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Israel asks Eurovision candidate to change controversial lyrics | Israel

Israel has agreed to revise the lyrics of its potential submission to the Eurovision song contest after organisers took issue with verses that appeared to reference Hamas’s 7 October attack.The contest, which will take place from 7 to 11 May in the Swedish city of Malmö, can disqualify contestants deemed to have breached its rules on political neutrality. Kan, Israel’s national broadcaster, is tasked with choosing the country’s entry.The leading […]

todayMarch 3, 2024 1

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Israel Prize restructured to avoid honoring Netanyahu critic – Israel News

The decision by Education Minister Yoav Kisch last week to scrap all of the Israel Prize’s traditional categories this year, and instead to award the honor to six recipients in only one category, of ‘civic heroism,’ may have been an attempt to avoid awarding the prize to an outspoken critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, according to new reports.Eyal Waldman, the Israeli tech giant who co-founded Mellanox Technologies, […]

todayFebruary 26, 2024 2

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Nova music festival October 7 survivors tell hundreds at ‘No to Terror’ rally at London’s Tavistock Square that life ‘will never be the same’ after Hamas’ sick attack on Israel

Survivors of Hamas' horrific October 7 attack on Israel have told Londoners that life will 'never be the same' after the atrocity.Bar Vilker, who was an attendee at the Nova music festival, told the No to Terror rally in London's Tavistock Square that he had lost friends and family in the attacks. Addressing the crowd, Mr Vilker said: 'On October 7, the life I so desperately love was almost cut short because […]

todayFebruary 25, 2024 2

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Roger Waters Calls Bono ‘Enormous S–t’ Over U2’s Israel Tribute

Roger Waters has slammed U2's Bono over his onstage tribute to the victims of the Hamas-led attack on the Supernova music festival in Israel on Oct. 7, calling the U2 frontman an "enormous s--t."During one of U2's residency performances at the Las Vegas Sphere on Oct. 8, Bono acknowledged the attack to the crowd, saying, "In the light of what’s happened in Israel and Gaza, a song about non-violence seems somewhat ridiculous, even […]

todayFebruary 20, 2024 1

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Roger Waters Calls Bono an ‘Enormous S—‘ After Israel Tribute

Roger Waters, a loud and consistent critic of Israel, has thoughts on Bono's salute to the victims of the October 7 attack on the Supernova music festival by Hamas. Waters describes Bono's tribute, which took place during one of U2's residency shows at the Sphere in Las Vegas, as "disgusting" while labeling Bono "an enormous shit."The comments that incensed Pink Floyd's former mastermind arrived before U2 launched into "Pride (In […]

todayFebruary 19, 2024 1

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Will Israel’s Gaza border become the next ‘dark tourism’ destination? – Israel News

The Knot, the Desyatka, and the Kingsmills are names of hotels that most travelers are not familiar with. Those who do recognize the names are included in a specific niche that makes those hotels unique among global travelers. They are part of what experts call “dark tourism.” The Knot overlooks the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, which consists of the only structure that remains standing in the area around the atomic […]

todayFebruary 18, 2024

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‘Nothing is moving:’ Families’ anger grows in Israel as hostages mark 100 days in Hamas captivity

CNN  —  For the families of those seized by Hamas, Sunday marks a grueling milestone. The hostages have been held for 100 days by the militant group – and while some families have had proof of life, others still don’t know their loved ones’ fate. A hostage release deal agreed between Israel and Hamas in late November ended after six days, with more than 100 freed. There’s been little to […]

todayJanuary 14, 2024 2

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‘Victory photo’: Will Beirut killings help embattled Netanyahu politically? | Israel War on Gaza News

It was a rocky start to 2024 for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. On Monday, January 1, the Supreme Court of Israel struck down a controversial law introduced by Netanyahu’s government in 2023, which curtailed certain powers of the top court and sparked widespread protests across the country. Then, the following day, an attack on a Beirut apartment killed top Hamas officials. While Israel has not claimed responsibility for the […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024 2

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Grapevine January 7th, 2024: First-hand information of living nightmare – Israel News

AS TRAUMATIC as it is for them to relive their haunting experiences of October 7, 2023, Supernova music festival survivors are conscious of the fact that any information they provide for a wider public may help to secure the release of the hostages still being held by Hamas.Some of them shared testimony with more than 150 Jewish students from 30 countries across six continents, whose gathering was facilitated by […]

todayJanuary 7, 2024 2

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