Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger and Gadi Moses reportedly to be released Thursday, along with 5 Thai nationals

Hamas has reportedly informed Israel that it will free eight hostages on Thursday, including two Israeli women and an elderly Israeli man. The Israeli hostages reportedly to be released are civilians Arbel Yehud, 29, and Gadi Moses, 80, as well as soldier Agam Berger, 20. In addition, Hamas will reportedly reportedly free five Thai citizens […]

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Edit wars over Israel spur rare ban of 8 Wikipedia editors — from both sides

Eight Wikipedia editors accused of disruptive behavior have been barred from making changes to articles on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, following a a ruling issued Thursday by the crowd-sourced encyclopedia’s highest oversight body. Of the editors banned from the topic area by the Arbitration Committee, often referred to as Wikipedia’s “supreme court,” six are from the […]

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This Oscar-nominated documentary about demolitions in the West Bank has no US distributor — but is still coming to theaters

For months the international film community has rallied behind a documentary about the Israeli military’s destruction of a Palestinian village in the West Bank that has failed to land a U.S. distributor despite widespread acclaim. Now, “No Other Land” has another feather in its cap. On Thursday the movie, co-directed by an Israeli-Palestinian filmmaking collective, […]

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Nova massacre survivor Yuval Raphael to represent Israel in 2025 Eurovision music contest

A survivor of the Nova music festival massacre will represent Israel in the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. Yuval Raphael secured the position on Wednesday when she won “Rising Star,” the Israeli TV show that produces each year’s Eurovision entrant through a combination of professional judges and public voting. Abraham beat out three other finalists, including […]

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