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| | + | Atlanta Israel Coalition. |
| | + | Aug 17, 2026. |
| | + | Atlanta Israel Coalition Joins Global Coalition to Share the Facts About the “Gaza GenoLIE” Narrative. |
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| | + | The Gaza GenoLIE initiative examines how accusations of genocide against Israel developed, how they were amplified, and how they have influenced public understanding of the conflict. |
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| | + | The initiative’s goal is not to argue with people, but to provide information and encourage thoughtful examination of the claims being made about Israel. Its website presents evidence-based analysis of legal definitions, media narratives, Hamas’s military strategy, and the broader campaign to delegitimize Israel. |
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| | + | The initiative addresses eight central issues: |
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| | + | - Genocide accusations emerged immediately after the October 7 massacre, before Israel launched its military response. |
| | + | - The legal definition of genocide has been broadly misunderstood and misapplied. |
| | + | - Israel’s military campaign is directed at Hamas, not at the Palestinian people. |
| | + | - Accusations against Israel have contributed to antisemitic hostility toward Jews worldwide. |
| | + | - Claims about journalists and media coverage require careful examination of sourcing, context, and Hamas’s influence. |
| | + | - Hamas operates among civilian populations and uses civilian infrastructure for military purposes. |
| | + | - Reports concerning illness, hunger, and humanitarian conditions require complete medical and factual context. |
| | + | - The genocide accusation forms part of a broader campaign challenging Israel’s legitimacy and the Jewish people’s right to self-determination. |
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| | + | The website organizes these issues into eight “puzzle pieces,” allowing readers to review the evidence, understand how particular narratives developed, and reach informed conclusions. |
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| | + | We invite you to explore the initiative for yourself: |
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| | + | [https://GazaGenoLIE.com] |
| | + | [#GazaGenoLIE #AtlantaIsraelCoalition #ShareTheFacts #StandWithIsrael #FightAntisemitism #TruthMatters] |
| | + | [https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1499145482244497&set=a.372656001560123 on FB] |
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| | + | IDF reveals: Hamas uses Nasser Hospital to conduct brutal interrogations, torture. |
| | + | IDF intelligence reveals Hamas is allegedly using Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis as an interrogation and torture center as the terrorist organization fears losing its grip over Gaza residents. |
| | + | Israel National News. Aug 20, 2026, 3:20 PM (GMT+3) |
| | + | ...Nasser Hospital continues to serve as a central Hamas military infrastructure in the southern Gaza Strip. |
| | + | Patients and hospital employees have witnessed a permanent presence of Hamas terrorists throughout various parts of the hospital compound, some of whom are masked, the IDF stated. |
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| | + | The military warned that Hamas' activities inside the hospital create fear among Gaza residents and endanger patients, healthcare providers and medical personnel. |
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| | + | The IDF further revealed that Hamas is conducting additional interrogations in another building in the hospital compound. The structure, which formerly housed hospital offices, was subsequently used as a cafeteria and was later converted into a prayer room. According to the IDF, Hamas has now transformed it into an interrogation center. |
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| | + | The military said that the exploitation of civilian infrastructure for interrogations and torture is not an isolated practice, but rather a widespread phenomenon within Hamas. |
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| | + | "These actions by the Hamas terrorist organization constitute a violation of international law, which prohibits the military use of hospitals," the IDF stated. [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/431998 INN] |
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| | + | 'Hamas hasn't changed'. |
| | + | Special interview with Amb. Mike Huckabee. |
| | + | In a special Arutz Sheva interview, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee speaks out on Iran, Hamas, Syria, Israel's upcoming elections, and Trump-Netanyahu ties. |
| | + | Yoni Kempinski. |
| | + | Aug 20, 2026, 11:01 PM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432008 INN] |
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| | + | Report: |
| | + | EU preparing sanctions against Israel over E1 construction. |
| | + | Elad Benari. |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026, 4:38 AM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432027 INN] |
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| | + | 50,000 at Western Wall Selichot. |
| | + | Captivity survivors Bar Kupershtein and Agam Berger take part. |
| | + | Israel National News. |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026, 2:22 AM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432024 INN] |
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| | + | Hochul to Mamdani: |
| | + | 'Focus on New York, not Israel'. |
| | + | Elad Benari. |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026, 6:25 AM. |
| | + | New York Governor Kathy Hochul is urging New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to devote greater attention to governing the city and less to Israel, according to an interview with The New York Times published Thursday. |
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| | + | Hochul was asked about a video Mamdani released last month in which he acknowledged that, despite his repeated promises, he does not have the authority to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. |
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| | + | The video drew hundreds of millions of views and included accusations against Israel, including the false claim that Netanyahu is a war criminal[sic]. |
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| | + | Mamdani has faced repeated criticism over his anti-Israel positions and statements. During his mayoral campaign, he declined to reject the slogan “globalize the intifada" and came under criticism for comments targeting Israel on October 8, 2023, one day after the Hamas massacre in southern Israel. |
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| | + | He has also repeatedly accused Israel of war crimes during its campaign against Hamas in Gaza. On his first day as mayor, Mamdani further sparked controversy by rescinding executive orders concerning Israel that had been issued by his predecessor, Eric Adams. |
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| | + | His positions have continued to draw criticism since taking office, including his decision to boycott New York City's annual Israel Day Parade, making him the first mayor of the city to do so. |
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| | + | The controversies have raised concerns among many Jewish New Yorkers, particularly amid a rise in antisemitic incidents targeting the community. |
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| | + | Asked whether Mamdani's rhetoric toward Israel could make Jewish New Yorkers uncomfortable, Hochul said she had a different priority for the mayor. |
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| | + | “I encourage him to - ‘Let’s focus on blocking and tackling of city government,’" she told The New York Times, invoking a football expression for concentrating on the basic responsibilities of governing. |
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| | + | Hochul pointed to issues including housing and child care as areas where she and Mamdani share priorities. |
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| | + | “That’s where I believe the main focus should be," she added. |
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| | + | The governor also reiterated her opposition to antisemitism, declaring that she would “throw my body against any antisemitism." |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432030 INN] |
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| | + | In Jenin. |
| | + | Terrorist attempts to stab IDF soldier and is eliminated. |
| | + | Israel National News. |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026, 3:41 AM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432025 INN] |
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| | + | Jewish hikers attacked after mistakenly entering Arab village. |
| | + | Dozens of Arab rioters hurl rocks at Jewish hikers who apparently entered village by mistake; security forces rush to rescue the group. |
| | + | Israel National News. |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026, 3:42 PM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432048 INN] |
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| | + | Hikers Stoned After Entering PA Village. |
| | + | IDF forces responding to the incident were also pelted with rocks; one suspect was shot after attacking a security officer |
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| | + | Gila Isaacson |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026 |
| | + | [https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/west-bank-hikers-stone-attack JFeed] |
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| | + | The mask of NATO has fallen: |
| | + | Turkey stands revealed as a mortal threat to Israel and the West. |
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| | + | Turkey under Erdogan is not a democratic bridge between East and West, nor is it a reliable pillar of transatlantic security; it is an expansionist, authoritarian power fundamentally hostile to democratic governance, Western values, and the existence of Israel in the Middle East. Another wake up call. Opinion. |
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| | + | Fern Sidman |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026, 11:39 AM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432042 INN] |
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| | + | Escalation as Turkey seeks Interpol arrest warrants for Netanyahu. |
| | + | Ankara asks Interpol to issue arrest warrants for Netanyahu and dozens of senior Israeli officials over their alleged involvement in stopping the Global Sumud flotilla en route to Gaza. |
| | + | Israel National News. |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026, 4:20 PM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432054 INN] |
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| | + | Netanyahu's office rejects Turkish Interpol red notice request as "pathetic intimidation". |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026, |
| | + | [https://www.jfeed.com/latest-news/netanyahu-s-office-rejects-turkish-interpol-red-notice-request-as-pathetic-intim-49995 JFeed] |
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| | + | Primary lessons: GOP Groypers flop while Dem extremists flourish. |
| | + | Far-right followers of Tucker Carlson are failing across the board with Republican voters. In most Democratic contests, antisemitic DSA candidates continue to thrive. |
| | + | Jonathan S. Tobin. Aug 21, 2026. |
| | + | [https://www.jns.org/opinion/column/jonathan-s-tobin/primary-lessons-gop-groypers-flop-while-dem-extremists-flourish JNS] |
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| | + | AIPAC gets credit for turning landslide into ‘real nail-biter’ in special CA election, in which anti-Israel Dem defeats candidate backed by pro-Israel group. |
| | + | Jared Sclar, a Democratic political consultant, told JNS that the rematch between Aisha Wahab, an anti-Israel state senator, and Melissa Hernandez, a former mayor of Dublin, Calif., in November will be “genuinely competitive.” |
| | + | Aaron Bandler. |
| | + | (Aug. 21, 2026 / JNS) Aisha Wahab, an anti-Israel state senator, defeated Melissa Hernandez, a former mayor of Dublin, Calif., whom AIPAC has supported, in the special election to replace former Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell. |
| | + | With 95% of votes counted in California’s 14th Congressional District, Wahab had 51,610 votes (53.1%) to 45,598 votes (46.9%) for Hernandez. |
| | + | Wahab has accused Israel of... |
| | + | [https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/anti-israel-dem-defeats-aipac-backed-candidate-in-special-election-for-swalwells-seat JNS] |
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| | + | US re-designates Hezbollah as terror group in ‘service to Iranian regime’. |
| | + | The faction is “an extension” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force and is “not a Lebanese resistance movement,” a State Department official said. |
| | + | Mike Wagenheim. |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026. |
| | + | [https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/hezbollah-redesignated-by-us-as-terror-group-in-service-to-the-iranian-regime JNS] |
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| | + | UK bank attack. |
| | + | Palestine Action activists spared terrorist sentences. |
| | + | Israel National News |
| | + | Aug 22, 2026, 1:26 AM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432068 INN] |
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| | + | IDF detains Hamas terrorist after crossing Gaza Yellow Line. |
| | + | Israel National News. |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026, 8:06 PM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432060 INN] |
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| | + | US on E1 tender: |
| | + | 'We do not support' Judea and Samaria annexation. |
| | + | Israel National News. |
| | + | Aug 21, 2026, 9:45 PM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432062 INN] |
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| | + | Trump: |
| | + | 'Military option against Iran remains on the table'. |
| | + | Elad Benari, Canada. |
| | + | Aug 22, 2026, 12:31 AM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432066 INN] |
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| | + | Mansour Abbas calls for recognition of a Palestinian state. |
| | + | Dalit Halevy. |
| | + | Aug 22, 2026, 8:18 PM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432071 INN] |
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| | + | Unusual statement by Defense Minister over Shabbat. |
| | + | Defense Minister claims Israel warned the Syrian regime in advance against an attempt to allow Turkey to establish a presence at the Abu al-Duhur airbase. |
| | + | Israel National News. |
| | + | Aug 22, 2026, 8:07 PM |
| | + | [https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/432070 INN] |
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| | + | In Kfar Yehoshua's old train station, artists stitch Israel's story since October 7. |
| | + | Once upon a time, the historic Valley Train connected a region. Today, it is connecting a community through art. |
| | + | Updated August 22, 2026 |
| | + | [https://www.jpost.com/jerusalem-report/article-905639 JPost] |
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| | + | The Jerusalem Post |
| | + | @Jerusalem_Post: |
| | + | An Iranian military official called on Qatar to transfer detained Iranian pilots to a hospital on land, claiming they were being held on water and were in "poor physical condition." |
| | + | August 22, 2026 |
| | + | [https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/2091091596997493229 on X] |
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| | + | Facing exile and persecution, an Iranian dissident crossed from devout Muslim to student of Judaism. |
| | + | IRANIAN AFFAIRS: Iranian refugee Behnam Vali Heydarian recounts persecution, attacks, pro-Israel activism, and fears of deportation to Iran after his journey from Islam to Christianity and Judaism. |
| | + | August 22, 2026 |
| | + | [https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-906165 JPost] |
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| | + | The Jerusalem Post |
| | + | @Jerusalem_Post: |
| | + | The IDF arrested three Palestinian suspects related to an attack on Friday against a haredi (ultra-Orthodox) .. group hiking in the West Bank, Maariv reported on Saturday. |
| | + | August 22, 2026 |
| | + | [https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/2091105881047932944 on X] |
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| | + | Israel must stop Erdogan’s military expansion before Turkey reaches its borders - opinion |
| | + | Unless Israel draws concrete red lines in Syria and the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish army and navy will further encroach upon Israel’s northern and maritime borders. |
| | + | August 22, 2026 |
| | + | [https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-906105 JPost] |
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| | + | The Middle East’s ‘peace architecture’ may be giving rise to an anti-Israel bloc - opinion. |
| | + | Instead of building peace, we are building a system in which Israel's enemies keep their weapons while Israel's friends gain the power to tell Israel when it may use its own. |
| | + | August 22, 2026 |
| | + | [https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-905870 JPost] |
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| | + | The Jerusalem Post |
| | + | @Jerusalem_Post: |
| | + | Opinion: Before international monitors tell Israel that the danger has passed, the danger should actually be gone. Otherwise, we are not building peace, and Israel should recognize this before it is too late. |
| | + | August 22, 2026 |
| | + | [https://x.com/Jerusalem_Post/status/2091133305726914656J on X] |
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| | + | Trump: Iran wants to make deal, US redirects 68 ships in blockade, threatens economic pressure. |
| | + | Trump: US had total control over the "entire region having to do with the Strait of Hormuz," and US military option still on the table • US planning to block Abbas from addressing UNGA in September. |
| | + | August 22, 2026 |
| | + | [https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/2026-08-22/live-updates-906234 JPost] |
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