Tag Archives: Israel

News: E.U. Urges Pause In Israel-Hamas War, China Foreign Minister Visits US

The Globalist Podcast (October 27, 2023) – Can Europe’s leaders find common ground on the Israel-Gaza conflict?  We discuss the European Union’s fractured approach to the Israel-Gaza conflict. Will the bloc’s leaders come to an agreement on their stance?

Plus: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi’s visit to Washington and highlights from the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo.

The New York Times — Friday, October 27, 2023

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‘Dark Day for Maine’ After Gunman Kills 18 at Bowling Alley and Bar

Police officers outside Lewiston High School on Thursday. Schools and businesses were closed during the manhunt for the mass shooting suspect.

Businesses, schools and offices in the southern part of the state were closed on Thursday as the authorities sought a 40-year-old suspect.

Israel’s Army Is Ready to Invade Gaza. Its Divided Government May Not Be.

Israeli military vehicles near the Gaza Strip this week.

In the 20 days since Hamas attacked, Israel’s Air Force has pounded Gaza and its troops have gotten into position. But its leaders disagree about what to do next.

Thirst and Hunger Grow in Besieged Gaza Amid Israeli Bombardment

Residents wait in line for hours for bread and water, with fights sometimes breaking out. The United Nations has called the situation a humanitarian catastrophe.

Who Decides Penn’s Future: Donors or the University?

Some alumni want the president to resign. They are angry about a Palestinian conference and Penn’s response to the Hamas attacks — as well as D.E.I. and transgender rights.

Previews: The Economist Magazine – Oct 28, 2023

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The Economist Magazine (October 28, 2023): The latest issue features America’s Test – How will it manage the Israel-Hamas war?; Argentina’s troubling election result; Should governments be ‘policing’ AI? and the ‘Art Rivalry’ between Paris and London….

American power: indispensable or ineffective?

How Joe Biden manages the war between Israel and Hamas will define America’s global role

Argentina’s election result is the worst of all possible outcomes

Sergio Massa, the economy minister, will now go head-to-head with Javier Milei

Governments must not rush into policing AI

A summit in Britain will focus on “extreme” risks. But no one knows what they look like


News: Israel-Hamas War Effects On Its Neighbors, Russia Exploits Tensions

The Globalist Podcast (October 26, 2023) – Neighbouring countries respond to the Israel-Gaza conflict and how Russia is capitalising on the situation. We also have a look through the morning’s papers and hear from president and CEO of Arctic360, Jessica Shadian.

Plus: China’s youngest-ever space crew and the latest in television news

The New York Times — Thursday, Oct 26, 2023

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House Elects Mike Johnson as Speaker, Embracing a Hard-Right Conservative

Republicans turned to a little-known Louisiana lawmaker who led congressional efforts to overturn the 2020 election, ending a weekslong deadlock that paralyzed the House.

As Bombs Fall in Gaza, History Hangs Over a Family Fighting to Survive

Palestinians on Monday buying vegetables in the Nuseirat Market in the central Gaza Strip. The market had been bombed by Israeli warplanes earlier in the war.

From his Los Angeles home, Mohammed Abujayyab has sought to help his grandmother and other relatives survive the Israeli bombardment. Memories of displacement are never far.

A Close Look at Some Key Evidence in the Gaza Hospital Blast

A widely cited missile video does not shed light on what happened, a Times analysis concludes.

Israel’s Strikes on Gaza Are Some of the Most Intense This Century

In the 19 days since Hamas attacked Israel, the Israeli military says it has struck more than 7,000 targets in Gaza. Palestinians accuse Israel of indiscriminately targeting civilians, but Israel officials say the strikes are aimed at eroding military infrastructure.

Politics: The Guardian Weekly – October 27, 2023

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The Guardian Weekly (October 27, 2023) – The new issue features International security corespondent Jason Burke traceing the possible route to a wider war or, in the other direction, to at least a pause in hostilities.

Elsewhere, Ruth Michaelson and Julian Borger hear from terrified Gazans who have been pushed south, while Emma Graham-Harrison, Julian and Ruth consider the likely consequences of a “victorious” Israeli ground offensive.

There’s also a report on rising antisemitism against Jewish people across Europe since the 7 October Hamas terror attack on Israel and the subsequent Israeli bombardment of Gaza. And in the Opinion section, Jonathan Freedland and Nesrine Malik offer powerful perspectives on the conflict.

With much attention ranged on the Middle East, the war in Ukraine has fallen a little from the spotlight. Pjotr Sauer reports from Belgrade, where some young Serbs have been signing up to fight for Russia despite the risk of prosecution at home.

Tributes were paid this week after the death of Sir Bobby Charlton, the former Manchester United and England footballing legend. The Observer’s former football correspondent Paul Wilson remembers a player who became virtually synonymous with the English game.

News: U.S. Concerns Over Israel Objectives, Macron Visits Jordan And Egypt

The Globalist Podcast (October 25, 2023) – We discuss the relationship between the US and Israel, French president Emmanuel Macron’s proposition for an anti-Islamic State coalition and Germany’s newest political party.

Plus: China’s bizarre propaganda TV series ‘When Marx Met Confucius’.

The New York Times — Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023

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As Gaza Barrage and Deaths Surge, Angry Accusations Fly at U.N.

Mourning relatives killed in an airstrike on Tuesday in Khan Younis, in the Gaza Strip, after an Israeli aerial bombardment that Israel said was the heaviest of the war, and that Gazan officials said was the deadliest.

Israel said it struck more than 400 targets in Gaza in its broadest single-day assault of the conflict. Palestinian officials said more than 700 were killed, the highest one-day toll of the war.

The ‘Devil’s Playground’ of Urban Combat That Israel Is Preparing to Enter

The aftermath of an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat market in central Gaza on Monday.

A ground invasion in Gaza could produce some of the fiercest street-to-street fighting since World War II.

‘I Went Through Hell,’ Freed Israeli, 85, Says of Subterranean Captivity in Gaza

Yocheved Lifshitz, a grandmother and Israeli peace activist, was kidnapped, beaten and held in tunnels built by Hamas for 17 days.

Cohen Denounces Trump During Courtroom Face-Off

Michael D. Cohen accused his onetime boss, Donald J. Trump, of manipulating his net worth as Mr. Trump stared blankly ahead. It was their first interaction in five years.

News: Arming Of Israel’s Citizens, María Machado’s Rise In Venezuela Politics

The Globalist Podcast (October 24, 2023) – The latest from the Middle East and why Israel is arming its civilians, the so-called ‘Venezuelan Margaret Thatcher’ Maria Corina Machado storming the opposition primaries and the fallout of Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum.

Plus: Why a French auction of the former Senegalese president’s possessions has been suspended and an arts-news round-up.

The New York Times — Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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Israel Intensifies Strikes on Gaza as Its Allies Call for More Palestinian Aid

A destroyed building in central Gaza on Monday.

As two more hostages are released, American officials have urged Israel to delay a ground invasion, to allow time for negotiations and for more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.

Developing World Sees Double Standard in West’s Actions in Gaza and Ukraine

Damage from Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip last week. While Washington has vehemently criticized Russia for attacks on civilians in Ukraine, critics say it has expressed little about similar suffering in Gaza.

Resentments are complicating calls by the Biden administration to rally the world against efforts to “annihilate” democracies.

Peace, a Forgotten Word, Renews its Claim in the Holy Land

Long derided as naïve, even traitors, the bridge builders between Israelis and Palestinians sense opportunity in the aftermath of the Hamas attack.

Kill and Be Killed: Ukraine’s Bloody Battlefield Equation

The dynamics of Europe’s deadliest war in generations remain exceedingly violent and increasingly complicated by factors far from the battlefield.