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UN assembly approves resolution granting Palestine new rights and reviving its UN membership bid
The U.N. General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine and has called on the Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s request to become the 194th member of the United Nations.
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US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete
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The Biden-Netanyahu relationship is strained like never before. Can the two leaders move forward?
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Netanyahu on US threat to withhold arms: Israel will fight with its ‘fingernails’ if needed
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Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But it’s proving not to be simple
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What’s the history of ‘outside agitators’? Here’s what to know about the label and campus protests
Many college and city leaders have blamed outside organizers for recent protests at universities around the country against U.S. support of Israel’s war in Gaza.
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South Africa again requests emergency measures from world court to restrain Israel’s actions in Gaza
South Africa has urged the United Nations’ top court to issue more emergency measures to restrain Israel, saying its military incursion in Rafah threatens the “very survival of Palestinians in Gaza.”
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Suspected pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden raises concerns about growing Somali piracy
A European naval force has detained six suspected pirates after they opened fire on an oil tanker traveling through the Gulf of Aden.
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Heavy fighting in Gaza’s Rafah keeps aid crossings closed and sends 110,000 civilians fleeing
The U.N. says heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and caused over 110,000 people to flee north.
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The Latest | UN General Assembly votes to give Palestine more rights by a wide margin
The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly passed a resolution to give Palestine more “rights and privileges.”
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Israeli settlers attacked this West Bank village in a spasm of violence after a boy’s death
Charred homes and cars dot the hilltop West Bank village of Duma, a searing reminder of Palestinians’ vulnerability to rising violence from Israeli settlers.
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Several people detained as protesters block parking garage at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Several people have been detained by police at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology after demonstrators blocked a parking garage in their ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war.
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Xavier University cancels UN ambassador’s commencement speech after student outcry
Xavier University of Louisiana has reversed course and canceled Saturday’s planned commencement address by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
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US says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid
The U.S. is warning that Israel will be dealing a strategic victory to Hamas if it carries through with plans for an all-out assault on Rafah.
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Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in Malmo against Israel’s Eurovision participation
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators are protesting in Malmo, Sweden against Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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What are the latest obstacles to bringing humanitarian aid into Gaza, where hunger is worsening?
One major land crossing into Gaza was shut down after a Hamas rocket attack, another by an Israeli incursion.
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As pro-Palestinian encampments spread to European campuses, UK government seeks to head off unrest
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is calling for an end to “antisemitic abuse” at U.K. universities as protests against the war in Gaza expand and the government tries to prevent the type of unrest seen on American campuses in recent weeks.
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The Latest | Palestinians flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault despite US warnings
Tens of thousands of displaced and exhausted Palestinians have packed up their tents and other belongings and fled the southern city of Rafah for other parts of Gaza.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim 2 attacks in Gulf of Aden as Iran official renews nuclear bomb threats
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for two missile attacks in the Gulf of Aden on two Panama-flagged container ships that caused no damage.
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Palestinians flee chaos and panic in Rafah after Israel’s seizure of border crossing
The possibility of a full-scale invasion looms.
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North Carolina may join other states in codifying antisemitism definition
A bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers has approved a bill codifying a definition of antisemitism into law.
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Police break up another protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam
In sometimes violent confrontations, police have broken up a protest by pro-Palestinian activists at the University of Amsterdam Wednesday in a second straight day of unrest over the war in Gaza.
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Some Xavier University students upset with planned commencement address by UN ambassador
Xavier University’s pick to deliver its undergraduate commencement address has sparked criticism among students who oppose past positions by the U.S. on the war in Gaza.
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Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
The U.S. has historically provided enormous amounts of military aid to Israel.
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Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has entered
The Israeli military says it has reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza but a United Nations agency says no aid has yet entered.
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The Latest | Rafah’s hospitals will run out of fuel in 3 days, WHO says
The U.N. World Health Organization says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, and shortages have already forced one of three hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down.The Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been closed since Israel’s military took control of
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Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict
The Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind verdict on whether Israel’s conduct of its war in Gaza complies with international and U.S. laws.
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US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says
The shipment was supposed to consist of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs, according to the official, with the focus of U.S. concern being the larger explosives and how they could be used in a dense urban setting.
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Activist says US congressman knocked cellphone from her hand as she asked about Israel-Hamas war
An antiwar activist says a U.S. congressman from Mississippi knocked a cellphone out of her hand as she asked about the Israel-Hamas war.
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Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan
Two women who faced medical emergencies because of abortion restrictions in their states are campaigning for President Joe Biden in Michigan.
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Scenes from Israel and Gaza reflect dashed hopes as imminent cease-fire seems unlikely
An announcement by Hamas that it had accepted a cease-fire proposal sent people in the streets of Rafah into temporary jubilation.
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Israeli tanks have rolled into Rafah. What does this mean for the Palestinians sheltering there?
Israel has launched an operation on Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, and seized control of the Gaza side of the key Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
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Noting campus protests, Democrats are preparing for intense action at their summer convention
As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses, critics of President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer’s Democratic National Convention could be hit by protests and scenes of chaos.
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Iran and the UN nuclear agency are still discussing how to implement a 2023 deal on inspections
Iran and the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog are still negotiating over how to implement a deal struck last year to expand inspections of the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing atomic program.
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In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war
President Joe Biden has condemned the “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world.”
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