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Joseph Abruzzo, who is not Jewish, says motivations not ideological and investment strategy happens to align with support for Israel.

The app No Thanks aids consumers in identifying global brands with ties to Israel, though a counter-campaign has made sure the product's ratings on Google Play and Apple's App Store flounder

Blinken meets with PM Netanyahu in Israel, says Hamas is only reason cease-fire/hostage release deal won't be achieved ■ Israeli delegation landed in Cairo to continue truce negotiations ■ Wording of Egypt's cease-fire proposal reportedly doesn't include Israeli commitment not to return to Gaza ■ Israeli settlers attack two aid convoys en route to Gaza, Jordanian state media reports ■ Here's what you need to know 208 days into the war

Hours earlier, UCLA leadership had declared the pro-Palestinian encampment unlawful. Despite heavy police presence on campus, the two sides continued to fight each other late into the night, with pro-Israel protesters throwing fireworks into the camp

  Violent clashes erupted Wednesday on the campus of the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators, according to live video coverage provided by a US broadcaster. The UCLA student newspaper Daily Bruin said supporters of Israel had tried to tear down a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on […]

Netanyahu: Israel will enter Rafah 'with or without a deal' ■ Turkish citizen stabs Israeli policeman in Jerusalem ■ Foreign diplomat: Saudi Arabia decided to normalize ties with Israel but weighing formal timeline ■ Columbia University suspends student protesters, some have barricaded themselves in Hamilton Hall ■ Here's what you need to know 207 days into the war

If Saudi Arabia normalizes ties with Israel, after moderate Arab regimes aided Israel against Iran's attack's, there could be realignment of the Middle East along sectarian lines – but this time, with Israel as part of the Sunni team

  As the Biden administration renews efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, a key factor driving the urgency is Saudi Arabia's desire to finalize a normalization deal with Israel before the potential return of Donald Trump to the White House, according to officials and analysts. The Saudi leadership is eager […]

Hamas sources: As condition for deal, need guarantees Israel won't cont. fighting in coming months ■ Gaza sea pier for aid deliveries to be ready in a week, Blinken says ■ Top UN court rejects request for Germany to halt military aid to Israel ■ Columbia University will expel student anti-Israel protesters occupying main campus building

According to a New York Times report, the change was prompted partly by the fact that Israel now believes that some of the 40 hostages it has initially insisted on have died while in Hamas captivity. U.K.'s Cameron said the current proposal includes a 40-day cease-fire and the release of potentially thousands of Palestinian prisoners

Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya will arrive in Cairo on Monday for truce talks with Egyptian intel officials ■ Gantz said return of hostages supersedes Rafah op ■ WH: Israel agreed to listen to U.S. concerns before Rafah offensive ■ World Central Kitchen announces it is resuming operations in Gaza ■ Here's what you need to know 205 days into the war

'Hamas and the [Israeli] government are hardening their hearts, and the government is waging a campaign against me' said the mother of a hostage being held in Gaza, as demonstrations take place in all major cities across Israel

'We wanted to save human lives, but Qatar became the punching bag for those trying to protect their political futures.' In a first-ever interview to Israeli media, Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, an advisor to Qatar's prime minister, told Haaretz that Israel and Hamas are not showing enough commitment to reaching a cease-fire/hostage release deal

Pentagon confirms pier for Gaza aid now in initial construction stages ■ Egyptian delegation arrives in Israel for cease-fire talks ■ Israel to allow U.K.-appointed observers to visit detention facilities after reports that conditions there constitute breach of international law ■ UN official: Rubble in Gaza could take 14 years to remove ■ Here's what you need to know 203 days into the war

IDF: Preparations completed for Rafah op ■ Hamas official: Group willing to lay down arms, form unified gov't with PLO if independent Palestinian state is established on pre-1967 borders ■ European Parliament condemns Iran after attack on Israel ■ U.S.: Reports of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals 'troubling and disturbing' ■ Here's what you need to know 202 days into the war

The pressure applied by Israel thus far hasn't budged Hamas, and in the meantime, increasing numbers of hostages are dying in the tunnels. Israel needs to make tough, painful choices – but they have to be made soon

  President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion military aid package into law on Wednesday, with $17 billion earmarked for bolstering Israel's defense capabilities and replenishing its missile defense systems like the Iron Dome. "My commitment to Israel is ironclad," Biden affirmed. "The security of Israel is critical. I will always ensure Israel has what […]

WH rejects Hamas accusations that gov't is suppressing pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses ■ Egyptian delegation expected to arrive in Israel on Friday to continue hostage talks ■ Egypt warns of 'catastrophic consequences' as Rafah offensive looms ■ IDF: Nine soldiers wounded in combat since Wednesday outside the Gaza Strip ■ Hamas' negotiations representative: Israel plans to take over 20 percent of Gaza Strip ■ Israel reportedly strikes gas tanker deep in Lebanon

The bill includes $26 billion for Israel, as well as $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to Gaza, along with aid to Ukraine and Taiwan. Opponents in the Senate, like the House, included left-wing senators who are opposed the aid due to the killing of thousands of Gazans in Israeli bombardments

Mere hours after the U.S. Senate approved a landmark $14 billion military aid package to Israel, Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli said that he would vote for former President Trump if he could, due to the Biden administration 'not allowing Israel to operate as it would like in Rafah'