Author: Joseph Krauss
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3 Israelis killed in stabbing attack near Tel Aviv
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JERUSALEM • A pair of Palestinian attackers went on a stabbing rampage in a town near Tel Aviv on Thursday night, killing at least three people and wounding four before fleeing in a vehicle, Israeli authorities said. Police launched a massive search for the assailants, setting up roadblocks and dispatching a helicopter. The stabbing, coming…
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Israel says Putin apologized over his FM’s Holocaust remarks
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JERUSALEM • Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he accepted an apology from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for controversial remarks about the Holocaust made by Moscow’s top diplomat. The two leaders talked over the phone, after which an Israeli statement said Putin had apologized. However, the Russian statement about the call made no…
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No war, no retreat: Mideast foes resume risky balancing act
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JERUSALEM • Days of violence in Jerusalem and an exchange of fire in Gaza overnight have raised the possibility that Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers will once again go to war, as they did less than a year ago under similar circumstances. This time around, Israel and Hamas have strong incentives to avoid all-out war.…
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Israel: 2 killed, 8 wounded in Tel Aviv shooting
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TEL AVIV, Israel • At least two people were killed and several wounded in a shooting in a crowded central Tel Aviv bar and restaurant district on Thursday night, Israeli medics said. The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear, but it came amid heightened tensions following a series of deadly attacks carried out…
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Many in Mideast see hypocrisy in Western embrace of Ukraine
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JERUSALEM • Within days of the Russian invasion, Western countries invoked international law, imposed crippling sanctions, began welcoming refugees with open arms and cheered on Ukraine’s armed resistance. The response has elicited outrage across the Middle East, where many see a glaring double standard in how the West responds to international conflicts. “We have seen…
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Taliban: After Aug. 31 deadline, ‘we won’t let Afghans be taken out’
The Taliban warned Tuesday that the U.S. airlift from Afghanistan must end Aug. 31, ramping up pressure on an already chaotic evacuation as new reports of rights abuses fueled concern about the fate of thousands of people still trying to flee the country. A senior U.S. official said President Joe Biden is also committed to…
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Hamas fires incendiary balloons; Israel strikes Gaza in response
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JERUSALEM • Israel launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip late Thursday for a second time since a shaky cease-fire ended last month’s 11-day war. The strikes came after activists mobilized by Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers launched incendiary balloons into Israel for a third straight day. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the strikes,…
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Israel’s Netanyahu vows to press ahead with assault on Hamas
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday to press ahead with an military offensive in the Gaza Strip, pushing back against calls from the United States to wind down the operation that has left hundreds dead. Netanyahu’s tough comments marked the first public rift between the two close allies since…
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Israel steps up Gaza offensive, kills senior Hamas figures
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip • Israel on Wednesday pressed ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 Hamas military figures and toppling a pair of high-rise towers housing Hamas facilities in a series of airstrikes. The Islamic militant group showed no signs of backing down and fired hundreds…
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Israel postpones move to annex large parts of West Bank
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JERUSALEM • Israel has postponed a move to annex large parts of the West Bank, a government minister said Wednesday, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to quickly act on the Trump administration’s Mideast plan despite fierce Palestinian opposition. Netanyahu had said the Cabinet would vote Sunday on extending Israeli sovereignty to dozens…