U.S. State Department announced the Secretary of State’s plan to travel Monday to Israel – his second visit in five days – as America’s top diplomat arrived in Cairo for talks Sunday with Egypt’s president.
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Commentary: How do we answer what is happening in Gaza and in Israel?
We Muslims and Jews in Portland seek to understand what our religious teachings have in common and what we must do to overcome those that separate us.
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Native Mainer leads Jerusalem Post’s wartime coverage
David Brinn, who grew up in Portland, is the managing editor of Israel’s largest English-language daily newspaper.
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Rabbi Rachel Isaacs: Our Jewish community is in mourning
Pray for justice and peace for Israelis and Palestinians alike, writes a local faith leader.
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Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms
The evacuation order sparked widespread panic among civilians and aid workers already running from Israeli airstrikes and contending with a total siege and a territory-wide blackout.
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The morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital is overflowing as Israeli attacks intensify
The morgue at Shifa Hospital can only handle some 30 bodies at a time, and workers had to stack corpses outside the walk-in cooler and put dozens more in the parking lot.
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Trump’s criticism of Israel’s Netanyahu draws strong condemnation from Republican rivals
Former President Donald Trump at a rally Wednesday said Israeli leaders needed to ‘step up their game’ and referred to Hezbollah as ‘very smart.’
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U.S. announces evacuation flights for Americans who want to leave Israel as war with Hamas rages
The announcement came as the White House confirmed that the death toll in the fighting now includes at least 27 Americans.
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EU asks X for information on hate speech and ‘illegal content’ related to Israel-Hamas war
The European Commission has made a formal, legally binding request for information from Elon Musk’s social media platform over its handling of hate speech, misinformation and violent terrorist content.
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Douglas Rooks: In absence of peace, war becomes inevitable
While understandably focused on the war itself, we shouldn’t forget decisions — mostly those by Israel, the region’s dominant military power — that helped bring it about.