#Gaza strip house fire kills 21, Palestinian officials say

#Gaza strip house fire kills 21, Palestinian officials say

“Gaza strip house fire kills 21, Palestinian officials say” A fire set off by stored gasoline in a residential building killed 21 people Thursday evening in a refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, the territory’s Hamas rulers said, in one of the deadliest incidents in recent years outside the violence stemming from the Israeli-Palestinian…

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#Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank in shoot out

#Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank in shoot out

“Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinians in West Bank in shoot out” Israeli forces exchanged fire with Palestinians barricaded in a house in the West Bank on Sunday, killing two, according to Israeli police and the local rescue service. Israeli authorities said armed Palestinians were killed during the hours-long predawn clash in the city of Nablus,…

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#A new wave of anti-Semitism is sweeping New York City

#A new wave of anti-Semitism is sweeping New York City

“A new wave of anti-Semitism is sweeping New York City” As New York enters a post-pandemic new normal, a perfect storm has been brewing — involving rising anti-Semitic incidents and growing anti-Israel movements — that will have devastating consequences for the city’s Jewish community. It’s clear the Jewish population is already in danger, given the…

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#Letters to the Editor — May 15, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — May 15, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — May 15, 2022” What Blas owesCouncil Members Joann Ariola and Robert Holden are 100% correct (“DeBt collection plan,” May 8).Former Mayor Bill de Blasio should have his pension docked until all the money is paid back for his misuse of city services.If he needed that security while running for president…

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#Letters to the Editor — April 17, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — April 17, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — April 17, 2022” Uber’s price surgeYou report that critics of Uber call that company’s rising fares “downright unethical” (“We are being taken for a ride,” April 15). Prices reflect underlying realities of demand and supply. In New York City, rising crime (thanks, Bill de Blasio!) simultaneously raises the demand for…

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#What set off the explosive terror in Israel

#What set off the explosive terror in Israel

“What set off the explosive terror in Israel” I live 15 minutes from where a Palestinian gunman opened fire on Israeli civilians in Tel Aviv Thursday night, killing three and wounding several more. But this does not make me special. We are a tiny country, and as a result, all Israelis live close to terror. We…

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#Amnesty International’s latest Israel smear

#Amnesty International’s latest Israel smear

“#Amnesty International’s latest Israel smear” Amnesty International UK waited until after Holocaust Remembrance Day to publish its latest report on Israel — which depends on ignoring that history and Palestinian efforts to repeat it. Expect the media to be all over it, since Amnesty is, for the first time, officially accusing Israel of “apartheid” (joining…

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