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Hamas on Monday announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal. Israel said the terms did not meet its demands and launched a military operation in Rafah. Israeli tanks and planes attacked several areas and houses in the town overnight.
An Israeli official said the peace deal Hamas agreed to was a “softened” version of the Egyptian proposal, adding: “This would appear to be a ruse intended to make Israel look like the side refusing a deal.”
Talk’s Julia Hartley-Brewer discusses Israel’s Rafah invasion with Israeli foreign ministry special envoy Fleur Hassan-Nahoum.
The interview took place in TalkTV, May 7, 2024.
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum: We are doing everything we can in order to avoid any civilian casualties. 500 thousand tons of humanitarian aid has gone in to Gaza in the last few months which is more than they had even before the war so the issues are in the distribution because Hamas are taking the aid when Israel is actually facilitating it.
The interview took place in Sky News, May 6, 2024.
David M. Weinberg: It’s clear that Israel has delayed acting against Al Jazeera until now because of the role that Qatar was playing in the attempts to cut a hostage deal with Hamas. Given the fact that the Qatari efforts seem to have failed, there is no longer any good reason to delay acting against Al Jazeera.
The interview was published in The Medialine, May 6, 2024.
Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in the country and seized some of its communication equipment Sunday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations and rights groups over alleged moves by the government to restrict press freedoms.
Dr. Adi Schwartz told KAN’s Mark Weiss that the closure of Al Jazeera was justified. 5.5.2024.
As Israel enters the ground invasion phase of its war with Gaza, public perception of Israel has fallen in the eyes of many, especially younger people who don’t have all the facts. In addition, international bodies like the United Nations and European Union have skewed pro-Arab to the detriment of Israeli lives. Host Steven Shalowitz sits down with Ruth Wasserman Lande, a former Israeli Knesset member, to discuss the hypocrisy of protesters supporting those whose values diametrically oppose they’re own, how Israel values Palestinian lives more than their own government, and Iran’s involvement in the attacks.
Published in Jewsih National Fund Usa, May 03, 2024.