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France bans all pro-Palestinian protests

Dalal Mawad and Eve Brennan, CNN October 12, 2023

CNN -- Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in central Paris on Thursday, in defiance of a controversial new ban on pro-Palestinian rallies in the country. French police and members...

US and Qatar reach ‘quiet understanding’ not to release $6 billion sent to Iran for now, Treasury official tells House Democrats

CNN -- The United States and Qatar have reached a “quiet understanding” not to allow Iran to access any of the $6 billion in Iranian funds that were transferred to Qatari accounts...

Blinken vows US support for Israel ahead of possible ground operation as strikes pound Gaza

JOSEPH KRAUSS AND WAFAA SHURAFA, AP News October 12, 2023

(AP)--U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed American support to Israel on Thursday as its military pulverized the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with airstrikes and prepared for a possible ground invasion....

Biden confirms US citizens are among Hamas hostages in sharp condemnation of attacks on Israel

Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN October 11, 2023

CNN -- President Joe Biden confirmed Tuesday that Americans are known to be among the hostages held by Hamas after its rampage over the weekend, delivering an emotional and angered denunciation of the...

Israel is at war with Hamas. Here’s what to know

Abbas Al Lawati and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN October 10, 2023

CNN — Israel has declared war on the Palestinian militant group Hamas after it carried out an unprecedented attack by air, sea and land on Saturday. The large-scale surprise assault has left more...

Deborah and Shlomi Matias were killed by Hamas gunmen. Their son, Rotem, survived the attack. Courtesy Illan Troen

A mother who shielded her son from gunmen and a ‘pro-peace’ academic are among the Americans killed in Israel

CNN — Deborah Matias, an American citizen who lived in Israel, was shot and killed by Hamas gunmen while shielding her teenage son from their bullets, her father told CNN. Hayim Katsman, an Israeli-American...

Palestinian Hamas militants are seen during a military show in the Bani Suheila district on July 20, 2017 in Gaza City, Gaza.

What you need to know about Hamas

CNN– Hamas is an Islamist organization with a military wing that came into being in 1987, emerging out of the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group that was founded in the late 1920s in Egypt. The...

An Israeli missile launched from the Iron Dome defence missile system attempts to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip over the city of Netivot in southern Israel on October 8, 2023.

9 US citizens dead in Israel conflict, US National Security Council says

Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN October 9, 2023

CNN– Nine US citizens have died in the conflict in Israel, a US National Security Council spokesperson said Monday. “At this time, we can confirm the death of nine U.S. citizens. We extend our deepest...

Israeli defense minister orders ‘complete siege’ of Gaza, as conflict with Hamas enters third day

CNN– Israel’s defense minister ordered a “complete siege” of Gaza on Monday, as the military said it had retaken control of Israeli communities near the coastal enclave that were stormed by Hamas...

Netanyahu says Israel is ‘at war’ as Palestinian militants launch surprise air and ground attack from Gaza

Gaza and Jerusalem CNN -- Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was “at war” on Saturday, after Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a deadly barrage of rockets and...

A passerby stands on the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument in Cleveland public square overlooking the protest for Palestinian justice on Saturday, Jan. 29. He stood in the sunlight at the top of the stairs for about five minutes listening to one of the speakers before turning back around and going on his way.

KSU alum leads Palestine protest in Cleveland

Sophie Young Reporter Sophia Lucente Photographer January 30, 2022

Citizens carried hand-painted signs, standing near a table covered with flyers in the green and red of the Palestinian Youth Movement where a volunteer stood offering hand warmers to students and citizens...

Guest Opinion Vaccine

GUEST OPINION: Why I got a COVID-19 vaccine

I am one of the 75.5 million Americans who have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of March 18, 2021. I am grateful to be one of them. In four weeks I will get the second dose and I will...