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☆ Palestinian-Americans stuck in Gaza say they feel trapped, abandoned by US Embassy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Yahya Abou-Ghazala | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“This is not secure because along the way there is a chance that you will be targeted,” given the constant barrage of Israeli airstrikes. Erik Marmor/AP Six-month-old Sama Alwadia is rescued from the rubble in Gaza City on October 9. Ramez Mahmoud/AP A plume of smoke rises in the sky over Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike on October 9. Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux Fire and smoke rise from Gaza City following an Israeli airstrike on October 8. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters Palestinian citizens inspect damage to their homes caused by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 8.

Persons: Said Shaath, ‘, “, Shaath, Lena Beseiso, Beseiso –, –, ”, Beseiso, ” Beseiso, Eden Guez, Violeta Santos Moura, Mohammed Salem, Mohammed Soboh, Said, Fatima Shbair, Belal Khaled, Amir Cohen, Ilai Bar Sade, Erik Marmor, Ali Jadallah, Mohammed Abed, Oren Ziv, Mohammed Saber, Ronen Zvulun, Majdi, Ilia Yefimovich, Ramez Mahmoud, Mahmud Hams, Roi Levy, Alleruzzo, Tali Touito, Tamir Kalifa, Khan, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Jalaa Marey, Oded, Khan Younis, Ahmad Hasballah, Samar Abu, Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Tsafrir, Ahmad Gharabli, Baz Ratner, Mustafa Hassona, Ilan Rosenberg, Eyad Baba, Itai Ron, Hadas Parush, Abdulla Okal, Haneen, ” Okal, Okal, Joe Biden, ” Biden Organizations: CNN, US Embassy, Nova Festival, Reuters, Anadolu Agency, Getty, West Bank, New York Times, Rockets, Israel's, United Nations, Palestinian, Reuters Police, AP, Reuters Rockets, State Department, Embassy, National Security Council Locations: Gaza, Palestinian, “ U.S, Rafah, Egypt, Jerusalem, Fresno , California, Rimal, Salt Lake City, Israel, Ashkelon, Gaza City, Israeli, Tel Aviv, AFP, Beitar Ilit, Mount Herzl, Sderot, Ramat Gan, Khan Younis, Kiryat Shmona, Samar, Samar Abu Elouf, Itai, Beit Hanun, Rishon Lezion, ”, New Jersey

Smoke rises following Israeli strikes on the seaport of Gaza City, in Gaza on Tuesday. Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times/Redux Palestinians walk amid the rubble following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 10. Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times/Redux Children run for cover as bombs fall near the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on October 9. Erik Marmor/AP Six-month-old Sama Alwadia is rescued from the rubble in Gaza City on October 9. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters Palestinian citizens inspect damage to their homes caused by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on October 8.

Persons: Nadine Abdul Latif, Israel, ”, Nihad, Mohammed Salem, –, Yoav Gallant, ” Gallant, Tariq Al Hillu, Eden Guez, Violeta Santos Moura, CNN Sergey Ponomarev, Tamir Kalifa, Fatima Shbair, Ohad, Mohammed Soboh, Said, Belal Khaled, Samar Abu, Amir Cohen, Ilai Bar Sade, Erik Marmor, Ali Jadallah, Mohammed Abed, Oren Ziv, Mohammed Saber, Ronen Zvulun, Majdi, Ilia Yefimovich, Ramez Mahmoud, Mahmud Hams, Roi Levy, Alleruzzo, Tali Touito, Khan, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Jalaa Marey, Oded, Khan Younis, Ahmad Hasballah, Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Tsafrir, Ahmad Gharabli, Baz Ratner, Mustafa Hassona, Ilan Rosenberg, Eyad Baba, Itai Ron, Hadas Parush, General Antonio Guterres, ” Omar Shakir, HRW, Gallant, ” Shakir, Said Khatib, Khan Yunis, Shalom, Nadine Organizations: CNN, Israeli, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Nova Festival, Reuters, New York Times, Ben Gurion, AP, Anadolu Agency, Shifa, Getty, West Bank, Rockets, Israel's, United Nations, Palestinian, Reuters Police, Reuters Rockets, United Nations Relief, Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Rights Watch, Islamic, Getty Images Israel, Palestinian Interior Ministry Locations: Gaza, Israel, Al Rimal, Gaza City, Israeli, Al Sudaniya, Ashkelon, Kfar Azza, Kfar Aza, Tel Aviv, Samar, Samar Abu Elouf, Jerusalem, Yassin, AFP, Palestinian, Beitar Ilit, Mount Herzl, Sderot, Ramat Gan, Khan Younis, Kiryat Shmona, Itai, Beit Hanun, Rishon Lezion, Israel’s, Erez, Egypt, Rafah

☆ Kfar Aza: Children, women, elderly 'butchered' in Hamas attacks on border communities, IDF says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Muhammad Darwish Nic Robertson Artemis Moshtaghian Amir Tal Ivana Kottasová Sana Noor Haq | Muhammad Darwish | Nic Robertson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Among those killed in Kfar Aza were children, women and elderly, the IDF said. Kfar Aza is one of the several kibbutzim, small farming enclaves, that bore the brunt of Hamas’ ground assault on Saturday. A number of kibbutzim and towns were targeted in the first wave of Hamas’ assault, including Kfar Aza, Be’eri, Ofakim, Sderot, Yad Mordechai, Yated, Kissufim and Urim. Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images Israeli soldiers take position in Kfar Aza near the border with Gaza on October 10. But I never thought I would see…things like that,” he said about the scene in Kfar Aza.

Persons: Kfar, Kfar Aza, Be’eri, Yad Mordechai, Yated, Revelers, Eden Guez, Violeta Santos Moura, Mohammed Salem, CNN Sergey Ponomarev, Mohammed Abed, Atef Safadi, Fatima Shbair, Tamir Kalifa, Ohad, Mohammed Soboh, Said, Noam Elimeleh Rothenberg, Yuri Cortez, Belal Khaled, Samar Abu, Amir Cohen, Ilai Bar Sade, Erik Marmor, Ali Jadallah, Oren Ziv, Mohammed Saber, Ronen Zvulun, Majdi, Ilia Yefimovich, Ramez Mahmoud, Mahmud Hams, Roi Levy, Alleruzzo, Tali Touito, Khan, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Jalaa Marey, Oded, Khan Younis, Ahmad Hasballah, Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Tsafrir, Ahmad Gharabli, Baz Ratner, Mustafa Hassona, Ilan Rosenberg, Eyad Baba, Itai Ron, Hadas Parush, “, Muhammad Darwish, CNN “ I’ve, Maj, Itai Veruv, Aza, Veruv, ”, ” Veruv, CNN Veruv, Richard Hecht, Wayne Lucas, ” Lucas, Urim, Lucas Organizations: Israel CNN —, Hamas, Israel Defense Forces, CNN, Jewish Agency for Israel, Kan, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Nova Festival, Reuters, New York Times, Getty, Ben Gurion, AP, Mount, Anadolu Agency, Shifa, West Bank, Rockets, Israel's, United Nations, Palestinian, Reuters Police, Reuters Rockets, Israel’s Channel, IDF, Nova, Lone Soldier Center Locations: Kfar Aza, Israel, Aza, Gaza, Kfar, Ofakim, Sderot, Yad, Be’eri, Ashkelon, Gaza City, Kfar Azza, AFP, Tel Aviv, Mount Herzel, Jerusalem, Samar, Samar Abu Elouf, Yassin, Palestinian, Beitar Ilit, Mount Herzl, Ramat Gan, Khan Younis, Israeli, Kiryat Shmona, Itai, Beit Hanun, Rishon Lezion, Europe, Be'eri, Virginia, Urim

☆ Opinion: In times of crisis, Israelis rally around their leaders. This time is different
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Janine Zacharia | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

In the entire nearly five years of the second Palestinian intifada from 2000 to 2005, roughly 1,000 Israelis were killed. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Getty Images Israeli soldiers work on a tank at the border between Israel and Gaza on October 9. Ahmad Hasballah/Getty Images Rockets launched from Gaza are intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system on October 8. Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images Relatives of Palestinians killed on Saturday, October 7, mourn at the morgue of a hospital in Gaza. Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images An Israeli soldier stands by the bodies of Israelis killed by Palestinian militants in Sderot on October 7.

Persons: Janine Zacharia, CNN —, partygoers, “ Nissim, —, Segal, Alon Ben, David, Gil Tamary, haven’t, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Yitzhak Rabin, ”, Netanyahu, Bibi, ’, Ilai Bar Sade, Erik Marmor, Ali Jadallah, Mohammed Abed, Oren Ziv, Mohammed Saber, Ronen Zvulun, Majdi, Ilia Yefimovich, Ramez Mahmoud, Mahmud Hams, Roi Levy, Alleruzzo, Tali Touito, Tamir Kalifa, Fatima Shbair, Khan, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, Oded, Jalaa Marey, Ahmad Hasballah, Amir Cohen, Samar Abu, Mohammed Fayq Abu Mostafa, Tsafrir, Ahmad Gharabli, Baz Ratner, Mustafa Hassona, Ilan Rosenberg, Eyad Baba, Itai Ron, Hadas Parush, Avi Dichter, Amir Avivi, I’ve, “, ” Netanyahu, ” Eitan Ben Eliyahu Organizations: Stanford University’s Department of Communication, Washington Post, Bloomberg News, Reuters, CNN, Israel’s Army Radio, ’ Telegram, Channel, Israel Defense Forces, Palestinian, Israel, ” Military, Popular Front, Liberation, Palestine, Anadolu Agency, Getty, West Bank, New York Times, Sunday, Rockets, Israel's, United Nations, Reuters Police, AP, Reuters Rockets, Shin, Gaza, IDF, The Washington Post Locations: Washington, Washington Post Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel, Gaza, Kippur, Lebanon, Ukraine, Sderot, Kiryat Shemona, Netanya, Tel Aviv, Gaza City, AFP, Palestinian, Beitar Ilit, Mount Herzl, Ashkelon, Ramat Gan, Khan Younis, Israeli, Kiryat Shmona, Samar, Samar Abu Elouf, Itai, Beit Hanun, Rishon Lezion, Manhattan, Shejaiya, Entebbe, Uganda, America

☆ Israeli officials are calling on armed civilians to stand guard following Hamas attacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Israeli officials called on armed civilians to guard their towns following attacks by Hamas. Ziv Cohen, a tour guide from Mazkeret Batya, is one of the civilians who volunteered to stand guard. AdvertisementAdvertisementLocal municipalities in Israel are now calling on armed civilians to guard their own communities. Cohen, a tour guide from Mazkeret Batya, a small town about 24 miles from Gaza, is one of them. Though the rockets struck homes and cars in his neighborhood this morning, Cohen said he wasn't nervous to stand guard.

Persons: Israel, Ziv Cohen, —, Cohen, Ziv Cohen Cohen, Mazkeret Batya, " Cohen, he's, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Hamas, Service, Israel, Palestinian Health Ministry, Israel Defense Forces, State Locations: Gaza, United, Israel, Mazkeret, Jerusalem

☆ Governments race to regulate AI tools
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

ITALY* Investigating possible breachesItaly's data protection authority plans to review artificial intelligence platforms and hire AI experts, a top official said in May. ChatGPT became available to users in Italy in April after being temporarily banned over concerns by the national data protection authority in March. The country's privacy watchdog said in June it had warned OpenAI not to collect sensitive data without people's permission. SPAIN* Investigating possible breachesSpain's data protection agency said in April it was launching a preliminary investigation into potential data breaches by ChatGPT. It has also asked the EU's privacy watchdog to evaluate privacy concerns surrounding ChatGPT.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Ursula von der Leyen, CNIL, Ziv Katzir, Israel, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Antonio Guterres, Guterres, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Lawmakers, Joe Biden's, Beryl Howell, Alessandro Parodi, Amir Orusov, Kirsten Donovan, Mark Potter, Christina Fincher, Milla Nissi Organizations: REUTERS, Baidu, Microsoft, Markets Authority, Big Tech, Britain, HK, SenseTime, Israel Innovation Authority, EU, UNITED, . Security, International Atomic Energy Agency, United Nations, U.S, IBM, Nvidia, Washington D.C, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Thomson Locations: AUSTRALIA, Australia, BRITAIN, CHINA, China, FRANCE, Italy, Hiroshima, Japan, IRELAND, ISRAEL, Israel, ITALY, JAPAN, U.S, SPAIN, New York, Washington, Gdansk

☆ One of Philadelphia’s top chefs met her future husband on a plane. And then they traveled the world together
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Kate Springer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

CNN —Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon still remembers the moment she first saw Ziv Katalan in vivid detail. Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon and Ziv Katalan visit Barcelona in 2010. Courtesy Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon and Ziv Katalan“It’s kind of an attraction of opposites,” says Katalan. Courtesy Chutatip "Nok" Suntaranon and Ziv Katalan“That’s how we maintained a global relationship for 1.5 years. Named after the chef’s mother, Kalaya showcases the complexity and vibrancy of the food Suntaranon grew up eating in Trang, a small city southeast of Krabi in southern Thailand.

Persons: Ziv, Suntaranon, “, Katalan, Ziv Katalan, ”, Katalan didn’t, “ Nok, –, David Bouley, ” Suntaranon, Kalaya, Michael Perisco, ‘, ’ ”, ’, didn’t, Milan –, ” Katalan, New York –, Georges, Titi, “ Ziv, Sutaranon, Bella, Mike Prince Suntaranon’s, James Beard, Mike Prince, Kenya – Organizations: CNN, Thai Airways, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, CNN Travel, New York City, Museum of Modern Art, MoMa, Times, Time Warner Center, Katalan, of Culinary Education, French Culinary Institute New York, Jean, Wharton Locations: Bangkok, New York City, New York, Southern Thailand, Rome, Barcelona, Philadelphia, Mexico, Italian, Midtown, York, Thailand, Masa, Central, Trang , Thailand, Asia, Vietnam, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Nha Trang, Los Angeles, London, Tel Aviv, Frankfurt, Paris, Ireland, SALA, Thai, France, Trang, Krabi, “, Morocco, Italy, Spain, Kenya, Baltic, India, Colombia

☆ Factbox: Governments race to regulate AI tools
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

CHINA* Planning regulationsThe Chinese government will seek to initiate AI regulations in its country, billionaire Elon Musk said on June 5 after meeting with officials during his recent trip to China. ITALY* Investigating possible breachesItaly's data protection authority plans to review other artificial intelligence platforms and hire AI experts, a top official said in May. ChatGPT became available again to users in Italy in April after being temporarily banned over concerns by the national data protection authority in March. SPAIN* Investigating possible breachesSpain's data protection agency said in April it was launching a preliminary investigation into potential data breaches by ChatGPT. The Biden administration earlier in April said it was seeking public comments on potential accountability measures for AI systems.

Persons: Alan Turing, Elon Musk, Margrethe Vestager, Vestager, CNIL, Dado Ruvic, Ziv Katzir, Israel, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Antonio Guterres, Guterres, Michael Bennet, Biden, Alessandro Parodi, Amir Orusov, Jason Neely, Kirsten Donovan, Milla Nissi Organizations: Microsoft, Authority, Reuters, EU, Key, European Consumer Organisation, Seven, REUTERS, Israel Innovation Authority, UNITED, International Atomic Energy Agency, United Nations, U.S . Federal Trade Commission's, Thomson Locations: AUSTRALIA, BRITAIN, Britain, CHINA, China, Beijing, U.S, FRANCE, Italy, Hiroshima, Japan, IRELAND, ISRAEL, Israel, ITALY, JAPAN, SPAIN, Gdansk

☆ OpenAI CEO sees 'huge' Israeli role in reducing risks from the technology
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Steven Scheer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] A view shows banners on the Tel Aviv University campus as Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator is due to speak in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir CohenTEL AVIV, June 5 (Reuters) - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman predicted on Monday a "huge role" for Israel in reducing risks from artificial intelligence and eyed investment opportunities in the country even as it debates whether and how to regulate the technology behind ChatGPT. "The energy on making use of the technology and its positive benefits is fantastic to see, and I am sure Israel will play a huge role." Visiting Microsoft Corp's R&D centre in Israel, Altman was asked whether his company might also open a local office. Israel published a 115-page draft AI policy in October and is collating public feedback ahead of a final decision.

Persons: Sam Altman, Amir Cohen TEL, Altman, Isaac Herzog, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Ziv Katzir, Benjamin Netanyahu, Dan Williams, Emelia Sithole, Alex Richardson Organizations: Tel Aviv University, Microsoft, REUTERS, ChatGPT, crisscrossing, Stanford University, European, Israel Innovation Authority, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Amir Cohen TEL AVIV, crisscrossing Europe, Jordan, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, India, South Korea, United States, Britain, Canada, U.S

☆ Some Israeli army reservists rule out call-up if judiciary weakened
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Emily Rose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

"I've told the army that if the judicial reform passes (in parliament) I won't continue to come," Colonel N told Reuters, asking not to be further identified. Most Israelis are conscripted into the military for 2-3 years, and some continue as reservists into middle age. While reservists have helped Israel prevail in a string of wars, the army has relied recently on standing forces. 'HUGE DAMAGE'Experts warn the Israeli military could be weakened by reservists rejecting call-ups. "This definitely inflicts huge damage on the capability and capacity of the Israeli forces," Israel Ziv, a former head of army operations, told Reuters.

☆ Two Israels face off as justice overhaul deepens the divide
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Maayan Lubell | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

For them, weakening the Supreme Court would undermine the bedrock of Israel's democracy and could set the country on the path to becoming a corrupt and religiously coercive state. In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down a law that had retroactively legalised homes built by settlers on land owned by Palestinians, like Amona. Settlers driven by ideology see themselves as pioneers redeeming land that was promised by God and many feel betrayed by Supreme Court rulings against settlements. The Supreme Court did not respond to a request for comment. "The Supreme Court has challenged parliament time and again, playing politics, not nicely."

☆ Jewish settlers storm town and pepper spray Israeli soldiers in West Bank
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Jewish settlers stormed through a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said Thursday, throwing stones at Palestinian cars and using pepper spray on troops who were trying to disperse the settlers. Israeli settlers walk with batons during clashes in which Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian residents and shops in the town of Huwara in the occupied West Bank last week. Meanwhile, the Palestinians launched a general strike throughout the West Bank and east Jerusalem in response to the death of a suspected Palestinian attacker. Tamimi was the subject of a more than weeklong manhunt that culminated when he opened fire at a security guard at a West Bank settlement Wednesday. Some 500,000 Jewish settlers now live in the West Bank in some 130 settlements.

☆ Autoritatea Europeană pentru Siguranţa Alimentară şi-a dat acordul pentru consumul de insecte
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Insectele devin o sursă mai sustenabilă de proteine graţie impactului lor mai mic asupra mediului şi valorii nutriţionale ridicate, atrăgând finanţare din partea fondurilor de investiţii şi atenţia unor giganţi din industria alimentară precum Cargill Inc. şi Nestle SA. "Ajută la crearea unei noi surse de proteine pentru întreaga lume, în mod sustenabil. Suntem foarte mulţumiţi de valoarea nutriţională", a declarat Helene Ziv, manager de risc la Cargill.Aceasta este prima evaluare a EFSA cu privire la riscul insectelor ca nou produs alimentar, în condiţiile în care Autoritatea mai are alte 14 solicitări în analiză pentru insecte, de la greieri la lăcuste. Aprobarea emisă pentru viermele de făină oferă oportunităţi de marketing, susţine Andrea Germini, şef de echipă la EFSA.Europa este un lider în ceea ce priveşte start-up-urile concentrate pe creşterea insectelor, după ce a inclus insectele pe lista alimentelor sustenabile. Aproximativ 2.000 de specii de insecte sunt folosite în dieta a aproximativ două miliarde de persoane din întreaga lume, însă mulţi consumatori din Europa vor trebui să depăşească, ceea ce Niccolo Manzoni, director la firma franceză Five Seasons Ventures, numeşte "ick factor" (senzaţie de repulsie n.r.

Persons: Cargill, Helene, Andrea Germini, Niccolo Organizations: UE, Five, Ventures Locations: SA, EFSA.Europa, Finlanda, Belgia, Olanda, Europa, numeşte

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