Middle East Experience

"I will begin by asking all leaders the question posed in the bible in Genesis: Where are you!?" Rachel declared.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'Where are you?': Rachel Goldberg-Polin cries out for hostage deal at Tel Aviv rally

Determining the fate of those who went missing during Syria's civil war will be a massive task likely to take years, the president of the International Committee for the Red Cross said."Identifying the missing and informing the families about their fate is going to be a huge challenge," ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric told AFP in an interview.The fate of tens of thousands of detainees and missing people remains one of the most harrowing legacies of the conflict that started in 2011 when president Bashar al-Assad's forces brutally repressed anti-government protests.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Red Cross says determining fate of Syria's missing 'huge challenge'

Hundreds protested in Lebanon's second city Tripoli on Sunday, demanding that authorities release Islamists detained during the civil war in neighbouring Syria, an AFP journalist said.The prisoners include Lebanese who had gone to fight with rebels and jihadists against the forces of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad during the conflict, which began in 2011, and were arrested upon their return to Lebanon.The rally in Tripoli's Nour Square comes nearly a month after Islamist-led forces toppled Assad.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanon rally calls for release of Islamists jailed during Syria war

Israel pounded the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 23 people according to rescuers, nearly 15 months into the war with Hamas Palestinian militants.The latest deaths come after Israel late on Saturday said indirect negotiations had resumed in Qatar for a truce and hostage release deal.An air strike on a house in northern Gaza's Sheikh Radwan area killed at least 11 people early Sunday, according to Civil Defence agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal. He said the victims included women and children.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza rescuers say 23 dead in latest Israeli strikes

The antisemitic vandalism at Winnipeg's Westdale Community Center was referred to as a disturbing act of hate. Officials urged unity and action to hold perpetrators accountable.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Canadian politicians condemn Nazi swastika graffiti on Winnipeg community center

Delays risk global arrest warrants, as seen in a Brazil case. Critics warn of travel restrictions for Israelis unless the IDF publishes reports on its investigations promptly.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF risks global arrest warrants as legal probes on Gaza war crimes stall

Blinken's comments in the interview Saturday were not all that predictable when nearly 20 minutes of the 50-minute conversation turned toward Israel, Hamas, and Gaza.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Blinken’s parting words: No hostage deal? Blame Hamas, not Netanyahu

The Brazilian court's decision to investigate a complaint against an Israeli reservist on vacation is a step up in the legal battle waged by pro-Palestinian organizations against Israelis abroad.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israelis should avoid traveling to these countries following Brazilian court incident

Israeli ambassador to Chile, Gil Artzyeli, posted on social media on December 17 that Moreira’s statements were “clear antisemitism,” and he was convinced that they did not represent the Chileans.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: After Chilean politicians label menorah ‘symbol of death,’ hanukkiah vandalized, lighting canceled

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Sunday said he would have preferred if Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa had shaken the hand of his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock on their visit to Syria last week, but insisted that this was not the point of their trip.Barrot and Baerbock on Friday became the most senior Western figures to visit the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: French top diplomat 'would have preferred' if Syrian leader shook German counterpart's hand