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Adam Scott Hastings “discussed the advantages of using tunnels to protect armed militants, consistent with news reports about Hamas’s use of tunnels in Gaza,” per the U.S. Department of Justice.
Israeli mental-health clinicians travel to Houston, Texas, to learn how to support bereaved children in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks.
“Why would BU, which has an honorable reputation otherwise, allow someone who publishes violent social media posts about Jews to be held out as an anti-bigotry fellow,” Douglas Hauer-Gilad told JNS.
“Annexation would undermine Israel’s progress on normalization, prevent international cooperation to rebuild Gaza after this devastating war, risk instability in Jordan and even further strain ties with key European partners,” the lawmakers wrote.
Blake Richard Hoover, 31, faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison if convicted on all counts.
A school official said the incident “is abhorrent.” The local district attorney said it’s “not a foolish college prank and will not be treated as such.”
“We are sending a clear message: When the United States says it stands with the people of Iran, we mean it,” according to the U.S. State Department.
Hassan Chokr’s “sickening antisemitic threats and his apparent attempt to make good on them with guns are part of an alarming pattern of violence against believers,” per the U.S. Justice Department.
U.S. Mideast envoy Witkoff expressed confidence that “in the coming days, we’ll be able to announce some sort of breakthrough.”
The official social media handles of the United Nations and its secretary-general again did not note the Jewish holidays, though they mark holidays of other faiths.
The top U.S. diplomat added that there still existed a “window of opportunity” to pursue a ceasefire-for-hostages agreement.
“We want to bring the hostages home and return to normal life,” said the U.S. president.
