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IDF Lt. Col. Salman Habaka was killed in Gaza on Nov. 2. His father, Imad, wants him to be remembered as a hero of Israel, “and it doesn’t matter if he is Muslim, Druze, Jewish or Christian.”
Hamas’s crimes may also qualify as crimes against humanity, say U.N. special rapporteurs.
“Our freedom ride showcases our values of sportsmanship and fairness in contrast to the brutality of Hamas,” said Israel–Premier Tech team owner Sylvan Adams.
“Idan is one of the kindest, warmest, and most passionate people, loved by all of us,” the television show posted.
The group called the cancellation “a tragic result of fear and misinformation” and “a sad day when Muslim Americans were prevented to assemble in some neighborhoods, leaving a stain on our collective conscience.”
The district didn’t name the basketball player or the coach in announcing the results of its “thorough review.”
Maxim D. Shrayer, a professor at Boston College, thinks that there are lessons for Jewish Americans from his “translingual” immigrant experience and the history of refuseniks.
Also for sale: a portrait by 19th-century artist Kate Salaman, a member of the British Royal Academy of Art, who died at 35.
The conflict has already cost an estimated $58.5 billion.
3.2 million foreign visitors entered the country in 2023, compared to 4.6 million in 2019, the year prior to the pandemic lockdowns.
The Israel Democracy Institute’s yearbook sheds light on just how far ultra-Orthodox women have come in joining the workforce.
