Biden accuses Israel of killing civilians • UNGA expected to upgrade Palestinian status • Israel strikes south of Damascus
Protest against Israeli participation in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo(photo credit: REUTERS/LEONHARD FOEGER)
State Dept: Biden's CNN interview doesn't indicate Israel violated international law
"We will always be committed to Israel's security," Miller said. "That has not changed, that will not change,"
ByHANNAH SARISOHN US President Joe Biden waves as he walks to board Air Force One to return to Washington from JFK Airport in New York City, US, April 26, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/KEVIN LAMARQUE)Go to the full article > >
Mount Meron Lag Ba'Omer pilgrimage cancelled due to ongoing Hezbollah conflict
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people head to Mount Meron to mark Lag Ba'Omer.
ByTZVI JOFFRE Rabbi Elimelech Biderman with his followers celebrate the jewish holiday of Lag Ba'Omer, in Meron. May 9, 2023(photo credit: David Cohen/Flash90)Go to the full article > >
Eurovision 2024: Israel's Eden Golan advances to Eurovision final
Large protests against Israeli participation took place outside the auditorium where the final was held on Thursday.
ByHANNAH BROWN Eden Golan representing Israel performs on stage during the second semi-final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 9, 2024.(photo credit: Leonhard Foeger/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Netanyahu: 'We will fight tooth and nail,' even if alone
Netanyahu pledged to fight Hamas with his fingernails, Biden warns he won’t send arms for use in Rafah operation, hostage talks at standstill.
ByTOVAH LAZAROFF Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a wreath-laying ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem, May 6, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/Amir Cohen/Pool/File Photo)Go to the full article > >
Republicans paint Biden as terrorist sympathizer
Biden is seen to be capitulating to terror to swing state voters and campus protesters.
ByHANNAH SARISOHN US PRESIDENT Joe Biden meets PA head Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, in 2022. Biden has proposed restoring the Palestinian Authority in Gaza and reaping peace with Saudi Arabia, the writer notes.(photo credit: MOHAMAD TOROKMAN/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
'Eden, you have already succeeded,' Netanyahu tells Eurovision contestant Eden Golan
Golan, who landed Malmö ahead of the contest, has faced backlash as Israel's representative at this year's song contest.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF Eden Golan representing Israel performs on stage during the rehearsal of the second semi-final of the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest, in Malmo, Sweden, May 8, 2024.(photo credit: LEONHARD FOEGER / REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Greta Thunberg joins pro-Palestinian protests ahead of second Eurovision semi-final
"Young people are leading the way and showing the world how we should react to this," Thunberg, 21, said, wrapped in a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf.
ByREUTERS Climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in the Stop Israel demonstration against Israel's participation in the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Malmo, Sweden, May 9, 2024. (photo credit: TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson via REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Hezbollah may be emboldened by US arms decision - analysis
Israel may be playing down the impact of the arms delay, but it is music to Hezbollah’s ears, and the Iranian axis in general.
BySETH J. FRANTZMAN A supporter of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah holds his picture during a rally commemorating the group's late leaders in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon February 16, 2024.(photo credit: MOHAMED AZAKIR/REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Trump slams Biden over conditioning weapons supply to Israel
Trump accuses Biden of taking Hamas's side, reiterates that war wouldn't have happened if he were president.
ByHANNAH SARISOHN Former US president Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 6, 2024(photo credit: WIN MCNAMEE/POOL VIA REUTERS)Go to the full article > >
Liberman: Netanyahu is inclined towards declaring a Palestinian state, cares about his survival
Liberman accuses Netanyahu of harboring a substantial but undisclosed plan that includes commitments to a Palestinian state and a nod to a Saudi nuclear initiative.
ByYEHUDA SHARONI AVIGDOR LIBERMAN: PA head Mahmoud Abbas and his people have lost control even in Ramallah.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)Go to the full article > >Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 in the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities
131 hostages remain in Gaza
38 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says
