Poll finds Jewish public opinion has sharply swung in incumbent’s direction following support for Israel in wake of Oct. 7, after overwhelming 2020 support for Republican rival
@rticks Israel is a democracy and you can care about any polls you want. There is a fringe idea of so called "Halachic state", the idea of Israeli laws being based on Talmud, however it's very unpopular among the Israel's population.
recognizes only marriages under the faiths of Jewish, Muslim, and Druze communities, and ten specified denominations of Christianity.[3] Marriages in each community are under the jurisdiction of their own religious authorities
In addition, Israel recognizes marriages from abroad, if someone can't marry in Israel they can marry in Cyprus for example (And now thanks to the Utah loophole they can get married in Israel) and their marriage will be recognized by the state.
@theacharnian
There's a difference between Pro-Palestnian views and Pro-Hamas views.
Hamas isn't even an internationally recognized government of palestine, and recognized by many countries including Canada as the terrorist organization. I still don't understand why there is some people who refer to two interchangeably.
Greece’s center-right government says it will fulfill a commitment to legalize same-sex marriage, sidestepping political dissent and staunch opposition from the country’s influential Orthodox Church.
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Palestinian group rejected an Israeli offer to stop fighting for one week in exchange for dozens of hostages, saying it wouldn’t discuss releasing their Israeli captives until a cease-fire goes into effect first.
Former IDF Maj.-Gen. Yaakov Amidror discussed the need to regulate the IDF's open-fire policy, but stressed the difficulties in urban combat in Gaza, where visibility is poor.
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Hungary's Viktor Orban was quick to get on the airwaves at home on Friday, telling Hungarians how he vetoed financial aid to Ukraine and could block its path to EU membership any time even though he had let other leaders grant Kyiv accession talks.
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Israel-Hamas hostage deal: Did the IDF misjudge Sinwar's desire to live? - Analysis (jpost.com)
What if negotiations are destined to fail – unless Israel changes its premise of who Sinwar is and how far he is willing to go?
In major shift, survey finds Israelis prefer Biden to Trump as next US president (www.timesofisrael.com)
Poll finds Jewish public opinion has sharply swung in incumbent’s direction following support for Israel in wake of Oct. 7, after overwhelming 2020 support for Republican rival
Chilling effect': People expressing pro-Palestinian views censured, suspended from work and school (www.cbc.ca)
Greek government says it stands by same-sex marriage pledge even after opposition from the Church (apnews.com)
Greece’s center-right government says it will fulfill a commitment to legalize same-sex marriage, sidestepping political dissent and staunch opposition from the country’s influential Orthodox Church.
OC Getting Tangled Up in Threads (wedistribute.org)
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Hamas Rejection Sours Israeli Bid to Revive Hostage Talks (www.wsj.com)
Palestinian group rejected an Israeli offer to stop fighting for one week in exchange for dozens of hostages, saying it wouldn’t discuss releasing their Israeli captives until a cease-fire goes into effect first.
Hamas kills bid to revive ceasefire deal, hostage release -WSJ (jpost.com)
Part of the Hamas leadership was in Cairo to discuss the now-axed ceasefire deal.
What Palestinian Children Face in Israeli Prisons (time.com)
Israel-Hamas war: Ismail Haniyeh to hold Gaza ceasefire talks in Egypt (jpost.com)
Israel focused on release of Gaza hostages, Netanyahu tells families • Herzog: Israel is ready for another humanitarian pause
IDF soldiers who killed hostages disobeyed orders to hold fire (m.jpost.com)
Former IDF Maj.-Gen. Yaakov Amidror discussed the need to regulate the IDF's open-fire policy, but stressed the difficulties in urban combat in Gaza, where visibility is poor.
The Biggest Hamas Tunnel Ever Exposed (www.youtube.com)
EXPOSED: The biggest Hamas terrorist tunnel discovered.This massive tunnel system branches out and spans well over four kilometers (2.5 miles). Its entrance ...
Egypt, US shoot down Houthi drones aimed at Israeli Red Sea port city (jpost.com)
US destroyer downed 14 drones launched by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea on Saturday.
After a year of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, a lifeline for trans and nonbinary people faces cuts (www.pbs.org)
The lifeline is facing a $2.5 million shortfall at the end of 2023, and has also paused its microgrants program.
EU troublemaker Orban victorious at home, isolated in Brussels (www.reuters.com)
Hungary's Viktor Orban was quick to get on the airwaves at home on Friday, telling Hungarians how he vetoed financial aid to Ukraine and could block its path to EU membership any time even though he had let other leaders grant Kyiv accession talks.
Hamas claims responsibility for rockets at Jerusalem; one said to fall near Ramallah hospital (www.timesofisrael.com)
Hamas’s military wing claims responsibility for the barrage of rockets fired at Jerusalem earlier this evening.
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Bodies of three hostages recovered by IDF, as two more soldiers killed in Gaza (www.timesofisrael.com)
Remains of soldiers Nik Beizer and Ron Sherman, and civilian Elia Toledano returned to Israel; Oz Shmuel Aradi and Shay Uriel Pizem die in battle