What is Zionism? Zionism, a movement advocating for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in the historic land of Israel, has been a central and contentious issue in the discourse of the Middle East for over a century. Originating in the late 19th century against the backdrop of rising nationalism in Europe, Zionism emerged as […]
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Some Israeli families are finally able to mourn loved ones taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, after the Israeli military recovered four bodies in Gaza. The news comes as trucks carrying badly-needed aid for the Gaza strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. pier, and into the besieged enclave for the first time.
(JNS) — A plurality of Israelis believe it would be better for the country if Donald Trump wins November’s U.S. presidential election, according to the Israel Democracy Institute’s April 2024 Israeli Voice Index. Respondents were asked: “In terms of Israel’s interests, which of the two candidates for the U.S. presidency would be better?” Overall, 37% […]
An overnight Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon's Tyre area resulted in the death of a Hezbollah field commander, according to reports by Al Jazeera Arabic. The strike is said to have targeted
The process of buying or selling a home could drastically change following large settlements with heavyweight real estate trade organizations such as the NAR.
The process of buying or selling a home could drastically change following large settlements with heavyweight real estate trade organizations such as the NAR.
Ruwaida Kamal Amer, Mahmoud Mushtaha With Israeli forces entering Gaza’s southernmost city, scenes from the Nakba are being repeated in the strip’s last refuge.
(JNS) – Israeli leaders rushed to defend the Jewish state after the International Court of Justice’s chief prosecutor said will seek arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “The statement of the chief prosecutor at the International Court of Justice on his request for arrest warrants against Israel’s leaders is […]
One could be forgiven for assuming the world is on the brink of collapse. There is no shortage of negativity and polarization, even for those who don’t seek it. Social media sets negativity and division as defaults. Politicians run on them. We pass through life in a guarded posture, primed to harden our hearts to strangers. To choose a more sanguine and conciliatory path under these man-made conditions demands an almost delusional spirit of rebellion. And yet it is possible. The reverberations...
It is time to put up or shut up, not only for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but for US President Joe Biden, as well. Within days of one another, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and fellow war cabinet minister Benny Gantz have held news conferences, charging that Netanyahu isn’t showing leadership and arguing that he doesn’t have a plan for the future of the Gaza Strip.In Washington, the US president and his team watched closely as Gallant and Gantz appeared before the media and the...
As President Joe Biden and some Israeli officials call for a viable post-war plan for Gaza’s governance and reconstruction, Fareed argues Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hasn’t offered one because continuing the war against Hamas will allow him to stay in power and avoid a looming prosecution.
Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, the body of an Israeli hostage, Ron Benjamin, was identified in Gaza on Saturday after it was recovered the previous day.On October 7, 2023, Hamas led the deadliest Palestinian militant attack on Israel in history, killing some 1,200 people and taking roughly 250 hostages. Israel then subsequently launched its heaviest airstrikes against Gaza. About half of the hostages, meanwhile, were freed during a temporary ceasefire in November. Over 35,000 Palestinians in...