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Israeli settlements, and the expanding divide of settlers and Palestinians
Today, upwards of 700,000 Israelis live in settlements which the U.N. calls illegal. "Sunday Morning" talks with two settlers and with Palestinians in the West Bank living on opposite sides of an ...CBS News - 39m -
December Wildfires Are Now a Thing
Expect more fires like the fast-moving one in Malibu, scientists say.Wired - 1d -
Israeli settlements, and the expanding divide of settlers and Palestinians
Inside the occupied West Bank, the Israeli settlement of Karnei Shomron is one of more than a hundred carved into Palestinian land. Today, upwards of 700,000 Israelis live in communities scattered ...CBS News - 41m -
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Media’s empathetic coverage of Luigi Mangione reveals an obsession with humanizing white male suspects
Interest in the United Healthcare CEO shooting suspect’s background underscores research that the media covers white and Black perpetrators differently. Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who ...The Guardian - 22h -
Syria has always been an Israeli obsession. Now it has unexpectedly given Netanyahu his coveted image of victory | Aluf Benn
Faced with the devastation in Gaza, Israelis tend to look away. The victories after the fall of Assad are a far easier focus . Aluf Benn is the editor-in-chief of Haaretz Wars are remembered by ...The Guardian - 2d -
A Gaza Hospital Pleads for a Respite After Israeli Attacks
Medical workers at one of the last functioning hospitals in the north of the territory say the facility has come under heavy attack by Israel this week.The New York Times - 2d -
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tours a buffer zone inside Syria that was recently seized by Israeli forces
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tours a buffer zone inside Syria that was recently seized by Israeli forcesABC News - 4d -
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More Israeli airstrikes reportedly launched against Syria
Israeli forces have reportedly launched more airstrikes over Syria, according to the U.K.-based war monitor, the Syrian Observatory. The strikes targeted missile warehouses and other former Syrian ...CBS News - 6d -
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Hiding in plain sight: Americans’ obsession with camouflage is a sign of paranoid times
From Chappell Roan to rightwing-coded ‘it’ girls, Americans of all stripes are embracing the aesthetic. It’s the latest indication of a new political moment. It’s become an inescapable pop culture ...The Guardian - Dec. 14 -
Why is the internet obsessed with a suspected CEO killer?
The killing of a health insurance boss has divided AmericaBBC News - Dec. 13 -
Friday Briefing: Israeli Forces to Stay in Syria for Now
Plus, British pubs are scrambling for Guinness.The New York Times - Dec. 12 -
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The obsession with the ‘hot assassin’ reveals a disturbing truth about celebrity culture | Vanessa Friedman
The folk hero status sometimes accorded to those charged with serious crimes means the victims and the violence can be forgotten. From the moment the world saw the smiling, unmasked face of the ...The Guardian - Dec. 12 -
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These Palestinians disappeared after encounters with Israeli troops in Gaza
Dozens of Palestinians are receiving help from an Israeli legal group in their search for family members who went missing after being separated by Israeli soldiers during raids and arrests in the ...ABC News - Dec. 11 -
Obsessed with: Vancouver’s top-quality — and inexpensive — sushi
The city is a sushi-lover’s paradise, and the salmon rolls and sashimi punch well above their priceFinancial Times - Dec. 11 -
Israeli Strikes Hit Syria's Navy, Military Arsenals
The strikes are part of Israel’s campaign to destroy weapons left behind by ousted President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 10 -
The Internet’s Obsession With Luigi Mangione Signals a Major Shift
On Monday, police arrested Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old app developer, in connection with the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Online reaction to his apprehension reveals a new form ...Wired - Dec. 10 -
Israeli Ground Forces Cross into Syria, Officials Say
Israeli ground forces have overtly crossed into Syrian territory for the first time since the 1973 October War, passing the demilitarized border zone, two Israeli officials said.The New York Times - Dec. 9 -
Tarot, tarantulas and TikTok: exploring our long obsession with predicting the future
A new exhibition at Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries examines the enduring appeal of divination. In Cameroon, the Mambila people practise a specific form of divination that will have arachnophobes ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Israeli troops reportedly raid Gaza hospital
The director of one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals says Israeli forces stormed the medical facility overnight. The raid came after a series of airstrikes around the hospital. CBS ...CBS News - Dec. 6 -
Deadly Israeli Strike Hits Gaza Humanitarian Zone
The Israeli military said it was targeting senior Hamas militants in the area. Video from the scene showed the charred remains of tents.The New York Times - Dec. 5 -
The UC Berkeley Project That Is the AI Industry's Obsession
Chatbot Arena ranks the world’s best AI models on a leaderboard based on user voting in head-to-head competitions between bots.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 5 -
'No Other Land,' from an Israeli-Palestinian alliance, looks at West Bank destruction
Filmmakers overcame assault and lost equipment to finish 'No Other Land,' a documentary about the West Bank. But while it's eligible for an Oscar, it still does not have U.S. distribution.Los Angeles Times - Dec. 4 -
Why has this happened now?
Yoon Suk Yeol's move was spurred not by external threats but by his own desperate political troubles.BBC News - Dec. 4 -
The Israeli Investigator Who Delivered Dirt on Exxon's Enemies
Formerly a sleuth with the Manhattan DA’s office, Eitan Arusy is now caught up in a globe-spanning “hack-and-leak” probe.The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 4 -
An Israeli strike kills a shepherd in Lebanon, further shaking the tenuous ceasefire
Lebanon’s Health Ministry and state media say Israeli forces have carried out several new drone and artillery strikes in southern Lebanon, killing a shepherdABC News - Dec. 3 -
Why these Israeli men volunteered to fight - but now refuse to return to Gaza
Why men who reported for duty after October 7 are now refusing to fightBBC News - Dec. 3 -
Google Worried Israeli Contract Could Enable Human Rights Violations
The tech giant, which has defended the deal to employees who oppose supplying Israel’s military with technology, feared the project might damage its reputation.The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
Analysis: Israeli and Hezbollah strikes test limits of ceasefire
Strikes and counter-strikes put the ceasefire at risk, just days after it was reached.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Lebanon ceasefire under strain after Israeli strikes and Hezbollah mortar fire
Lebanon says 11 people were killed in Israeli strikes after Hezbollah fired mortars at an Israeli army post.BBC News - Dec. 3 -
Monsters obsessed him as a child. Now Robert Eggers is about to unleash his own 'Nosferatu'
Remaking the immortal silent horror classic, the director of "The Witch" and "The Lighthouse" is finally ready to share his longtime passion project.Los Angeles Times - Dec. 3 -
Design nerds are obsessed with Architectural Pottery. A new Pomona exhibition and book show why
The American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona showcases more than 200 examples of the original midcentury pottery that inspired a million knockoffs.Los Angeles Times - Dec. 3 -
Israeli soldiers conducting campaign of ‘beatings and abuse’ in Hebron
Guardian findings back up research by rights group which reveals ‘shocking behavioural norms’ of Israeli soldiers. Israeli soldiers based in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron have intensified a ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Trump warns of ‘hell to pay’ if Israeli hostages not released by January
US president-elect’s comments come as Gaza ceasefire talks fail to make progressFinancial Times - Dec. 2
