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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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondentReutersBenjamin Netanyahu is the first foreign leader invited to the White House since Donald Trump’s second term began (file photo)Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is set to become the first foreign leader to meet President Donald Trump at the White House in his second term on Tuesday at a critical juncture for the Gaza ceasefire.After his arrival in Washington, the Israeli ambassador to the US, Yechiel Leiter, who took up his post one week ago, described this as “an historic visit” on X. “The US-Israel friendship is strong and is getting stronger,” he…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Incoming IDF Chief of Staff nominee Maj. Gen. (res.) Eyal Zamir opposed the overwhelming majority position of the IDF high command on October 11, 2023, which wanted to launch a major strike on Hezbollah before the Lebanese terror group could get organized, sources have told The Jerusalem Post.Current IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, though some have tried to portray him as too passive a commander, pushed hard for such a strike along with then-defense minister Yoav Gallant, Northern Command Chief Maj. Gen. Uri Gordon and the vast majority of the IDF high command…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Israel has expanded its military assault on the occupied West Bank, which began on 19 January, focusing on the Jenin refugee camp. As the siege on Jenin tightens, humanitarian aid has been blocked with thousands forced to flee their homes. Israeli airstrikes and ground operations have left much of Jenin in ruins, with entire neighbourhoods destroyed. Israeli forces have killed 26 Palestinians in the attacks and wounded dozens more. This escalation follows months of Israeli military activity throughout the occupied West Bank. Tulkarm under siege Israeli forces have stepped up their assault on Tulkarm over the past eight days, with…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talksHello and welcome to our live coverage of the Middle East.Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to begin talks today on brokering a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas, his office said, as he visits the new Trump administration in Washington.Ahead of his departure, Netanyahu told reporters he would discuss “victory over Hamas”, without defining what this would mean in practical terms, contending with Iran and freeing all hostages when he meets with the US President on Tuesday.It will be Trump’s first meeting with a foreign leader…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem announced on Sunday that the funerals of Hassan Nasrallah, his predecessor, and Hashem Safiedinne, who was briefly appointed to succeed him, will be held on February 23, nearly five months after their elimination by Israel.In a detailed statement, Qassem confirmed that Safieddine was killed as he to take up the post of secretary general, less than a week after Nasrallah was killed.The two leaders will be honored at a joint ceremony, but buried in separate locations: Nasrallah will be buried in the airport area of Dahiya, while Safieddine will be buried…