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>> israeli str troops are now on the ground in gaza, the next stage of the war is underway with relentless attacks from ground, air and sea. prime minister netanyahu vows that battle has just begun. and iran warns israel has crossed red lines. good evening i think jonathan hunt in israel with a special two hour edition of fox news live it is 4 a.m. monday morning, here in jerusalem, once again, people in the region will be waking this morning to the violent sounds of war. over the week...

As a Palestinian human rights activist, I find it outrageous and deeply troubling that three European countries have announced that they will recognize a Palestinian state in response to the atrocities committed by the terrorist group Hamas on October 7, 2023. Such recognition not only undermines the struggle for genuine peace and human rights, but

The India-born author, a naturalised American based in New York, has faced death threats since his 1988 novel 'The Satanic Verses' was declared blasphemous by Iran's supreme leader.

During a literary festival in Germany, Rushdie made the remark while he was presenting his new novel, "Knife," which describes the knife incident that occurred on the author in 2022. The novelist also criticized the anti-Israel student demonstrations, calling Hamas a "fascist terrorist group"

Salman Rusdie also accused many of the demonstrators of being anti-Semitic

"It's strange that a young progressive student politician supports a fascist terrorist group," said Rushdie about student protesters.

“Faced with the militarisation of the world, we need a global anti-war movement. It's easy to say, but hard to do. Can we rely on local cross-border solidarity (Ukraine-Russia, India-Pakistan) to achieve this? Or on the huge solidarity movement with Palestine? Or social forums like the one that has just taken place in Nepal?”

Now 36 Democratic congressmen led by Pelosi have sent a letter to Biden to ask him to stop sending arms to Israel.

Mitchell Cohen is co-editor emeritus of Dissent in New York and professor emeritus of political science at Bernard Baruch College of the City University of New York. His books include Zion and State: ...

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