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Schumer calls for new leadership in Israel after Netanyahu ‘lost his way'
Sen. Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the U.S., spoke from the Senate floor on Thursday for Israel to host new elections to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Top Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu has ‘lost his way'
The Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, said he believed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had lost his way and called for new elections.
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Puma says decision to end collaboration with Israel national soccer team was made in 2022
Puma’s contract with the Israel national soccer team expires in 2024, but the decision to end the collaboration came in 2022, the company said Tuesday.
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An Israeli raced to confront Palestinian attackers. He was then killed by an Israeli soldier
The shooting death of an Israeli man who raced to confront Palestinian attackers has raised questions about the use of excessive force among Israeli security forces and the public.
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Attacks in Israel ‘painfully personal' for many throughout Connecticut
“The Jewish community is a very small population. Every single person has a connection in Israel,” said Rachel Levy, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut. For Connecticut’s Ron Leeser, that connection is his daughter who currently lives in Israel. “My daughter had planned some day trips, Sunday morning we were going to go to brunch,” Leeser...
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Connecticut native in Tel Aviv describes life during war in Israel
Erica Weiner has spent much of the last three days locked in her Tel Aviv bedroom, which doubles as a bomb shelter. With Israel under attack, rockets have struck near her neighborhood. “There was a rocket on Sunday that landed two streets over. It was unfortunately a direct hit, but thankfully no people were harmed,” Weiner said. “It is just…
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Harvard president says students don't speak for school after backlash over pro-Palestine letter
The letter, signed by dozens of student groups at Harvard, blames Saturday’s attacks on the Israeli people, calling them the “apartheid regime” forcing Palestinians to live in an “open-air prison” in Gaza.
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‘I woke up to sirens': Passengers on flight from war-torn Tel Aviv share their stories
A full flight from war-torn Tel Aviv touched down at Boston Logan International Airport on Tuesday morning, including young children who spent the last few days huddling into crawl spaces and shelters to shield themselves from the attacks that began over the weekend. The flight arrived around 6 a.m., and NBC10 Boston spoke with several passengers as they got off…
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Here's how to avoid scams when donating to Israeli relief efforts
If you’re looking to donate as the war between Israel and Hamas unfolds, you may want to keep some strategies in mind. Our NBC CT Responds team recommends avoiding high-pressure and time-sensitive tactics like urging immediate donations. You’ll also want to vet the charity you ultimately decide to give to, and make sure to give directly to nonprofits rather...
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Israeli survivors recount terror at music festival, where Hamas militants killed at least 260
The open-air Tribe of Nova music festival will go down in Israeli history as the country’s worst civilian massacre. Hamas militants attacked a large music festival in the desert near the Gaza-Israel border. The attack killed hundreds of people and triggered chaotic escape efforts as revelers tried to run or hide from gunfire. Dozens of militants blew through Israel’s heavily...
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Brandeis prof. describes hearing daughter's killing, saving grandson in Israel violence
A horrific loss amongst the violence in Israel — Brandeis University professor emeritus Ilan Troen shared with NBC10 Boston how his daughter Deborah and his son-in-law saved his 16-year-old grandson when Hamas began its attacks on Israeli civilians.
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Airlines halt flights in and out of Israel after a massive attack by Hamas ignites heavy fighting
Major airlines are suspending flights to Israel after it formally declared war following a massive attack by Hamas.
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11 Americans were among those killed in Hamas attacks on Israel, Biden says
At least 11 Americans have been killed in the violence in Israel and more are still unaccounted for after Hamas attacked from the Gaza Strip over the weekend, President Joe Biden said Monday.
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Israel strikes and seals off Gaza after incursion by Hamas, which vows to execute hostages
Israel’s military ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip on Monday, halting deliveries of food, water, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled territory with waves of airstrikes in retaliation for the militants’ bloody weekend incursion.
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Israeli and Palestinian supporters rally across U.S. as Israel declares war after Hamas attack
Supporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied in American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East.
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US Navy to send a carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean in support of Israel
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he’s ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel after the surprise attack by Hamas that has left more than 1,000 dead and thousands wounded on both sides.
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At least 11 Americans killed in Israel
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said there are more Americans who are unaccounted for.
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At least 9 Americans dead in Hamas attacks, State Department says
Some Americans also remain unaccounted for after the attacks.
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Music festival revelers in the Israeli desert were massacred by Hamas militants
Two hundred and sixty revelers at a music festival in an Israeli desert area in the early hours of Saturday morning were killed.
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Israeli hostage crisis in Hamas-ruled Gaza becomes a political trap for Netanyahu
The capture of dozens of Israeli soldiers and civilians by Hamas militants has stirred Israeli emotions more viscerally than any crisis in the country’s recent memory.