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In connection to Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day, media from the BBC and Fox to Reuters and Haaretz reported on new DNA evidence about the holiday’s original namesake. According to research revealed in a recent Spanish documentary, Christopher Columbus was not Italian, as widely assumed, but Sephardic: of Spanish…

Western political leaders were quick to argue that the killing of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar, on October 17 presented a window of opportunity. Perhaps the decapitation of the militant group’s senior command would be a chance for renewed ceasefire talks and the release of the Israeli hostages.

Detainees say they were sent into unexplored houses and tunnels before soldiers, in violation of Geneva conventions

Nine deaths in a week, including soldier’s killing of 59-year-old woman as she farmed, brings charges of ‘war-like’ tactics

ONE-THIRD of the members of parliament from Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, including a Cabinet minister, will attend an…

The horrors of 7 October burst the bubble for progressives who had marched for democracy but sidelined the Palestinian issue, says Aluf Benn, editor-in-chief of Haaretz

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, October 7: One year on from the October 7 attacks, the international press revisits the horrors of that day. The Jerusalem Post leads with a blank front page, while Haaretz has a two-page spread, talking to survivors, soldiers and released hostages alike. Meanwhile, the American press…

Brain drain could undermine the country’s hi-tech economy as liberal families conclude social contract has been broken

The move will boost the prime minister’s governing coalition domestically as Israel attacks countries across the region.

Israeli airstrikes killed 92 people in Lebanon on Thursday; John Kirby says White House had believed Israel was ‘on board’ with ceasefire proposal

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, September 25: As conflict escalates in the Middle East, papers are asking "did the US president fail to read the writing on the wall?" The New York Times questions PM Binyamin Netanyahu's good faith in negotiations, while Haaretz slams the US president's failure to heed warnings…