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INTO THE FRAY: Is Israel on the cusp of civil war?
The Jewish Press
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June 8, 2025
Israel is on the brink of civil war. An irreconcilable rift is beginning to open up between rival segments of Israeli society, which no amount of unilateral goodwill can amicably bridge. The tectonic fault lines, threatening to split the nation’s...
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Israeli forces retrieve Thai hostage’s body amid ongoing airstrikes
Firstpost
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June 7, 2025
The Israeli military has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage who had been held in Gaza since Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday, as Israeli airstrikes killed 55 people, according to local medics....
Iran Furious At 'Racist' US Travel Ban Targeting Muslim Nations
Zero Hedge
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At a moment both sides are still engaged in highly sensitive nuclear negotiations, Iran has strongly condemned US President Donald Trump’s new travel ban, blasting it as "racist" and indicative of Washington's deep hostility toward Iranians and...
USMNT drops third straight in 2-1 defeat to Türkiye
NBC Sports
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June 7, 2025
Names will be made this summer in United States men’s national team action, which began with a 2-1 friendly loss to Turkiye in East Hartford on Saturday. PLAYER RATINGS — USMNT 1-2 Turkiye Jack McGlynn scored after 59 seconds but the Yanks’ sloppy...
Yair Golan’s accusations against Netanyahu: A reflection of Israel’s deep divides
The Jerusalem Post
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June 8, 2025
Edmund Burke thought of the ears of his fellow Englishmen as being “distinguishing.” In an 1811 volume of his collected maxims published by Dr. French Laurence, his literary editor, we read on page 39: “They hear these men speak broad. Their...
Israeli airstrikes kill 55; body of Thai hostage retrieved from Gaza
Japan Today
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June 7, 2025
The Israeli military has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage who had been held in Gaza since Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday, as Israeli airstrikes killed 55 people, according to local medics....
Musk’s efficiency model fails, Israel needs excellence
The Jerusalem Post
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June 8, 2025
Imagine two government offices side by side. In the first, budget cuts eliminate 30% of the staff, forcing the remaining workers to process paperwork faster, yet citizens still wait hours, frustrated and unserved. In the second, a complete digital...
Iran ready for inspection of nuclear facilities, but won't accept coercion: president
Xinhua News Agency
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TEHRAN, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday his country is ready for inspection of its nuclear facilities, but does not accept coercion. Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting with Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime...
Israel defends Beirut strikes with intel claims as official pushes broader Lebanon strategy
LBCI (Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International)
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Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian Israel continues to threaten additional strikes on Lebanon while justifying Thursday’s attack on Beirut's southern suburbs, claiming it does not contradict the implementation of the...
HBO's Harry Potter Should Hire Members Of The Movie Cast After Tom Felton's Return
Game Rant
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June 7, 2025
Summary Tom Felton's return to Harry Potter franchise as Draco Malfoy in Cursed Child play made fans ecstatic. HBO should consider casting original Harry Potter film actors in new roles to attract fans and create buzz. Bringing back underused...
Why American support for Israel remains strong despite campus antisemitism
The Jerusalem Post
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June 7, 2025
Wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh on top of her robe, MIT class president Megha Vemuri centered her commencement address on attacks against Israel, saying that Israel was trying to “wipe Palestine off the face of the earth” and that MIT was complicit...
Second Harvest culinary program serves up new chefs on path to gainful employment
WKMG 6 - Florida
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June 7, 2025
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – New chefs graduated from Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida’s Culinary Program on Saturday. Between the two graduating classes, 17 new chefs received their diplomas after completing the 16-week program. Second...
Gold Sinks On Solid U.S. Jobs Report But Clings To Weekly Gains
myMotherLode - California
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Saturday, June 7, 2025 4:33 PM EDT Image Source: Pixabay Gold price extended its losses for the second consecutive day on Friday but is poised to finish the week with gains of over 1.30% after the latest Nonfarm Payrolls report in the United...
UNRWA slams Israeli ban on international journalists reporting on Gaza, calls to allow it to work
Middle East Monitor
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June 7, 2025
Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), on Saturday condemned Israel’s ongoing ban on international journalists entering Gaza, calling it an unprecedented act in modern conflict, Anadolu...
Israeli strikes on southern suburb a ‘dangerous development,’ UNIFIL warns
Tehran Times
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June 7, 2025
The spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Andrea Tenenti, described Thursday night’s Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburb as a “dangerous development,” coming more than six months after the cease-fire...
Fulop Can't Commit to Ending State Investment in Israeli Bonds
InsiderNJ - New Jersey
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June 7, 2025
MONTGOMERY TWP. - There's no ignoring problems in the Middle East, so it was no real surprise when Steve Fulop was asked Saturday if he would support ending state investment in Israeli bonds. The questioner referred to Israeli "genocide." It was...
Six killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid site
FBC News
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June 7, 2025
[Source: BBC NEWS] Six Palestinians have been killed and several others wounded by Israeli gunfire in the latest deadly incident close to an aid distribution centre in southern Gaza, the Hamas-run Civil Defence agency says. People had gathered to...
Mauricio Pochettino's sloppy United States suffer worrying loss to Turkey amid manager's Tottenham links
Daily Mail
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June 7, 2025
There's a line in the song 'Only Happy When It Rains' when Garbage front-woman Shirley Manson sings 'Pour your misery down on me'. For 80 minutes, rain and misery drenched the United States' men's national team. An early goal put the USMNT ahead...
Israeli Violations of Lebanese Sovereignty Persist as Beirut’s Dahiyeh Steadfastly Clears Attack Aftermath
Al Manar
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June 7, 2025
The Israeli occupation forces continued on the second day of Eid Al-Adha to violate Lebanese sovereignty and breach the ceasefire agreement in effect along the southern border. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, an Israeli glider...
Iran, Kazakhstan urge more consultations on regional, global issues
Press TV
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The foreign ministers of Iran and Kazakhstan have called for continued consultations on regional and global developments. During a meeting in Tehran on Saturday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Kazakh counterpart, Murat Abugaliuly...