Tag: hamas
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Israel says it has received body of hostage held in Gaza
CAIRO – Israel said early Saturday that the Red Cross had turned over the body of another deceased hostage from Gaza to Israel’s military amid a dispute over delays in the return of remains under the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. Hamas had said on Friday it planned to transfer a deceased hostage to the Red Cross.…
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Israel, Hamas sign Gaza ceasefire
JERUSALEM – Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, in the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the two-year war in Gaza that has upended the Middle East. Israelis and Palestinians alike rejoiced after the…
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Israel, Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting, release hostages, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday. “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon…
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Cal Thomas: In Gaza there is little to trust
Trust: “Reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.” Polls and simple observations show that Americans are placing less trust in institutions and individuals. A Wall Street Journal story notes that the current government “shutdown” has raised the distrust level between the two parties and the president to new heights –…
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Hamas says it’s ready to reach a Gaza deal, but conditions remain
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – Hamas said on Tuesday it is ready to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on Donald Trump’s plan but still has demands, as the Qatari Prime Minister and senior U.S. mediators headed to Egypt to join indirect negotiations there between the Palestinian group and Israel. On the…
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Boulder attack suspect pleads not guilty to federal hate crime charges
Mohamed Soliman faces 12 federal hate crime charges plus the 118 state charges in connection with the June 1 attack on a group of peaceful protestors in Boulder
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Judge Timothy Tymkovich speaks about trip to Israel, insights into legal aspect of war
This March, 14 federal judges traveled to Israel to meet with government officials and learn about last year’s terrorist attack and kidnapping that ignited a war in Gaza, with Colorado’s Timothy M. Tymkovich among the delegation. Tymkovich, who sits on the Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, believed he was invited on…
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Federal complaint filed against Colorado College alleging civil rights violations
The National Jewish Advocacy Center and attorneys representing Jewish students at Colorado College have filed a federal complaint against the school. The complaint filed Friday alleges that the college administration did nothing to address increased antisemitic harassment and discrimination on campus after the start of the Israel-Hamas war last year. The complaint goes on to…
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Palestine, Israel solidarity on full display at Colorado College’s 2024 commencement
Symbolic attire and gestures were displayed throughout the ceremony and was followed by a pro-Palestinian march on campus
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Protesters not finding much support among Americans, or Coloradans | Vince Bzdek
I keep harking back to the lessons of my “War and Violence in the 1960s” class in college as I watch the protests over Gaza and Israel sweep across the country and into Colorado. I remember a key document we studied in that class, The Port Huron Statement, written in 1962, which called for college…