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Hezbollah Attacks Force Israeli Children to Take Cover During Holiday

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Purim, an especially joyous Jewish holiday enjoyed by parents and children alike, was marred in Israel by rocket alarms on Sunday. Around...

ISIL growing stronger in Syria, as war enters its thirteenth year

This was a reminder of the ongoing impact of a conflict which has now dragged on for more than 12 years and rarely makes...

‘Hamas Branch in Jerusalem Must Be Closed!’ Israelis Protest Outside UNRWA Office, Accuse Agency...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dozens of protesters on Wednesday gathered in front of the Jerusalem office of the United Nations agency responsible for Palestinian refugees,...

Starving Gaza | Crisis Group

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group experts...

Syria crisis intensifies in shadow of Gaza war

Briefing ambassadors on the Security Council, Geir Pedersen called for a regional de-escalation, starting with an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.In addition to the regional...

US Official Blames Hamas Leader Sinwar for Lack of Hostage Deal

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). At a recent US State Department briefing, an American official told reporters that Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Hamas terrorist group...

The Break-Up?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Critics of Israel once occupied the fringes of the debate in the United States. Then, in 2007, J Street was founded...

Tehran Signals No Retaliation Against Israel After Drones Attack Iran

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident...

Hezbollah Tells Iran It Would Fight Alone in War With Israel

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran’s Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk...

‘We Will Cut Off the Hand’: Abbas’s Fatah Party Slams Iran for Interfering in...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The political party of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday lambasted Iran for meddling in internal Palestinian affairs, accusing the...

Media quotes March 2024

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Media quotes March 2024 Source of original article: RSS (www.crisisgroup.org). The content of this article does not necessarily reflect...

Druze Israeli Killed in Hezbollah Strike as Tensions Escalate on Lebanon Border

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A 25-year-old Druze Israeli was killed during a massive rocket attack by Hezbollah on northern Israel on Wednesday, the latest casualty...

CPJ seeks probe of Israeli attack on TV journalists wearing press insignia

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Washington, D.C., April 12, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an independent investigation into the Israeli attack on journalists in...

Sudan on the Brink of Famine

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Alsanosi Adam, an active member of...

The Gaza War's Spillover in the Middle East (Online Event, 29 February 2024)

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). In this online event, Crisis Group experts discuss the regional repercussions of the Gaza war. Source of original article:...

Israel Checking Reports That Hamas’ Military No. 2 Killed in Gaza Strike

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Israel was checking on Monday if Hamas’s second-highest military leader died in an air strike, media said, as talks stumbled to...

Majority of Palestinians Still Support Oct. 7 Massacre, Want Hamas to Control Gaza After...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The vast majority of Palestinians still support Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre across southern Israel and don’t believe the terror group engaged...

Closing Circles: Iran’s Exclusionary 2024 Elections

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Hebrew University Professor Suspended After Calling to Abolish Zionism, Casting Doubt on Oct. 7...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has suspended a senior faculty member after she advocated the destruction of Zionism and called into...

About 50 Survivors of Nova Music Festival Committed Suicide, Survivor Tells Israeli Lawmakers

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). i24 News — Following the Hamas-led massacre at the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7, about fifty survivors have committed suicide,...

الأزمة الإسرائيلية – الإيرانية: فرصة للعودة عن حافة الهاوية

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). في 13 نيسان/أبريل، وبعد أيام من التهديدات، أطلقت إيران وابلاً جوياً يستهدف مواقع...

JAS vs. ISWAP: The War of the Boko Haram Splinters

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Media Quotes 9 April 2024

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Media Quotes 9 April 2024 Source of original article: RSS (www.crisisgroup.org). The content of this article does not necessarily...

Israel to Offer Six-Week Gaza Truce for 40 Hostages in Qatar Talks, Israeli Official...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Israel will send a high-level delegation headed by its Mossad chief to Qatar on Monday for mediated talks with Hamas designed...