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03.12.2024 - 03:21 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

‘Netanyahu Will Build Settlements Above Hostages’ Heads’: Israelis Protests

Thousands of protesters gathered Saturday evening, November 30, for a hostage release deal and cease-fire in Gaza across Israel, after Hamas released a video of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander in captivity. His mother, Yael, spoke at the main rally in Tel Aviv.

Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, says that it is “impossible to hold back the tears” after watching the video released by Hamas which Alexander “begs to return home,” and attacked the far-right government.

“A government that does not put a new initiative on the table for a deal and an end to the war to bring back Edan and the other hostages is a government that betrays the hostages and their families, and sacrifices them to their deaths in captivity,” Zangauker says at the massive demonstration held in front of the Israeli army headquarters at Begin Road in Tel-Aviv. “This week, the prime minister signed a deal for an end to the war in Lebanon. How can it be that Netanyahu signs a deal for the north but prevents a deal for the end of the war in the South?”

03.12.2024 - 03:02 [ theNewRepublic.com ]

Trump’s Genius Plan to Release Gaza Hostages: More War

Trump’s comments came after Hamas issued a video statement saying 33 of its captives have been killed during Israel’s brutal war on Gaza dating back to October last year, when Hamas attacked Israel and took more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.

03.12.2024 - 02:50 [ Associated Press ]

Trump demands immediate release of Oct. 7 hostages, says otherwise there will be ‘HELL TO PAY’

“Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly assume Office as President of the United States, there will be ALL HELL TO PAY in the Middle East, and for those in charge who perpetrated these atrocities against Humanity,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social site.

He added that, “Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES NOW!”

03.12.2024 - 02:42 [ Middle East Eye ]

Hamas says 33 Israeli captives have been killed by Israeli air strikes

A new video released by al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas‘s military wing, warns Israel against furthering the war on Gaza and says 33 Israeli captives held in the strip have already been killed by Israeli airstrikes

11.11.2024 - 16:32 [ Communist Party of Israel ]

Tens of Thousands Across Israel Protest Far-Right Govt and for the Release of Hostages

(November 10, 2024)

Protests calling against Netanyhau’s government and for the release of hostages were also held Saturday evening in Jerusalem, Beersheba, Haifa, Kfar Sava, Raanana Junction, Nes Ziona, Ashkelon, Kiryat Gat, Rehovot, Karkur Junction, the southern Shaar HaNegev crossroad, Zikhron Yaacov and other localities. Five people were arrested in Jerusalem, Haifa and Karkur. At Haifa the police attacked again a protest vigil at Central Carmel, Activists from the Anti-Occupation Bloc, among them Hadash activists, demanded the end of the deadly war in Gaza and Lebanon and during the protest cops confiscated signs against the massacre in Gaza

22.09.2024 - 21:41 [ Newsweek ]

How Jill Stein‘s Muslim Surge Could Sink Kamala Harris

(September 21, 2024)

Recent polls show Stein ahead of Harris among Muslim voters in several battleground states, including Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin, giving her Green Party a potentially pivotal role in swinging the election away from Harris in favor of former President Donald Trump.

„We‘re grateful for the strong support of Muslim voters who share with us the determination to end genocide in Gaza, and the injustice faced by our Muslim friends,“ Stein told Newsweek in a statement. „We urge all people of conscience to resist the propaganda telling you to hold your nose and vote for genocide.

22.09.2024 - 20:07 [ American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force ]

American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force Calls on Muslim Voters to Turn Out, Support Candidates Who Back Permanent Ceasefire, Arms Embargo, and Other Just Policies

Our message for the American Muslim community

Disagree respectfully: we understand that voting is a personal choice, and our perspectives and personal analysis can lead us all in different directions. Thus, there may not be a definitively right or wrong answer to the question of how American Muslims should vote in 2024. We expect disagreements to occur.

Although healthy debate is valuable, our community members should not disparage each other or assume the worst of each other’s intentions—especially of leaders and groups that have a history of doing good work and acting in good faith.

We must also reject those voices on either side of the 2024 debate who attempt to turn political and strategic disagreement about how to vote into a racial or religious conflict that divides our community.

(…)

American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force

Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action)
Council on American-Islamic Relations Action (CAIR Action)
The Civil Rights Alliance for America
Muslim American Society Action (MAS Action)
Muslim Civic Coalition-Activate
US Council of Muslim Organizations Civic Action Network (USCMO CAN)
Justice America
American Arab & Muslim Political Action Committee (AMPAC)
Voices of Muslims

22.09.2024 - 19:00 [ Anadolu ]

Muslim-American coalition urges support for pro-Palestine candidates in US presidential election

(September 20, 2024)

A coalition of Muslim-American groups announced Friday that it will not endorse Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the November presidential election.

Instead, the coalition encouraged Muslim voters to support pro-Palestine candidates such as Green Party nominee Jill Stein, Justice for All nominee Cornel West, or others who back a ceasefire in Gaza and an arms embargo on Israel.

22.09.2024 - 18:55 [ Middle East Eye ]

US: Muslim groups urge voters to back Jill Stein, Cornel West or other pro-Palestine candidates

(September 20, 2024)

„After extensive consultation, discussion, and deliberation, the American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force has decided to encourage American Muslims to vote for any presidential candidate of their choosing who supports a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a US arms embargo on the Israeli government, such as candidates Dr Jill Stein, Dr Cornel West or Chase Oliver,“ read the statement, obtained by Middle East Eye.

The statement was written by the American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force, an umbrella group formed this year that consists of a number of prominent Muslim organisations including the political arms of Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP), Cair, and the US Council of Muslim Organizations.

22.09.2024 - 18:45 [ Washington Free Bacon ]

WATCH: Biden-Harris Worked ‚Around the Clock‘ for Months on Gaza Ceasefire Deal That‘s Never Going to Happen

(September 20, 2024)

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have claimed for months to be working „around the clock“ on a Gaza ceasefire deal that is „close“ to happening. Spoiler alert: It‘s not going to happen because Hamas, the terrorist organization that massacred Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, doesn‘t want to release their hostages.

Despite their reportedly tireless efforts to negotiate with the terrorists, the Biden-Harris administration has privately conceded that a ceasefire deal won‘t happen before the end of Biden‘s term in January 2025. „No deal is imminent,“ a Biden-Harris official told the Wall Street Journal. „I‘m not sure it ever gets done.“

15.09.2024 - 13:50 [ Times of Israel ]

Rocket warning sirens sound in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas

Today, 6:37 am

Rocket warning sirens sound in Tel Aviv and the surrounding areas.

15.09.2024 - 13:43 [ Al Jazeera ]

Thousands of Israelis rally in Tel Aviv, urging Gaza captives deal

“This deal-sabotaging government is forsaking the captives and abandoning them to die,” said Yotam Cohen, the brother of Nimrod Cohen, an Israeli soldier held captive in Gaza.

“As long as Netanyahu is in power, this war will go on indefinitely and there will be no hostage deal. To save the hostages lives, Netanyahu must be replaced,” Cohen told The Associated Press news agency.

14.09.2024 - 20:59 [ Hindustan Times / Youtube ]

Israel Erupts Against Netanyahu | Massive Protest In Tel Aviv By Hostage Families | Gaza War | LIVE

Protesters gather to pressure Benjamin Netanyahu‘s government to negotiate the release of hostages. The single protest also includes hostages‘ relatives and demonstrators calling for the end of the Israeli prime minister‘s government. Speakers at protest: Michal Lobanov, wife of the late Alex Lobanov who was killed last week by Hamas; Anat Angrest, mother of Matan Angrest; Einav Zangauker, mother of Matan Zangauker; Sha‘ban al-Sayed, father of Hisham al-Sayed; Amit Elgarat, nephew of Itzik Elgarat; Ido and Shani, friends of Gali and Ziv Berman.

08.09.2024 - 16:44 [ MrAlexSeymour / Youtube ]

Extracts from some of the great speeches at today‘s London Gaza protest

Organised by PSC and its partner Palestine-supporting groups

08.09.2024 - 16:36 [ Middle East Eye / Youtube ]

Tens of thousands protest in London, demanding arms supply cessation

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters marched in London, demanding a „renewed call to end the ongoing genocide in Gaza“ and an „immediate and full cessation of arms supplies to Israel“. The protest was the 19th national march in London since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza.

08.09.2024 - 16:25 [ Linda Dayan / X.com ]

Protesters scuffle with police, try to break through a barricade. They’re chanting “shame,” “Ben Gvir is a terrorist” and “where were you at Sde Teiman,” the infamous prison where Palestinian prisoners were abused, at the cops

08.09.2024 - 16:04 [ Al Jazeera English / Youtube ]

Israel protests: Organisers claim largest-ever rally in Tel Aviv as calls for captive deal grow

An estimated 750,000 Israelis took to the streets in one of Israel’s biggest-ever protests as anger boils over at the government’s failure to bring those held captive home.
Many people have been arrested as protesters call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do a deal to bring home captives in Gaza.
Demonstrators accuse the police of using excessive force.

08.09.2024 - 15:56 [ CNN-News18 / Youtube ]

Tel Aviv Protest | Israeli Protests Against Benjamin Netanyahu | Ceasefire Protests News | N18G

An estimated 750,000 Israelis have taken to the streets in one of Israel’s biggest-ever protests as they demanded that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strike a deal to free remaining captives in Gaza.

08.09.2024 - 00:10 [ B'Tselem ]

B‘Tselem at the UNSC: For the Israeli government, the occupation and the settlements matter more than human life

On Sunday, we woke up to the news that six Israeli hostages were executed by Hamas, just before soldiers reached them in a tunnel in Gaza. Another six, added to tens of thousands of people in this land who should not have died over the past year. During this week, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets. They feel angry, desperate and betrayed by their government. They have understood, perhaps for the first time, that the Israeli government does not want to return the hostages in a deal, but to continue the war indefinitely. They see that the occupation and the settlements matter more than human life – and not only of Palestinians, said B‘Tselem Executive Director Yuli Novak, who addressed the UN Security Council last night (Wednesday) . B’Tselem – the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories was invited by the Slovenian President of the Security Council to provide an expert review of the state of human rights in Israel/Palestine following the war.

07.09.2024 - 22:29 [ Middle East Eye ]

Israel’s former spy chief slams Netanyahu over Philadelphi Corridor

Argaman, who headed the Shin Bet between 2016 and 2021, said the majority of weapons entered Gaza through the Rafah border crossing.

“When Netanyahu speaks of remaining on the Philadelphi Corridor, he knows very well that no smuggling takes place over the Philadelphi Corridor. So we are now relegated to living with this imaginary figment,” he said.

07.09.2024 - 17:39 [ Fox News ]

Netanyahu says security in Gaza is critical to stop Hamas smuggling hostages into Iran: ‚lost forever‘

According to Netanyahu, the best way to prevent these Hamas hostage smuggling efforts is through maintaining the contested Philadelphi Route – a security corridor that runs between the Gaza Strip and Egypt.

07.09.2024 - 17:15 [ CNN ]

Netanyahu is unequivocal about ceasefire and hostage agreement with Hamas: ‘There’s not a deal in the making’

(September 5, 2024)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday was as clear as he has ever been that he does not believe a ceasefire and hostage deal is likely in Gaza in a sharp rebuke to the Biden administration’s insistence it’s close at hand.

“There’s not a deal in the making,” Netanyahu told Fox News. “Unfortunately, it’s not close.”

07.09.2024 - 17:00 [ CNN ]

Netanyahu derailed a potential Gaza hostage deal in July, Israeli newspaper reports

)September 4, 2024)

The report lends credence to charges often leveled at the prime minister – most notably by hostage families – of purposefully prolonging the war and torpedoing deals for his political benefit. Far-right members of Netanyahu’s coalition have pledged to bring down the government should he end the war.

Several news outlets, including CNN, have reported on the late July demands made by Netanyahu, but this is the first time the Israeli document has been obtained in full.

07.09.2024 - 15:16 [ Middle East Eye ]

CIA and MI6 say agencies are ‚working tirelessly‘ towards ceasefire

In an opinion piece for the Financial Times, CIA director Bill Burns and MI6 chief Richard Moore said…

07.09.2024 - 15:05 [ Newsweek ]

Kamala Harris Had Her Worst Week Since Joe Biden Stepped Aside

T.J. McCormack, a Republican communications specialist, said that after a „stratospheric liftoff“ to her campaign, any „less-than-stellar few days would constitute a bad week“ for the vice president.

For a coddled candidate the real world can be a terrible thing, especially when that world has several multi-front wars, murdered hostages and polling firms carving up swing states with scalpels,“ McCormack told Newsweek. „Kamala loved the big stage, now she‘s in the trenches.“

04.09.2024 - 15:20 [ Washington Post ]

As U.S. readies last cease-fire push, Netanyahu digs in on border demands

As he fights for his political survival, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s insistence on keeping troops on a narrow strip of land along the Gaza-Egypt border has become the main obstacle to a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement with Hamas, according to current and former officials from mediating countries.

After many months of inconclusive talks, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris discussed with advisers on Monday how to move forward with a final “take it or leave it” proposal to present to Israel and Hamas, potentially as soon as this week.

04.09.2024 - 15:06 [ Times of Israel ]

Biden, Harris to huddle with US negotiators for Gaza deal push after hostage killings

(2 September 2024)

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were scheduled to hold a meeting Monday with hostage negotiators, …

02.09.2024 - 23:55 [ CNN ]

Tumultuous weekend for Israelis leaves Netanyahu with fewer options than ever

Unlike Palestinians in Gaza, Israelis can rise up to challenge their leadership. Late-night skirmishes between protesters and the authorities Sunday on Tel Aviv’s usually hyper-busy eight-lane Ayalon Highway were a manifestation of that.

As flames and dense smoke engulfed wooden pallets and tires on the roads, I watched a young man, blue paint spray in hand, scrawl his message to the prime minister in foot-high letters on the roadside wall: “Hostages or revolt.”

02.09.2024 - 22:26 [ Forward.com ]

Why are American Jewish institutions ignoring the hostage families?

(July 7, 2024)

There are exceptions of course. The Reform Movement issued a statement supporting President Joe Biden’s announcement of a potential ceasefire and hostage release plan, and calling on Netanyahu to accept it. T’ruah, the organization I lead, has been clear in our calls for a bilateral ceasefire that brings home the hostages and ends the war. Ditto our partners in the Progressive Israel Network, including J Street, Americans for Peace Now, New York Jewish Agenda and New Israel Fund.

But many of the largest Jewish organizations, including legacy groups such as Jewish Federations of North America, American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League have decoupled calls to “Bring them Home” from any talk of ending the war, and have refrained from placing any blame on the Israeli government.

02.09.2024 - 22:15 [ i24news.tv ]

Hostages families forum blames Netanyahu for death of captives

„A deal for the return of the abductees has been on the table for over two months,“ the forum said. „If it weren‘t for the thwarting [of the deal], the excuses and the spins, the abductees whose deaths we learned of this morning would probably be alive.

„Enough with the excuses. Enough with the spins. Enough of the procrastination!

The time has come to return our abductees home – the living for rehabilitation and the victims and the murdered for burial in their own country.“

02.09.2024 - 22:09 [ Times of Israel ]

‘Mr. Death’: Hostage families say Netanyahu has condemned their loved ones to die

(August 31, 2024)

In a statement read out in front of the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, family members of the hostages accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government of knowingly condemning the hostages to death.

“Netanyahu and his partners in the cabinet decided to torpedo the [hostage-ceasefire] deal due to the Philadelphia spin, and as such knowingly condemn the hostages to death,” the statement says.

Einav Zangauker, mother of Hamas hostage Matan Zangauker, calls Netanyahu “Mr. Death.”

02.09.2024 - 17:09 [ Times of Israel ]

Amid protests after murder of hostages, Netanyahu to hold press conference

The press conference will take place amid public demonstrations against his government for not doing enough to secure a hostage deal in the wake of the murder of six hostages,..

02.09.2024 - 16:56 [ El Pais ]

Israel’s anti-Netanyahu strike ends early and fails to bring the country to a standstill

The strike began at 05:00 local time and was expected to last 24 hours but at midday a court ordered it to end, considering it “political” and “unrelated” to the issue for which it had been called. Histadrut chairman Arnon Bar-David announced to the labor court that he was considering a petition to suspend it that would end the action at 18.00. However, the court ordered the strike to end at 2:30 p.m. and Bar-David responded by urging workers to return to their posts.

During its short duration, the strike failed to paralyze Israel.

01.09.2024 - 20:50 [ Times of Israel ]

Masses around Israel demand Gaza deal as nation recoils from murder of 6 hostages

Labor federation chief Arnon Bar-David says hostage release stuck due to ‘political considerations,’ most of labor market will strike as of 6 a.m. Monday

01.09.2024 - 20:08 [ CNN-News18 / Youtube ]

Protest In Tel Aviv Live | Israelis Protest In Tel Aviv City After Hostages Dead | Israel Hamas War

Protesters gather in Tel Aviv after Israel‘s army announced it recovered the bodies of 6 hostages in Gaza.

01.09.2024 - 19:53 [ CBC News / Youtube ]

Israelis protest against Netanyahu after 6 hostages found dead in Gaza

Israel on Sunday said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza. Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages protested Sunday outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office in Jerusalem. Eylon Keshet, a family member of a Hamas-held hostage, says ‘it’s been a nightmare every day,’ adding that Netanyahu ‘should be held responsible’ and Hamas should be pressured into a ceasefire.

01.09.2024 - 19:46 [ APNews.com ]

Israelis erupt in protest to demand a cease-fire after 6 more hostages die in Gaza

Grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six more hostages were found dead in Gaza, chanting “Now! Now!” as they demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach a cease-fire with Hamas to bring the remaining captives home.

Israel’s largest trade union, the Histadrut, pressured the government by calling a general strike for Monday, the first since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that started the war.

01.09.2024 - 17:17 [ Times of Israel ]

National labor union announces one-day strike: ‘A deal is more important than anything else’

Histadrut Labor Federation chief Arnon Bar-David announces a general strike set for tomorrow over the failure to release hostages held in Gaza, stating that “a deal is more important than anything else.”

31.08.2024 - 17:55 [ Crannofonix / Youtube ]

Live: Anti-government protesters gather in Tel Aviv

Protesters against the Netanyahu government gather at Kaplan Square in Tel Aviv, Israel for a weekly protest.

31.08.2024 - 17:46 [ Hindustan Times / Youtube ]

Israeli Hostage Families Breach Gaza Fence As Netanyahu Fails To Crack Deal With Hamas | Tel Aviv

A video on Aug 29 said to show relatives of hostages holding a protest near the Gaza border. In the video, people can be seen breaching the fence & running toward their loved ones. They reportedly heeded pleas from security forces & made their way back to kibbutz nirim. Watch this video for all the details.