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Nepalisrael.com is a platform for the Nepali community living in Israel. We bring you the news, updates and stories of Nepali society, covering everything from community programs, cultural activities, and social events to important developments affecting our lives here. Our mission is to keep the community informed and connected, fostering a sense of belonging while celebrating the rich heritage and contributions of Nepali diaspora in Israel.

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is due to meet US President Donald Trump on Tuesday in Washington DC, has reportedly skipped talks for a deadline to extend the Gaza ceasefire with the Hamas militant group. The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into force on January 19 and is due to expire on March 1. According to the terms of the ceasefire deal, talks on the next phase to extend the ceasefire were due to begin on February 3 but there’s been a silence from Netanyahu’s office about when a negotiating team might engage…

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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed IDF reservist, Warr. Ofc. Ofer Yung and an additional IDF soldier were killed, and several were wounded in a Palestinian terror attack at an outpost near the village of Tayasir, north of the Jordan Valley on Tuesday.The incident started around 6:00 a.m., though initial reviews suggest that the terrorist arrived in the area in the middle of the night, waiting for daybreak to attack.When two of the soldiers were about to exit the outpost and opened the door to the outpost, the terrorist opened fire on both of them, killing one of them. Next, the…

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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed 1. ‘I don’t want to be the poster girl’Lattouf told the court she had never wanted to be the “face of all this”. When asked by counsel for the ABC, Ian Neil SC, what she meant by that, she replied: “Ongoing litigation, continually lied about, defamed, derided by the new chair of the ABC at the National Press Club, had the most horrible mischaracterizations about me in Murdoch press.“I don’t want any of this. I shared a Human Rights Watch post.”Lattouf said one of the ways in which she was derided in public was when the…

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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed 1 of 3 | Pro-Palestine protesters gather in front of the Broadway entrance of Columbia University in New York City on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. On Monday, the Trump administration announced it had opened an investigation into Columbia, and four other universities, due to their pro-Palestine protests. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Feb. 4 (UPI) — The Department of Education has launched investigations into five universities, accusing them of tolerating “widespread anti-Semitic harassment” over their response to pro-Palestine protests that were hosted on their campuses during the Israel-Hamas war. The Department of Education’s…

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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed The Department of Education announced Monday the launch of its first civil rights investigations into five universities following reports of antisemitism, according to a release from the Department. The Department’s Office of Civil Rights opened the investigations under Title VI, which protects students from discrimination based on national origin, including shared ancestry, the release said. The schools under investigation are Columbia University, Northwestern University, Portland State University, The University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.  “Too many universities have tolerated widespread antisemitic harassment and the illegal encampments that paralyzed campus life last year,…

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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed The US Justice Department announced on Monday the launch of a task force to combat antisemitism in schools and college campuses.The force is set to include representatives from the US Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Service, with efforts being coordinated via the Department’s Civil Rights Division.   Leo Terrell, Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, who is also set to lead the task force, noted, “Antisemitism in any environment is repugnant to this Nation’s ideals.” He added, “The Department takes seriously our responsibility to eradicate this hatred…

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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed On Monday in Washington, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, a meeting that was described as starting negotiations on the second phase of the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal. The negotiations are set for around the midpoint of the current first phase of the deal, during which 33 hostages will be released.Contrary to the descriptor of the meeting, one of the main options on the table right now is an extension of phase one – meaning, the continuation of the release of three to four Israeli…

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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order on Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism, the Justice Department announced today the formation of a multi-agency Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism. The Task Force’s first priority will be to root out anti-Semitic harassment in schools and on college campuses.In addition to the Department of Justice, the Task Force will include representatives from the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and other agencies as it develops. The Task Force will be coordinated through the Department’s Civil Rights Division.  “Anti-Semitism in any environment is repugnant to this…

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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Jerusalem’s soccer team, Beitar Jerusalem, will be playing against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Monday night in new orange jerseys to emphasize the call for the return of the rest of the Bibas family.”The Beitar Jerusalem soccer team will take the field Monday night for a ‘Winner’ League match against Maccabi Tel Aviv at Bloomfield Stadium wearing a unique orange match uniform with one crucial message: Bring back the Bibas family and all the hostages in Gaza – every last one,” the team wrote on their Instagram. “486 days after the horrific events of October 7,…

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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed “I’m going through endless, overwhelming days. For the first time, I feel like I understand what the hostages must be experiencing, counting the seconds in the tunnels. When will Eli finally walk out of there on his own two feet?” said Sharon Sharabi, the brother of Eli Sharabi, who is set to be released in the first stage of the deal, and of Yossi Sharabi, who was murdered while in captivity in Gaza.2 View gallery Sharon Sharabi with a picture of his brother (Photo: Ryan Preuss)Eli’s wife, Lian, and their two daughters, Yahel and Noya, were…

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