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The Middle East Forum, a Philadelphia-based think tank that researches Middle East policy, is investigating nearly a dozen US financing networks with alleged “ties to dangerous foreign Islamist regimes,” including charities associated with the Amin family, which is linked to the Iranian government.
The foundation had already closed distribution sites after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire took effect in Gaza six weeks ago.
Israel plans to seize parts of a major West Bank historic site, according to a government document, and settlers put up a new outpost overnight, even as the country faces pressure to crack down on settler violence in the Palestinian territory.
Israel's military on Saturday said it launched airstrikes against Hamas terrorists in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10. Health officials in Gaza reported at least 14 people killed and another 45 wounded, including children.
An Israeli researcher says he believes Israel wants "to take over the land in Area C... which leads to increasing the number of settlers and displacing Palestinian communities".
Several Democratic incumbents are facing primary battles after Zohran Mamdani’s win suggested that being pro-Israel was no longer a universal selling point.
Somerville City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to ban city funds from going to companies that do business with Israel.
Noah Schnapp and Brett Gelman both showed support for Israel, with Gelman even featuring in a sketch for Israeli comedy show Eretz Nehederet (Wonderful Country). While fans of the hugely successful Netflix sci-fi series Stranger Things are planning watch parties all over the world as the first episodes of its fifth and final season drop on Wednesday night,
It all started the night of Thursday, Nov. 20, when X users noticed that they could check the location of their own accounts by clicking the “joined” date in their bio. Users were expecting the rollout, since X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, wrote last week that it would be coming soon.