture-as-nearly-400-bodies-found-at-gaza-hospitals-mass-graves" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Al Jazeera’</a>s coverage was most in line with Hamas’ propaganda, uncritically parroting statements by the Civil Defense in Gaza as well as international leaders responding to the reports released by Hamas.</p>
  216. <p>Only one paragraph is granted to the IDF’s denial that it had dug mass graves, and at no point is it stated as fact that these mass graves had been dug prior to the Israeli operation at Nasser Hospital.</p>
  217. <p>In their reports, both <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-rights-chief-horrified-by-mass-grave-reports-gaza-hospitals-2024-04-23/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a> and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/middleeast/un-calls-for-investigation-gaza-mass-graves-mime-intl/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> provided fairly nuanced coverage, giving ample space to the IDF’s statements refuting the allegations against it, and admitting that some of the charges put forward by the Palestinians could not be substantiated.</p>
  218. <p>However, in its coverage of the mass graves, the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/un-israel-palestinians-hospital-graves-investigation-dbaf873d023a7ba66dda05fb49074434" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a> provided a far less objective report, only including the IDF’s rebuttal seven paragraphs in, ignoring the fact that the reports on the mass graves were being released by a Hamas-affiliated body, and using the term “could not be independently verified” for Israel’s allegations but not those put forward by the Civil Defense or international bodies.</p>
  219. <p>Thus, despite the unsubstantiated and biased information being released by the Civil Defense, AP treated it as fact while calling into question Israel’s response to these baseless allegations.</p>
  220. <p>In its report on the mass graves, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gaza-mass-graves-bodies-israel-palestine-war-8hsljhc5f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Times</em></a> presented the allegations of bodies with bound hands as established fact by quoting UN officials, despite the fact that these officials were basing themselves on Hamas reports and there was no physical evidence to corroborate these claims.</p>
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  222. <p dir="ltr" lang="en">This is an appalling segment from <a href="https://twitter.com/amanpour?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@amanpour</a></p>
  223. <p>It repeatedly cites the Gaza Civil Defense (that’s a fancy way of saying Hamas) and fails to mention that Hamas hid Israeli hostages in Gaza hospitals.</p>
  224. <p>The IDF acknowledged that it examined bodies buried near Nasser Hospital when they… <a href="https://t.co/rmqTYOibUh">https://t.co/rmqTYOibUh</a></p>
  225. <p>— Aviva Klompas (@AvivaKlompas) <a href="https://twitter.com/AvivaKlompas/status/1782963652313616604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 24, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
  226. <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
  227. <p>While the mainstream media coverage of the mass graves has featured various levels of nuance and objectivity, social media has served as a source for the most extreme takes on this subject, with many uncritically parroting Hamas’ claims and using them as a cudgel with which to harm Israel’s reputation and the IDF’s integrity.</p>
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  229. <p dir="ltr" lang="en">If you&#8217;re more mad about the college campus protests against mass graves than against the mass graves themselves you should probably take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror.</p>
  230. <p>— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) <a href="https://twitter.com/mehdirhasan/status/1783579704257118404?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
  231. <p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>
  232. <p><i>The author is a contributor to HonestReporting, a Jerusalem-based media watchdog with a focus on antisemitism and anti-Israel bias &#8212; where a version of this article<a href="https://honestreporting.com/unearthing-the-story-behind-the-gazan-mass-graves/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestreporting.com/its-not-the-economy-axios-article-diagnoses-intra-palestinian-violence-as-ailment-prescribes-wrong-remedy/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1704259230003000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3oYakyqw_5uqQutnlPyfu0"> first appeared.</a></i></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/uncovering-the-story-behind-the-gazan-mass-graves/">Uncovering the Story Behind the Gazan ‘Mass Graves’</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  263. <description><![CDATA[<p>Washington, DC — George Washington University (GW) was the stage of two dueling demonstrations on Thursday as Jewish students held...</p>
  264. <p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/george-washington-university-students-hold-jewish-pride-rally-pro-hamas-encampment-remains-campus/">George Washington University Students Hold ‘Jewish Pride’ Rally as Pro-Hamas Encampment Remains on Campus</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
  265. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_705793" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-705793" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-705793" src="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0846.HEIC.png" alt="" width="720" height="360" srcset="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0846.HEIC.png 720w, https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0846.HEIC-300x150.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /><p id="caption-attachment-705793" class="wp-caption-text">&#8220;Show Your Jewish Pride&#8221; rally at George Washington University G Street Park on May 2, 2024. Photo: Dion J. Pierre</p></div>
  266. <p>Washington, DC — George Washington University (GW) was the stage of two dueling demonstrations on Thursday as Jewish students held a rally just a block away from the school&#8217;s pro-Hamas encampment, an illegal occupation of school property which has become an emblem of <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/04/16/antisemitic-hate-incidents-us-soar-140-percent-adl-reports-shocking-audit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">surging campus antisemitism in America</a>.</p>
  267. <p>&#8220;When Jewish students across the country are harassed — yelled at, spat on, concerned, and blocked from the very places they have a right to be — we respond with songs of hope and humanity, as a community,&#8221; GW senior Sabrina Soffer told a crowd of hundreds that gathered in blistering heat. &#8220;This is our defiance. We respond to slurs by mobs wishing our existence away by flying our flags high — tapestries of our past and present, our people and purpose.&#8221;</p>
  268. <p>The rally, titled &#8220;Show Your Jewish Pride,&#8221; was a student-led initiative organized by a consortium of student groups, including GW for Israel (GWI), Students Supporting Israel (SSI), and the Jewish Students Association (JSA). Soffer, their principal leader and organizer, has appeared all over national media to spread awareness of rising antisemitism, and, last year, she delivered a soaring speech before hundreds of thousands of people at the <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/11/14/dc-rally-makes-history-largest-ever-jewish-pro-israel-gathering-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March for Israel in Washington, DC</a>.</p>
  269. <p>Nearly a dozen speakers addressed the crowd on Thursday as Israeli and American flags rippled in the wind. One of them, Leat Corinne Unger, drove to Washington from New York to advocate the release of the more than 100 Israeli hostages still held captive in Gaza by the Hamas terrorist group. One of them is her cousin, Omer Shem Tov, who was abducted while attending the <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/04/01/exhibit-nova-music-festival-massacre-coming-new-york-spring/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nova Music Festival</a> in Israel on Oct. 7.</p>
  270. <p>&#8220;He is my cousin. He was 20 when he was kidnapped. He celebrated his 21st birthday three weeks into captivity, and it&#8217;s been 209 days since we last heard from him,&#8221; Unger told <em>The Algemeiner </em>during an interview. &#8220;It&#8217;s a nightmare that has lasted for 209 days. I hope that everyone will remember that we&#8217;re all fighting numerous battles on many fronts, but the most important priority is to bring our brothers and sisters home. I don&#8217;t think we can be whole, healed, and proud until they&#8217;re home. Even after Omer gets home, if there is anyone who is still there, I&#8217;m going to be fighting for them.&#8221;</p>
  271. <p>Unger added that Hamas&#8217; Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel upended her life.</p>
  272. <p>&#8220;It changed me and put everything into perspective,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;I&#8217;m no longer a speech pathologist. I&#8217;m no longer a learning specialist. I&#8217;m no longer a director of a school. I&#8217;m now a full fledged advocate of my people.&#8221;</p>
  273. <p>Since Oct. 7,<a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/02/israels-president-tells-jews-stand-strong-amid-rising-antisemitism-says-campuses-contaminated-hatred/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> antisemitic incidents have reached record levels</a> around the world, including in the US and Europe.</p>
  274. <p>Another speaker on Thursday, pro-Israel activist and social media influencer Lizzy Savetsky, told <em>The Algemeiner </em>that showing solidarity with Jewish students has become her life&#8217;s mission.</p>
  275. <p>&#8220;I think this is the most important work that I could be doing right now,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Fighting antisemitism is overwhelming. It&#8217;s a global issue, but what we&#8217;re seeing on college campuses right now and the lack of protection and the lack of advocacy for Jewish students is shocking and extremely disturbing. So I just want to be there for them and let them know they&#8217;re not alone. I can&#8217;t imagine what it would feel like to be a Jewish student on campus right now.&#8221;</p>
  276. <p>Following the event, Savetsky resolved to walk through GW&#8217;s pro-Hamas encampment and invited <em>The Algemeiner </em>to join her. Wearing a t-shirt that said &#8220;Shalom&#8221; — which means &#8220;peace&#8221; in Hebrew and is often used as a greeting — she was promptly noticed by two protesters who proceeded to follow her every step while lodging accusations of anti-Palestinian racism. Others soon noticed her presence, and the mass of students and faculty erupted into chants of &#8220;Zionist go home!&#8221;</p>
  277. <p>Savetsky was accompanied by Lauren Kagen, a social media director for the Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC).</p>
  278. <p>&#8220;What was most shocking was the presence of faculty,&#8221; Savetsky told <em>The Algemeiner </em>after the encounter. &#8220;This is supposed to be an educational institution, and how can Jewish students feel safe attending their classes when their professors are out there protesting against them? But I am so proud of our people and who we are. Our love will prevail over their hate, and seeing all of that just encourages me to keep on fighting.&#8221;</p>
  279. <p>The Metropolitan Police Department has declined to help George Washington University remove the pro-Hamas encampment from campus, according to numerous reports. Republican lawmakers have called for the students to be arrested.</p>
  280. <p>&#8220;They are in blatant violation of university policy, but we won&#8217;t be intimidated,&#8221; GW senior Skyler Sieradzky said.</p>
  281. <p>GW has been one of many college campuses to be engulfed in the anti-Israel demonstrations that have swept across the country.</p>
  282. <p>For over two weeks, university students have been amassing in the hundreds at a growing number of schools, <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/01/universities-make-concessions-pro-hamas-demonstrators-expert-warns-capitulation-led-faculty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taking over sections of campuses</a> by setting up &#8220;Gaza Solidarity Encampments&#8221; and refusing to leave unless administrators condemn and boycott Israel. Footage of the protests has shown <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/04/22/hamas-we-love-you-list-chants-statements-columbia-universitys-gaza-solidarity-encampment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">demonstrators chanting in support of Hamas</a>, calling for the destruction of Israel, and even threatening to harm members of the Jewish community on campus. In many cases, activists have also lambasted the US and Western civilization more broadly.</p>
  283. <p>The protests initially erupted across the US but have since spread to university campuses around the world, primarily in the West. <em>The Algemeiner</em> has reported on how in many instances the <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/02/anti-israel-faculty-target-university-presidents-new-tactic-bid-oust-them-campus-protest-response/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">faculty, rather than the students,</a> have been the key forces driving the demonstrations and keeping university presidents on their heels.</p>
  284. <p>The protests have erupted amid a surge in antisemitism on university campuses. In the months since Oct. 7, anti-Zionist activists inspired by Hamas&#8217; barbarity have bullied and even assaulted Jewish students while demanding that colleges implement a full boycott of Israel — an action that would purge schools of Jews and Zionists, experts have told <em>The Algemeiner</em>. According to the Anti-Defamation League, antisemitic incidents on college campus rose 321 percent in 2023, disrupting the academic lives of Jewish students and leaving them uncertain about the fate of the American Jewish community.</p>
  285. <p><em>Follow Dion J. Pierre <a href="https://twitter.com/DionJPierre">@DionJPierre</a></em>.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/george-washington-university-students-hold-jewish-pride-rally-pro-hamas-encampment-remains-campus/">George Washington University Students Hold ‘Jewish Pride’ Rally as Pro-Hamas Encampment Remains on Campus</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  293. <title>Hamas Tried to Steal Gaza Aid Shipment From Jordan, US Says</title>
  294. <link>https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/hamas-tried-steal-gaza-aid-shipment-jordan-us-says/</link>
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  297. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Algemeiner Staff]]></dc:creator>
  298. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 15:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
  299. <category><![CDATA[World]]></category>
  300. <category><![CDATA[Erez crossing]]></category>
  301. <category><![CDATA[Gaza humanitarian aid]]></category>
  302. <category><![CDATA[Gaza War]]></category>
  303. <category><![CDATA[Hamas steals Gaza aid]]></category>
  304. <category><![CDATA[Hamas Terrorists]]></category>
  305. <category><![CDATA[Israel Hamas war]]></category>
  306. <category><![CDATA[State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller]]></category>
  307. <category><![CDATA[US State Department]]></category>
  308. <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.algemeiner.com/?p=705865</guid>
  309.  
  310. <description><![CDATA[<p>Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group that rules the Gaza Strip, attempted to seize a major shipment of humanitarian aid from...</p>
  311. <p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/hamas-tried-steal-gaza-aid-shipment-jordan-us-says/">Hamas Tried to Steal Gaza Aid Shipment From Jordan, US Says</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
  312. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_705871" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-705871" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-705871" src="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-02T184329Z_1_LYNXMPEK410TN_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-USA-AID1.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="375" srcset="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-02T184329Z_1_LYNXMPEK410TN_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-USA-AID1.jpg 720w, https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-02T184329Z_1_LYNXMPEK410TN_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-USA-AID1-300x156.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /><p id="caption-attachment-705871" class="wp-caption-text">Over 38,000 Meals Ready to Eat and water destined for an airdrop over Gaza are loaded aboard a US Air Force C-130J Super Hercules at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 1, 2024. Photo: US Air Force/Handout via REUTERS</p></div>
  313. <p class="" data-is="component-paragraph">Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group that rules the Gaza Strip, attempted to seize a major shipment of humanitarian aid from Jordan intended for civilians in Gaza, according to a US State Department spokesman.</p>
  314. <p class="" data-is="component-paragraph">Matthew Miller revealed at a press briefing on Thursday that earlier in the week Hamas hijacked a significant aid shipment from Jordan that was delivered to Gaza through a newly reopened Israeli border crossing.</p>
  315. <p data-is="component-paragraph">&#8220;Yesterday was the first major shipment of aid from Jordan over this new land route through the Erez Crossing,&#8221; Miller told reporters. &#8220;The convoys from the Jordan military that brought the aid in unloaded the aid inside Gaza. It was then picked up by a humanitarian implementer for distribution inside Gaza, and that aid was intercepted and diverted by Hamas on the ground in Gaza.&#8221;</p>
  316. <p data-is="component-paragraph">However, the aid was ultimately recovered and returned to the organization responsible for its distribution, according to Miller, who noted that UNRWA, the <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/03/06/watchdog-identifies-un-agency-staff-who-participated-oct-7-hamas-massacre/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees</a>, would likely issue a statement soon condemning the incident.</p>
  317. <p data-is="component-paragraph">&#8220;The UN is either in the process or has by now recovered that aid, but it was an unacceptable act by Hamas to divert this aid to begin with, to seize this aid,&#8221; Miller said. &#8220;We have made clear that it&#8217;s an unacceptable act. I think the UN partners will be also making clear that it&#8217;s an unacceptable act.&#8221;</p>
  318. <p data-is="component-paragraph">Miller emphasized that diverting humanitarian aid hurts civilians in Gaza, where Hamas terrorists have been embedding themselves in the civilian population and using civilian sites — <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/04/09/palestinian-islamic-jihad-spokesman-all-gaza-hospitals-taken-over-terrorists/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">such as hospitals</a> — as command and operational centers.</p>
  319. <p data-is="component-paragraph">&#8220;If there is one thing that Hamas could do to jeopardize the shipment of aid, it would be diverting it for their own use rather than allowing it to go to the innocent civilians that need it, so they certainly should refrain from doing that in the future,&#8221; he said, describing the incident as the &#8220;first widespread case of diversion that we have seen.&#8221;</p>
  320. <p data-is="component-paragraph">Hamas reportedly held the aid trucks for a period before eventually releasing them.</p>
  321. <p data-is="component-paragraph">There have been long-held concerns about Hamas keeping resources sent to Gaza for itself that were intended for the civilian population.</p>
  322. <p data-is="component-paragraph">Last fall, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel had offered fuel to Al Shifa, Gaza&#8217;s main hospital facility, but that the terrorists had refused to receive it. Several <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/11/02/hamas-hoarding-200000-gallons-of-fuel-as-gaza-hospitals-struggle-to-maintain-power-nbc-news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press reports</a>, citing Arab and Western officials, have corroborated Israeli claims that <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/10/24/israeli-military-says-hamas-stockpiling-500000-liters-fuel-while-aid-agencies-decry-shortage/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hamas has been hoarding</a> hundreds of thousands of gallons of fuel for rockets and electricity used to power its network of underground tunnels as Gaza hospitals struggle to maintain power.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/hamas-tried-steal-gaza-aid-shipment-jordan-us-says/">Hamas Tried to Steal Gaza Aid Shipment From Jordan, US Says</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  330. <title>Trinidad and Tobago Officially Recognizes Palestinian State</title>
  331. <link>https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/trinidad-and-tobago-officially-recognizes-palestinian-state/</link>
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  334. <dc:creator><![CDATA[i24 News and Algemeiner Staff]]></dc:creator>
  335. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 14:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
  336. <category><![CDATA[World]]></category>
  337. <category><![CDATA[Caribbean Israel Palestine]]></category>
  338. <category><![CDATA[Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]]></category>
  339. <category><![CDATA[palestine]]></category>
  340. <category><![CDATA[Palestinian State]]></category>
  341. <category><![CDATA[Trinidad and Tobago]]></category>
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  344. <description><![CDATA[<p>i24 News — Trinidad and Tobago has officially recognized a state of Palestine, becoming the third Caribbean nation to do...</p>
  345. <p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/trinidad-and-tobago-officially-recognizes-palestinian-state/">Trinidad and Tobago Officially Recognizes Palestinian State</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
  346. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_678220" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-678220" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-678220" src="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-07T153523Z_665031685_RC2N12AQBQ1F_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-ABBAS-HOLOCAUST-1.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="360" srcset="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-07T153523Z_665031685_RC2N12AQBQ1F_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-ABBAS-HOLOCAUST-1.jpg 720w, https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2023-09-07T153523Z_665031685_RC2N12AQBQ1F_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-ABBAS-HOLOCAUST-1-300x150.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /><p id="caption-attachment-678220" class="wp-caption-text">Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas visiting the West Bank city of Jenin. Photo: Reuters/Mohamad Torokman</p></div>
  347. <p class="" data-is="component-paragraph"><a href="https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/palestinian-territories/artc-trinidad-and-tobago-officially-recognizes-palestine-as-a-state" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>i24 News</em></a> — Trinidad and Tobago has officially recognized a state of Palestine, becoming the third Caribbean nation to do so following Barbados and Jamaica.</p>
  348. <p class="" data-is="component-paragraph">The country&#8217;s cabinet announced the decision, describing it as a show of support for the Palestinian people and a commitment to a two-state solution for achieving peace in the Middle East.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/trinidad-and-tobago-officially-recognizes-palestinian-state/">Trinidad and Tobago Officially Recognizes Palestinian State</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  356. <title>Houthi Terrorists Offer Education to Students Suspended in US for Pro-Hamas Campus Demonstrations</title>
  357. <link>https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/houthi-terrorists-offer-education-students-suspended-us-pro-hamas-campus-demonstrations/</link>
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  360. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters and Algemeiner Staff]]></dc:creator>
  361. <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 13:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
  362. <category><![CDATA[World]]></category>
  363. <category><![CDATA[Anti-Israel Protesters]]></category>
  364. <category><![CDATA[Houthis edcuation US students]]></category>
  365. <category><![CDATA[Houthis Israel Hamas Gaza]]></category>
  366. <category><![CDATA[Iran scholarships]]></category>
  367. <category><![CDATA[pro-hamas protests]]></category>
  368. <category><![CDATA[pro-Palestinian demonstrations]]></category>
  369. <category><![CDATA[Red Sea shipping attacks]]></category>
  370. <category><![CDATA[US campus protests]]></category>
  371. <category><![CDATA[Yemen Houthis]]></category>
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  373.  
  374. <description><![CDATA[<p>Yemen&#8217;s Iran-backed Houthi militia, a US-designated terrorist organization that has disrupted global shipping to display its support for Palestinians in...</p>
  375. <p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/houthi-terrorists-offer-education-students-suspended-us-pro-hamas-campus-demonstrations/">Houthi Terrorists Offer Education to Students Suspended in US for Pro-Hamas Campus Demonstrations</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
  376. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_705861" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-705861" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-705861" src="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-03T093215Z_2_LYNXMPEK4207I_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HOUTHIS-PROTESTS1.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="400" srcset="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-03T093215Z_2_LYNXMPEK4207I_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HOUTHIS-PROTESTS1.jpg 720w, https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-03T093215Z_2_LYNXMPEK4207I_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HOUTHIS-PROTESTS1-300x167.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /><p id="caption-attachment-705861" class="wp-caption-text">A statue of George Washington tied with a Palestinian flag and a keffiyeh inside a pro-Hamas encampment is pictured at George Washington University in Washington, DC, US, May 2, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Craig Hudson</p></div>
  377. <p>Yemen&#8217;s Iran-backed Houthi militia, a US-designated terrorist organization that has <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/03/06/houthis-kill-two-terror-groups-first-fatal-attack-red-sea-shipping/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disrupted global shipping</a> to display its support for Palestinians in the Gaza conflict, is now offering a place for students suspended from US universities after staging pro-Hamas, anti-Israeli protests.</p>
  378. <p>For more than two weeks, university students have been amassing in the hundreds at a growing number of schools, <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/01/universities-make-concessions-pro-hamas-demonstrators-expert-warns-capitulation-led-faculty/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taking over sections of campuses</a> by setting up &#8220;Gaza Solidarity Encampments&#8221; and refusing to leave unless administrators condemn and boycott Israel. Footage of the protests has shown <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/04/22/hamas-we-love-you-list-chants-statements-columbia-universitys-gaza-solidarity-encampment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">demonstrators chanting in support of Hamas</a>, the Palestinian terrorist organization that Israel is fighting in Gaza; calling for the destruction of Israel; and even threatening to harm members of the Jewish community on campus. In many cases, activists have also lambasted the US and Western civilization more broadly.</p>
  379. <p>The protests initially erupted across the US but have since spread to university campuses around the world, primarily in the West.</p>
  380. <p>Many of the schools, including Ivy League Columbia University in New York City, have called in police to quell the protests.</p>
  381. <p>&#8220;We are serious about welcoming students that have been suspended from US universities for supporting Palestinians,&#8221; an official at Sanaa University, which is run by the<span class="highlight" data-qa-component="highlight-text"> Houthis</span>, told Reuters. &#8220;We are fighting this battle with Palestine in every way we can.&#8221;</p>
  382. <p>Sanaa University had issued a statement applauding the &#8220;humanitarian&#8221; position of the students in the United States and said they could continue their studies in Yemen.</p>
  383. <p>&#8220;The board of the university condemns what academics and students of US and European universities are being subjected to, suppression of freedom of expression,&#8221; the board of the university said in a statement, which included an email address for any students wanting to take up their offer.</p>
  384. <p>The US and Britain returned the Houthi militia to a list of terrorist groups this year as their attacks on vessels in and around the Red Sea hurt global economies. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a televised speech on Friday that the terrorist group will target ships heading to Israeli ports in any area that is within their range.</p>
  385. <p>&#8220;We will target any ships heading to Israeli ports in the Mediterranean Sea in any area we are able to reach,&#8221; he said.</p>
  386. <p>The rebel movement — whose slogan is &#8220;death to America, death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory to Islam&#8221; — has also claimed responsibility for <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/01/12/erdogan-attacks-us-britain-striking-houthis-says-turkey-providing-evidence-icj-against-israel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attempted drone and missile strikes targeting Israel</a>.</p>
  387. <p>The Houthi&#8217;s offer of an education for US students sparked a wave of sarcasm by ordinary Yemenis on social media. One social media user posted a photograph of two Westerners chewing Yemen&#8217;s widely-used narcotic leaf Qat. He described the scene as American students during their fifth year at Sanaa University.</p>
  388. <p>In a similar move to the Houthis earlier this week, the head of a major Iranian university reportedly offered scholarships to students expelled from US and European universities over the anti-Israel protests, which have involved students and faculty holding unauthorized demonstrations, occupying school buildings, and in some cases blocking Jews from entering parts of campus.</p>
  389. <p>Mohammad Moazzeni, who runs Shiraz University in the Fars province, made the announcement to show &#8220;solidarity&#8221; with the anti-Israel agitators.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/03/houthi-terrorists-offer-education-students-suspended-us-pro-hamas-campus-demonstrations/">Houthi Terrorists Offer Education to Students Suspended in US for Pro-Hamas Campus Demonstrations</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  397. <title>Israeli Widow Whose Husband Was Kidnapped, Murdered on Oct. 7 by Hamas Delivers Fourth Child</title>
  398. <link>https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/02/israeli-widow-whose-husband-was-kidnapped-murdered-oct-7-hamas-delivers-fourth-child/</link>
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  401. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shiryn Ghermezian]]></dc:creator>
  402. <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 21:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
  403. <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
  404. <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
  405. <category><![CDATA[Oct 7 attacks]]></category>
  406. <category><![CDATA[Oct 7 Hamas attacks]]></category>
  407. <category><![CDATA[Tal Chaimi Hamas]]></category>
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  409.  
  410. <description><![CDATA[<p>The widow of Tal Chaimi — a resident of Kibbutz Nir Yitzchak in Israel who was kidnapped and murdered by...</p>
  411. <p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/02/israeli-widow-whose-husband-was-kidnapped-murdered-oct-7-hamas-delivers-fourth-child/">Israeli Widow Whose Husband Was Kidnapped, Murdered on Oct. 7 by Hamas Delivers Fourth Child</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
  412. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_705769" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-705769" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-705769" src="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ella-Chaimi-Photo-Credit_-Beilinson-Hospital.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="360" srcset="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ella-Chaimi-Photo-Credit_-Beilinson-Hospital.jpg 720w, https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ella-Chaimi-Photo-Credit_-Beilinson-Hospital-300x150.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /><p id="caption-attachment-705769" class="wp-caption-text">Ella Chaimi and her new baby boy. Photo: Provided</p></div>
  413. <p>The widow of Tal Chaimi — a resident of Kibbutz Nir Yitzchak in Israel who was kidnapped and murdered by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7 — gave birth to a baby boy on Thursday at the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva.</p>
  414. <p>Ella Chaimi is now the single parent of four children, including 9-year-old twins and a six-year-old. &#8220;This birth is filled with mixed emotions as I welcome into the world our child who brings with him lots of joy while also remembering Tal, who was a wonderful husband and father,&#8221; she said in a released statement. &#8220;I wish he was here with us right now.&#8221;</p>
  415. <p style="font-weight: 400;">Idit Engel, a midwife at Beilinson Hospital, said that Chaimi and her family &#8220;have been through devastation, and I hope that this baby brings them much joy.&#8221;</p>
  416. <p style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;I have known Ella for many years and have cared for her during her previous pregnancies,&#8221; added Beilinson&#8217;s Women&#8217;s Hospital Prof. Arnono Weisnizer. &#8220;I know her and her family well having previously worked in the Gaza envelope, and my heart breaks for what they have gone through. Their family has been through dark times, and the birth of this baby is a light for them and for the people of Israel.&#8221;</p>
  417. <p>Tal, 41, was taken as a hostage by Hamas terrorists as they attacked Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak during their assault across southern Israel on Oct. 7. A third-generation member of the kibbutz, he was part of the Nir Yitzhak rapid response team and went out during the early hours of Oct. 7 to confront terrorists invading the community. Ella hid in the safe room of the family&#8217;s house with her children while Tal and the rest of the kibbutz&#8217;s response team were out protecting the community.</p>
  418. <p>Tal&#8217;s death was confirmed by authorities on Dec. 13. He was killed on Oct. 7, and his body is believed to be held by terrorists in the Gaza Strip.</p>
  419. <p>Nir Yitzhak was one of several communities attacked by Hamas on Oct. 7, during which the terrorists killed more than 1,200 people and took 253 others as hostages.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/02/israeli-widow-whose-husband-was-kidnapped-murdered-oct-7-hamas-delivers-fourth-child/">Israeli Widow Whose Husband Was Kidnapped, Murdered on Oct. 7 by Hamas Delivers Fourth Child</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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  427. <title>Turkey Halts Trade With Israel, Continuing Pro-Hamas Stance Since Outbreak of Gaza War</title>
  428. <link>https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/02/turkey-halts-trade-israel-continuing-pro-hamas-stance-since-outbreak-gaza-war/</link>
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  431. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Algemeiner Staff]]></dc:creator>
  432. <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 21:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
  433. <category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
  434. <category><![CDATA[Middle East]]></category>
  435. <category><![CDATA[Israel Turkey]]></category>
  436. <category><![CDATA[Israel Turkey trade]]></category>
  437. <category><![CDATA[Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz]]></category>
  438. <category><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category>
  439. <category><![CDATA[Turkey Antisemitism]]></category>
  440. <category><![CDATA[Turkey Hamas Gaza]]></category>
  441. <category><![CDATA[Turkish Presdient Recep Tayyip Erdogan]]></category>
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  443.  
  444. <description><![CDATA[<p>Turkey has ceased all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, according to the Turkish trade ministry....</p>
  445. <p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/02/turkey-halts-trade-israel-continuing-pro-hamas-stance-since-outbreak-gaza-war/">Turkey Halts Trade With Israel, Continuing Pro-Hamas Stance Since Outbreak of Gaza War</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></description>
  446. <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_705798" style="width: 730px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-705798" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-705798" src="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-02T203333Z_2_LYNXMPEK410S3_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-TURKEY-TRADE1.jpg" alt="" width="720" height="375" srcset="https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-02T203333Z_2_LYNXMPEK410S3_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-TURKEY-TRADE1.jpg 720w, https://www.algemeiner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-02T203333Z_2_LYNXMPEK410S3_RTROPTP_4_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-TURKEY-TRADE1-300x156.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" /><p id="caption-attachment-705798" class="wp-caption-text">Turkey&#8217;s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint statement to the media in Baghdad, Iraq, April 22, 2024. Photo: AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/Pool via REUTERS</p></div>
  447. <p>Turkey has ceased all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, according to the Turkish trade ministry.</p>
  448. <p>&#8220;Export and import transactions related to Israel have been stopped, covering all products,&#8221; the ministry said in a statement, citing the &#8220;humanitarian tragedy&#8221; in the Palestinian territories as the reason.</p>
  449. <p>&#8220;Turkey will strictly and decisively implement these new measures until the Israeli government allows an uninterrupted and sufficient flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza,&#8221; the trade ministry added.</p>
  450. <p>Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz responded forcefully to Ankara, accusing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of violating agreements by blocking ports for Israeli imports and exports.</p>
  451. <p>&#8220;This is how a dictator behaves, disregarding the interests of the Turkish people and businessmen, and ignoring international trade agreements,&#8221; Katz wrote on X/Twitter.</p>
  452. <p>Katz said he directed Israel&#8217;s foreign ministry to pursue alternatives for trade with Turkey, emphasizing a focus on local production and imports from other countries.</p>
  453. <p>&#8220;Israel will emerge with a strong and daring economy,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We win, and they lose.&#8221;</p>
  454. <p>The two countries had a trade volume of $6.8 billion last year.</p>
  455. <p>Last month, Turkey imposed trade restrictions on Israeli exports over Israel&#8217;s ongoing war against the Hamas terror group in Gaza following the Oct. 7 massacre.</p>
  456. <p>Thursday&#8217;s announcement by Turkey was the latest step in a recent wave of hostile moves targeting Israel, with Erdogan being one of the Jewish state&#8217;s harshest critics.</p>
  457. <p>Just one day earlier, Turkey announced its intention to join <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/01/turkey-join-south-africa-genocide-case-against-israel-world-court/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africa&#8217;s so-far-unsuccessful case </a>at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of committing &#8220;state-led genocide&#8221; in Gaza.</p>
  458. <p>That came after Erdogan in March threatened to &#8220;send [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu to Allah to take care of him, make him miserable, and curse him.&#8221; He previously accused Israel of <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/12/27/turkish-president-erdogan-calls-netanyahu-worse-than-hitler-angry-speech-attacking-israel/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">operating &#8220;Nazi&#8221; concentration camps </a>and compared Netanyahu with Adolf Hitler.</p>
  459. <p>Weeks earlier, Erdogan said that Netanyahu was a &#8220;butcher&#8221; who would be tried as a &#8220;war criminal&#8221; over Israel&#8217;s military operations in Gaza. He has also called Israel a &#8220;<a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/11/15/turkeys-president-erdogan-calls-israel-terror-state-latest-attack-amid-gaza-war/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">terror state</a>.&#8221;</p>
  460. <p>Turkey hosts senior Hamas officials and, together with Iran and Qatar, has <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/10/27/us-sanctions-hamas-networks-iran-turkey/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">provided a large portion</a> of the Palestinian terror group&#8217;s budget.</p>
  461. <p>Several Western and Arab states designate Hamas, an offshoot of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood, as a terror group.</p>
  462. <p>However, Erdogan has defended Hamas terrorists as &#8220;resistance fighters&#8221; against what he described as an Israeli occupation of Palestinian land.</p>
  463. <p>Israel withdrew all its troops and civilian settlers from Gaza in 2005.</p>
  464. <p>Turkish-Israeli diplomatic relations have <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/03/22/israeli-turkish-relations-nosedive-again-following-erdogans-threat-send-netanyahu-allah/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nosedived since the Hamas atrocities</a> of Oct. 7, when the terrorist group that rules Gaza murdered 1,200 people in southern Israel and kidnapped 253 others as hostages, launching the ongoing war in the Palestinian enclave.</p><p>The post <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/05/02/turkey-halts-trade-israel-continuing-pro-hamas-stance-since-outbreak-gaza-war/">Turkey Halts Trade With Israel, Continuing Pro-Hamas Stance Since Outbreak of Gaza War</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com">Algemeiner.com</a>.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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