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Head of DOJ antisemitism task force: We’ll put Hamas supporters in jail ‘for years’

The U.S. Department of Justice-led Task Force to Combat Antisemitism will soon file federal hate crime indictments against campus activists “supporting Hamas and trying to intimidate Jews,” Leo Terrell, who leads the efforts, told Israel’s Channel 12 News on Wednesday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Yarden Bibas brings nation to tears in emotional eulogy to wife, kids

Yarden Bibas delivered a heartbreaking eulogy for his wife and children on Wednesday, more than a year after they had been captured and then murdered by Hamas and days after their bodies were returned.

Read more: Israel Hayom

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Hamas said weighing quiet handover of slain hostages for delayed prisoners

The Hamas terror group was reportedly considering a deal Monday to transfer the bodies of two slain hostages to Egypt in exchange for hundreds of prisoners previously slated for release, as international mediators sought to salvage a fraying ceasefire deal in Gaza.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli FM dismisses hope for real change in ‘jihadist’ Syria

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar on Monday called for more “realistic expectations” in Europe regarding the new Syrian government, which he described as “a terrorist group from Idlib.”

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Saudi Arabia, UAE demand Hamas disarmament – Egypt, Qatar oppose

Despite general agreement on Egypt’s plan for Gaza’s reconstruction, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates refuse to participate financially or practically unless it is guaranteed that Hamas will not be part of the governing body and will surrender its weapons. This has been revealed by Arab and American sources following high-level meetings…

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Trump rips up Biden memo aimed at Israel on rights abuses using US arms

The Trump administration has rescinded a Biden-era order aimed at Israel that required the government to report potential violations of international law involving US-supplied weapons by allies, two US officials and a source familiar with the decision said on Monday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Report: Iran nuclear facilities on high alert for surprise ‘Israel-US strike’

Iran has placed defense systems around its nuclear sites on high alert as fears grow of a potential attack by Israel with US support, The Telegraph has learned. According to information obtained by The Telegraph, the Islamic Republic has also strengthened defenses around key nuclear and missile facilities, including deploying additional air…

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Shackled, starved, alone in tunnels: Families of freed hostages share new details

The families of several newly freed hostages demanded during a press conference on Sunday that the Israeli government follow through with the remainder of the ceasefire and hostage deal outline, as they shared a glimpse into the horrors their loved ones endured during the 500-odd days they were in captivity.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Father of freed Bedouin hostage urges Arabs to speak out against Hamas

The father of Hisham al-Sayed, an Israeli Muslim Bedouin who was freed on Saturday after spending nearly decade in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, urged the Arab world on Monday to take a clear stance against the terrorist organization.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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‘Unequivocal support for Israel,’ Stefanik says at CPAC

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, tore into Hamas on Saturday, pledging that the terrorist group would be “eradicated,” while calling its celebration of the murder of two boys and their mother “an affront to all humanity.”

Read more: Jewish New Syndicate

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Netanyahu: Israel demands full demilitarization of southern Syria

Israel demands the full demilitarization of southern Syria and will not tolerate “any threat” to the Druze population in the area, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday evening.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US supports Israel’s hold on prisoner swap, citing Hamas’ ‘barbaric’ actions

The White House on Sunday announced its support for Israel’s decision to delay the release of 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, citing the terrorist group’s “barbaric treatment” of Israeli hostages.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US: Hamas ‘going to face total annihilation’

While the Trump administration did not issue an official statement following the revelation that what was believed to be the body of Shiri Bibas was a Gazan woman, Adam Boehler, President Donald Trump’s envoy for hostage affairs, called Hamas’s actions “horrific” and a “clear violation” of the cease-fire.

Read more: Ynet News

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Six hostages set for release Saturday as Israel weighs response to Hamas deal breach

Despite Hamas failing to transfer the body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, with the received remains later identified as a Gazan woman, Israel’s priorities remain the same: Ensure that the first phase of the cease-fire deal proceeds as planned and as smoothly as possible.

Read more: Ynet News

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Most Israelis fear Oct.7-style massacre could happen in Judea and Samaria

More than two in three Israeli Jews fear that Palestinian terrorists based in Judea and Samaria could launch a significant terrorist attack similar to Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, massacre near the Gaza Strip, according to a poll the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs published this week.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu orders ‘massive’ counter-terror op after bus bombings

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday night ordered the military to conduct a “massive” counter-terrorism operation in Judea and Samaria, after three buses exploded near Tel Aviv and bombs were found on two others in what is being investigated as a coordinated attack.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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PM vows to avenge blood of slain captives, bring home Shiri Bibas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday morning eulogized slain hostages octogenarian Oded Lifshitz and children Kfir and Ariel Bibas, and vowed to bring home the boys’ mother, Shiri Bibas, from Hamas captivity in Gaza.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Trump aid freeze said to affect all funding for PA forces

The Trump administration’s global freeze on foreign aid has brought security assistance to the Palestinian Authority to a halt, according to U.S. and P.A. officials cited by The Washington Post on Wednesday.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate