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Prospects of a ceasefire offer hope to ending violence between Israel and Hamas
Top of the World: Officials close to the negotiations between Israel and Hamas say a ceasefire could be announced in the next 24 hours as hostilities continue. And South Korean President Moon Jae-in is on a four-day visit to Washington, hoping to revive stalled talks with North Korea. Also, Russia assumes the chairmanship of the eight-nation Arctic Council bloc, as the US tries to oppose Moscow’s plans to set maritime rules.
Israeli radio host says if Iranian leaders want a dialogue, they know whom to call
While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is cautioning against believing anything that Iranians say, and Israeli-Iranian radio host wants Israel to hear more Iranian voices. He’s hosted a radio show for 50 years that encouraged regular Iranians to call in.
Netanyahu makes a push to shore up relations in wake of Obama’s election victory
Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama haven’t exactly gotten along over the years, but they’re inextricably linked. As Obama prepares to move into his second term, Netanyahu is trying to repair relations — to make sure bad relations between the two don’t keep him from winning his own election.
The Furor Over Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe’s Depiction of Netanyahu Continues
British newspaper pulls a controversial cartoon of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid charges of antisemitism. But the debates rages among and between politicians, cartoonists, Israelis and Jews and non-Jews over what constitutes antisemitism and the sometimes prickly issue of freedom of speech.
