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Raisi says Israel risks its existence by attacking Iran: Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi warned on Tuesday that if Israel were to attack Iran ...
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Raisi says Israel risks its existence by attacking Iran
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Google fires 28 anti-Israel employees who occupied offices in protest: The protesters were arrested and put on administrative after refusing to leave Google ...
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Google fires 28 anti-Israel employees who occupied offices in protest
Quick Glance: Google terminates 28 employees after office occupation due to anti-Israel protests
  • Google terminated 28 employees on Thursday who had occupied its offices to protest against contracts with the Israeli government, as confirmed by a Google spokesperson.

  • The protesters were arrested and after refusing to leave the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian in Sunnyvale or the workspace in New York City for nearly 10 hours, they were transferred to administrative positions to urge Google to terminate the Project Nimbus contract and cease business with the Israeli government.

  • No Tech For Apartheid, a project by Jewish Voice for Peace and Linda Sarsour’s MPower Change, described the terminations as an "indiscriminate act of mass retaliation."

  • The office occupations at Google were accompanied by demonstrations on-site and in Seattle, aiming to compel Google to withdraw from the project to establish cloud-based data centers and transition a significant portion of the Israeli government's IT infrastructure to cloud-based servers.
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Satellite images show construction of Khan Younis tent compound ahead of Rafah op
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Satellite images show construction of Khan Younis tent compound ahead of ...
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Google has fired 50 employees after protests over Israel cloud deal, organizers say
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Google has fired 50 employees after protests over Israel cloud deal ...
Quick Glance: Google dismisses workers following protests on technology deal with Israeli government
  • Following protests regarding the technology supplied to the Israeli government, Google has terminated employees, heightening tensions around a sensitive contract.

  • The confirmed dismissals by Google on Wednesday occurred after nine individuals were detained during sit-in demonstrations in New York and Sunnyvale, California, a day subsequent to police intervention.

  • Demonstrations are predominantly coordinated by a faction known as No Tech For Apartheid. Google states that Nimbus is not utilized for weaponry or intelligence purposes.

  • Stated in a blog post, Google's CEO Sundar Pichai implied a close supervision of employees as the company enhances efforts in advancing its AI technology, marking a crucial phase in the industry and potentially humanity.
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Police detain 13 trying to smuggle goats onto Temple Mount for sacrifice ritual: Suspects, found by police with animals in their possession, likely seeking to ...
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Police detain 13 trying to smuggle goats onto Temple Mount for sacrifice ...
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Palestinians in West Bank Protest Israeli Raid That Killed at Least 10: At least 10 people were killed when Israeli forces raided the Nur Shams refugee camp ...
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Palestinians in West Bank Protest Israeli Raid That Killed at Least 10
Quick Glance: Israeli Strikes on Rafah Kill 22, Mostly Children, as US Advances Aid Package
  • Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, as the US House of Representatives approved $13 billion in new Israeli military aid.

  • However, fears of wider war breaking out in the Middle East have eased somewhat after Iran downplayed Israel’s reported retaliation over its unprecedented missile and drone attack on the country a week ago.

  • Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah and vowed to expand its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group to the city on the border with Egypt despite calls for restraint, including from the US.

  • Tensions have also spiked in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, with Israeli troops killing two Palestinians who attacked a checkpoint with a knife and a gun near the southern West Bank town of Hebron.
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Israel attacks Iran, sources say, drones reported over Isfahan: Israel has attacked Iran, three people familiar with the matter said, as Iranian state media ...
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Israel attacks Iran, sources say, drones reported over Isfahan
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“No Palestinian Is Safe”: Renowned Feminist Scholar Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian Arrested in Jerusalem
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“No Palestinian Is Safe”: Renowned Feminist Scholar Nadera ...
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Slain soldier had proposed with ring donated by father bereaved on October 7: When Dor Zimel got a day off from reserve duty in late October he scrambled to plan ...
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Slain soldier had proposed with ring donated by father bereaved on October ...
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Columbia rabbi urges Jewish students to stay home until campus deemed safe: Anti-Israel protests intensify after NYPD dismantles pro-Palestinian encampment ...
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Columbia rabbi urges Jewish students to stay home until campus deemed safe
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Hezbollah says 'dozens' of rockets fired at Israeli Army HQ in north : Hamas ally Hezbollah said on Monday it had fired "dozens" of Katyusha ...
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Hezbollah says 'dozens' of rockets fired at Israeli Army HQ in ...
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Israel Yet to Offer Proof UN Staff in Gaza Have Ties to Hamas: (Bloomberg) -- Israel has yet to provide evidence that workers for the United Nations relief ...
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Israel Yet to Offer Proof UN Staff in Gaza Have Ties to Hamas
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U.S. House passes TikTok ban with Ukraine and Israel aid package: WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan ...
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U.S. House passes TikTok ban with Ukraine and Israel aid package
Quick Glance: EU Threatens to Suspend TikTok Lite App Features
  • The European Commission has expressed concerns over the 'risks of serious damage for the mental health of users', including minors, regarding the TikTok Lite app.

  • TikTok Lite allows users in France and Spain to earn points that can be exchanged for vouchers or gift cards by watching and liking videos.

  • The commission is threatening to take interim measures, including suspending the rewards program in the European Union, if TikTok fails to provide a risk assessment.

  • The EU has already fined TikTok under the Digital Services Act and could impose further sanctions if the company does not respond to requests or prove safety measures.
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The U.S. Vetoes Resolution to Upgrade Palestine’s U.N. Membership: The Security Council veto has triggered backlash as global divisions continue to sharpen over ...
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The U.S. Vetoes Resolution to Upgrade Palestine’s U.N. Membership
Quick Glance: US Blocks UN Resolution for Palestinian Full Membership
  • In the Security Council, 12 countries voted for a UN resolution recommending full Palestinian membership, with the US opposing and two countries abstaining.

  • The US argued that Palestinian membership should result from negotiations between Israel and Palestinians to enable a two-state solution.

  • The Palestinian delegation emphasized that UN membership is a crucial step for peace in the region and criticized the Israeli government for its rejection.

  • Israel rejected the resolution and warned of its potential impact on future dialogues, especially in light of the recent escalation of violence in Gaza.
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Hezbollah says 3 operatives killed; IDF strikes in south Lebanon for third time today
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Hezbollah says 3 operatives killed; IDF strikes in south Lebanon for third ...
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Europe needs to ‘wake up’ and face the Iran threat, says Israel’s president: ‘Europe may pay the price in the future’ if it doesn’t ‘fight this empire of evil ...
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Europe needs to ‘wake up’ and face the Iran threat, says Israel’s ...
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Report: Iran begins attack on Israel, launching dozens of drones that’ll take hours to arrive
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Report: Iran begins attack on Israel, launching dozens of drones that’ll ...
Quick Glance: Sirens and Explosions in Jerusalem
  • Massive Iranian drone attack triggers sirens and explosions in Jerusalem

  • Israel intercepts ballistic missiles, IDF responds early on the morning of April 14

  • TV report shows missile alerts across Israel, Iran fires ballistic missiles

  • Fighter jets and IDF units respond, tragedies in the West Bank by Israeli settlers and missing 14-year-old
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Passover: What you need to know about the Jewish holiday - explainer: What is the story of Passover, What are its various traditions and rules ...
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Passover: What you need to know about the Jewish holiday - explainer
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Colombia’s President Petro sides with evil: The moral cowardice of Gustavo Petro's anti-Israel obsession legitimizes Hamas and imperil's citizens of the South ...
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Colombia’s President Petro sides with evil
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Israeli, U.S. officials say new sanctions due to conduct of Ben-Gvir, Smotrich: A U.S. source said the far-right ministers were considered for sanctions ...
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Israeli, U.S. officials say new sanctions due to conduct of Ben-Gvir ...