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☆ 'Definitely not smart': Philadelphia man pleads guilty after making mass shooting threat following fantasy football beef
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | David K. Li | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Philadelphia man admitted to reporting a hoax mass shooting and then a bomb threat in retaliation over a fantasy football argument, authorities said Wednesday. "On August 15th a man named (the victim) is headed around oslo and has a shooting planned with multiple people on his side involved. Norwegian authorities spent 900 man hour investigating and disproving that threat, Fish said. “While already being prosecuted for one hoax threat spurred by, of all things, his fantasy football league, Matthew Gabriel inexplicably decided to send another,” U.S. Attorney Jacqueline Romero said. Court documents did not outline the nature of Gabriel's beef with the University of Iowa student and Fish declined to reveal those details.

Persons: Matthew Gabriel, Gabriel, he's, Lonny Fish, ” Fish, ” Gabriel, Fish, Gabriel —, —, “, Jacqueline Romero Organizations: U.S, States, Office, NBC, University of Iowa, Norwegian Police Security Service, Hello University of Iowa, ” Locations: Philadelphia, Norway, oslo, America, ” U.S

☆ Jailed Cuban dissident leader wins Norwegian human rights award
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian human rights foundation gave its annual prize on Thursday to jailed Cuban dissident leader Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara for his “fearless opposition to authoritarianism through art”. Four past laureates of the Rafto prize — Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, East Timor’s Jose Ramos-Horta, South Korea’s Kim Dae-jung and Iran’s Shirin Ebadi — later went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This year’s Peace Prize will be announced on Oct. 11 in Oslo. “The 2024 Rafto prize aims to highlight the importance of the work of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara and other artists in challenging power structures and defending democracy and human rights, both in Cuba and globally,” the Norwegian foundation said in a statement. On Thursday, the Rafto foundation called on the Cuban government to release him, joining similar calls by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International.

Persons: Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Jose Ramos, Kim Dae, Shirin Ebadi — Organizations: San Isidro Movement, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International Locations: OSLO, Norway, Norwegian, Cuban, Suu Kyi, East, Horta, South, Oslo, Cuba, Havana

☆ Fantasy football feud leads to fake bomb threat, international investigation and federal charges, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Josh Campbell | Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Gabriel wrote that the fellow fantasy football player was “headed around Oslo and has a shooting planned with multiple people on his side involved. Law enforcement officers in Norway and the US dedicated five days and hundreds of hours to investigating the threat, prosecutors said. While investigating Gabriel for the international hoax in Norway, prosecutors said they learned that Gabriel emailed another fictitious threat earlier this year – this time to the University of Iowa. In March, Gabriel emailed the university indicating the same fantasy football group member was threatening to “blow up the school,” which Gabriel knew was untrue, prosecutors said. Romero warned in her statement that hoax threats are a crime.

Persons: Matthew Gabriel, Gabriel, “, ”, Jacqueline Romero, ” Gabriel, Romero, ’ ” Organizations: CNN, Philadelphia, US Justice Department, US, Office, Eastern, Eastern District of, Norwegian Police Security Service, FBI, University of Iowa, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Locations: Philadelphia, Eastern District, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Norway, Oslo

☆ ‘Russian spy’ whale probably died after stick became lodged in its mouth, police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The body of Hvaldimir – a combination of the Norwegian word for whale and the first name of Russian President Vladimir Putin – was spotted a week ago floating in the sea by a father and son fishing in southern Norway. Norway and Russia share a maritime border in the Arctic, leading to jokes that the whale was a Russian spy. Norwegian police had opened an investigation into the death of the animal after two animal rights groups filed a complaint. An autopsy showed a stick measuring 35 centimeters in length (14 inches) and 3 centimeters wide (1.2 inches) was stuck in the whale’s mouth, police for the South West district said in a statement. The animal rights groups had alleged the whale had been shot dead.

Persons: –, Vladimir Putin –, Hvaldimir Organizations: Norway Reuters, South Locations: Oslo, Norway, Russia, Russian, South West

☆ The princess and the shaman: Norway's royal wedding unlike any other
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-31 | by ( Alexander Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Norway's Princess Martha Louise and her American fiancé Durek Verrett on their way to the gala dinner for Princess Ingrid Alexandra at the castle in Oslo on June 17, 2022. A Norwegian princess marrying her Hollywood fiancé — it sounds like exactly the sort of fairy tale to charm a world beset by war and political strife. But the wedding on Saturday of Princess Märtha Louise to Durek Verrett, an American spiritual healer and self-professed shaman, is mired in controversy and criticism. The wedding has intensified scrutiny and criticism of the views — and associated businesses — pedaled by the princess and the shaman. And it has added to a growing tone of dissatisfaction with the historically popular Norwegian royals.

Persons: Martha Louise, Princess Ingrid Alexandra, Princess Märtha Louise, Durek, Märtha Louise, Norway's, King Harald, Queen Sonja, Prince Haakon, Mette, Marit, Verrett Organizations: Hollywood, UNESCO, Heritage, Netflix Locations: Oslo, Norwegian, American, California, Verrett, Geiranger

☆ Denmark: First set of coins from L.E. Bruun fetches $16.5M
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-26 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

On Tuesday, just under a year since the 100-year-old order expired, the first set of coins from Bruun’s personal 20,000-piece collection went up for auction in Copenhagen. Bruun Collection was insured for 500 million Danish kroner, or around $72.5 million. An exceptionally rare gold coin from 1496 smashed estimates to fetch a record 1.2 million euros ($1.34 million) at auction on Tuesday. Stack’s Bowers GalleriesThe auction house described it as the most valuable collection of world coins to ever come to market. The star lot was one of Scandinavia’s oldest gold coins, according to the catalog a noble of King Hans dated from 1496.

Persons: Lars Emil Bruun, Stack’s Bowers, Bruun, Brian Kendrella, few.But Bruun, King Frederik, ”, King Hans, “, Matt Orsini Organizations: CNN, Stack’s Bowers Galleries, Royal Danish, Danish Numismatic Society, “, Kalmar Union, Galleries Locations: Copenhagen, Akershus Castle, Oslo, Danish, Denmark, Norway, Sweden

☆ These cities will be too hot for the Olympics by 2050
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Lou Robinson | Angela Dewan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The only certainty about Summer Olympics weather is that there’s really no certainty at all. In other words, holding the Summer Games in these cities would be a huge health risk for the athletes. The Games held in 1996 in Atlanta simply wouldn’t be possible in 2050. They may not againSome of the cities that have already hosted the Summer Games will be way beyond safe temperatures by 2050. Beijing, which hosted in 2008, would be much too hot and humid, with heat stress forecast to soar past 90 degrees.

Persons: CarbonPlan, Spain’s, Oriana Chegwidden, ”, It’s, —, exertional, Yuri Hosokawa, Exertional heatstroke, they’re, ” Hosokawa, Hosokawa, “ Organizations: CNN, Olympics, Brisbane, Doha, Southern, Waseda University Locations: CarbonPlan, Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Texas, Atlanta, China, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Sydney, di Janeiro, Europe —, London, Oslo, Stockholm, Palermo, Sicily, Spain’s Seville, Los Angeles, Australian, Queensland, Brisbane, India, Ahmedabad, Indonesia, Nusantara, Qatar, Turkey, Istanbul, Poland, Chile, Warsaw, Santiago, Doha, Athens, Rome, Tokyo, Seoul, Barcelona, Australia, Rio de Janeiro, Sapporo, Japan

☆ How Norway Became a Powerhouse for All Seasons
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Rory Smith | David B. Torch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As the runners hit the penultimate bend, the racing pulse of the music starts to beat faster. The choice, and the timing, are perfect: Darude’s now semi-ancient trance track “Sandstorm.” But very few of the 15,000 in attendance can hear any of it. Ingebrigtsen, sensing the crowd’s desperation, digs deep and then, at the last, dives forward, feet off the ground, to beat his rival to the line. Norway’s annual celebration of track and field, the Bislett Games, has been a highlight of the country’s sporting calendar for more than half a century. For a long time, though, its headline acts were imported; once, organizers committed a significant portion of their appearance budget to Usain Bolt to persuade him to come.

Persons: Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Timothy Cheruiyot, Bolt Organizations: Bislett Locations: Oslo, Kenya

☆ I’m a 30-year-old American living in Norway: 5 reasons ‘I’m so much happier’ here
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Gabriella Mikiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

There's a joke in Norway that people move here for two reasons: a job or love. I'm much happier in Norway. Better work-life balanceIn Norway, there's a big departure from the work-centric mentality that I'm used to in the U.S. Free time, family time and personal well-being are prioritized. For me, I think I'm still a bit governed by my American roots when it comes to work-life balance. Happiness in Norway is often less about feeling constant joy and more about taking care of myself and others.

Persons: I'm, I've, Gabriella Mikiewicz, it'll, it's Organizations: Intercultural Relations, U.S ., fireside Locations: Norway, Europe, U.S, Oslo, Lofoten, Gabriella Mikiewicz Norway, Chicago, there's, it's, Loen, panicking, Rjukan

☆ Even Zoom's ex-CMO is tired of non-stop video meetings. Here's her take on how remote work needs to change.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's emblematic of our flexible post-pandemic world, which has allowed remote working arrangements to thrive. Moving forward, the former Zoom CMO believes that developing in-person relationships and a strong company culture can support the effectiveness of remote work. Pelosi said online meetings are more structured than a coffee chat or desk-side discussions in the office. AdvertisementBecause the video meetings are transactional and set up for a specific purpose, they're dealt with swiftly. This could help drive company culture and strengthen relationships in a world overcrowded with online meetings.

Persons: —, Janine Pelosi, Pelosi, she's, it's Organizations: Service, Neat, Business, Zoom CMO, BI, Technology Locations: California, Oslo, Norway

☆ Trump address to Black journalist convention prompts co-chair Karen Attiah to quit
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Washington Post Editor Karen Attiah leads a discussion on Saudi hacking techniques at the Oslo Freedom Forum 2019 on May 28, 2019 in Oslo, Norway. The co-chair of the annual National Association of Black Journalists convention stepped down Tuesday in apparent reaction to that group's decision to have former President Donald Trump speak at its convention and career fair in Chicago on Wednesday, among other factors. "To the journalists interviewing Trump, I wish them the best of luck," NABJ24 convention co-chair Karen Attiah wrote in a social media post announcing her decision to resign her position. CNBC has requested comment from Attiah and from NABJ, as well as from a spokesman for Trump's presidential campaign about Attiah's announcement. NABJ on Monday announced that the Republican nominee Trump would "participate in a conversation with journalists" at the convention before attendees.

Persons: Karen Attiah, Donald Trump, Trump, NABJ, Barack Obama, George W, Bush, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Tia Mitchell, Mitchell, Rachel Scott, Harris Faulkner, Kadia Goba, Kamala Harris, Harris's, Trump's, Fred Trump III, Fred Trump's Organizations: Washington Post, National Association of Black Journalists, Trump, The Washington Post, CNBC, Washington, The Atlanta, Monday, Republican, ABC News, Fox News, Democratic, White House Locations: Saudi, Oslo, Norway, Chicago, Windy City, United States, NABJ, India, Haiti

☆ Meet the 29-year-old son of a casino billionaire who just took his influencer and esports company public
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Lian Kit Wee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Last Friday, Ho took his company, NIP Group, public on the Nasdaq stock exchange. NIP Group makes money from live streams — both of esports and from third-party influencers — and event production and its esports arm. NIP Group plans to explore esports real estate, digital collectibles, and esports training camps, among other strategies, the company said in a filing. Before the duo cofounded NIP Group, Ho was the chief marketing officer of iDreamsky Games, one of the largest game publishers in China. Though billed as an esports company, NIP Group made the bulk of its revenue last year primarily from managing 36,000 online entertainers — with money coming largely from fees on their live streams.

Persons: —, Mario Ho, Stanley Ho, Ho, NIP Organizations: Service, NIP Group, Nasdaq, SEC, Business, Group, iDreamsky, MIT Sloan School, Macau Esports Federation, MSI Finance Management Company, Bloomberg Locations: Sweden, China, Oslo, Hong Kong, Asia, Macau

☆ This farm just outside Oslo serves as a day care for people with dementia. It helps give them something to care for, too.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-27 | by ( Julia Hotz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

People with dementia may need some extra care, but many still want to work and have social lives. Henriette Bringsjord's parents started Impulssenter, a farm where they can do just that. The farm acts as a sort of day care, providing relief to at-home caretakers. AdvertisementHenriette Bringsjord grew up on a farm outside Oslo and spent her childhood raising chickens, harvesting eggs, and feeding cows. But 20 years ago, after her parents noticed how hard it was for people with dementia to work a normal job and enjoy a normal social life, they repurposed the farm as a "care farm."

Persons: Henriette Bringsjord's, Impulssenter, —, Henriette Bringsjord, it's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Oslo

CNN —Germany’s busiest airport temporarily suspended flights on Thursday after climate activists glued themselves to the tarmac in a protest against the use of fossil fuels. Climate activist group Letzte Generation, or “Last Generation,” posted videos and photos on X that appeared to show its members on the tarmac. Gas and coal are threatening our existence,” Letzte Generation said on X.CNN has reached out to Frankfurt police for comment. On Wednesday, Letzte Generation members glued their hands to the tarmac at Germany’s Cologne-Bonn airport. Oil Kills said a further nine people blocked security gates at Helsinki airport in Finland, also causing disruption to passengers.

Persons: ”, Oil Kills Organizations: CNN, ”, Oil, Letzte, Germany’s Cologne, Norwegian Government Locations: Germany, Frankfurt, Europe, Bonn, Norway, Oslo, Norwegian, Spain, Barcelona, Helsinki, Finland

☆ Hamas and Fatah sign agreement in Beijing ‘ending’ their division, Chinese state media says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Isaac Yee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah have signed an agreement on “ending division and strengthening Palestinian unity,” Chinese broadcaster CCTV said Tuesday, following a deal brokered by China. There is a long history of bitter enmity between Hamas in Gaza and Fatah. Israel launched its military operations in Gaza following Hamas’ October 7 attack that killed more than 1,100 people and saw roughly 250 others kidnapped. Around 39,000 Palestinians have died in Israel’s war in Gaza that has triggered a mass humanitarian crisis and widespread destruction. Hamas and Fatah signed a reconciliation agreement in Cairo in October 2017 under pressure from the Arab states, led by Egypt.

Persons: Fatah, Wang Yi, ”, ” Wang, Mousa Abu Marzook, “, ” Abu Marzook, –, Xi Jinping, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, ’, Rami Hamdallah Organizations: CNN, Hamas, PLO, Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinian Authority, West Bank, China’s Foreign Ministry, Palestinian Locations: China, Beijing, Israel, Gaza, Oslo, Fatah, United States, Cairo, Egypt

☆ Can New York City Ever Win Its War Against Rats?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Ginia Bellafante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

What do rats do in heat waves? As temperatures have continued to stifle all will, and the humidity level has been Bangkok-in-a-thunderstorm-percent high, I raised the question with Kathleen Corradi, New York City’s first dedicated rat czar. The specific target of her enmity is the improbably named Norway rat, the dominant species in the city. Rats are mammals, Ms. Corradi pointed out, and they find oppressively warm weather as enervating as we do. A happy rat is reproducing at a rate that science says we cannot exterminate our way out of.”

Persons: Kathleen Corradi, Eric Adams, Corradi, ”, “ Organizations: Silk, Bloomberg Locations: Bangkok, Kathleen Corradi , New York, Norway, Scandinavia, Oslo, New York, York, Calgary, Alberta Province

☆ I grew up in Norway and live in Bali. I'm learning to blend Asian and Western parenting styles when raising my kids.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementNow, I'm learning to embrace both Asian and Western parenting styles when raising my kids. The local kids in Bali do that, too, but it's harder to get around Bali on foot. I've noticed that Asian families seem closerHere, parents often sleep with their young kids for a long time. In Norway, parents show love but it's not as common for them to say it out loud. We also have friends with kids, so we often go to someone's house and hang out.

Persons: —, Simen Platou, Jen, I'd, Koji, I've, Amanda Goh, We're, She's, they've, they're, it's, Simen, I'm Organizations: Service, Business, Naia, Norway That's Locations: Bali, Florida, Norway, Oslo

CNN —Israel’s government has approved a large land seizure in the occupied West Bank – the biggest since the 1993 Oslo Accords set out a path for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, according to the Israeli rights group Peace Now. The declaration covers a 1,270 hectare (3,138 acre) section of the Jordan Valley in the eastern West Bank near Jericho, the document from the Civil Administration shows. Once land is designated as state land, Israel no longer recognizes it as privately owned by Palestinians. Smotrich spoke about preventing the occupied West Bank from becoming a part of an independent Palestinian state, according to leaked audio of a speech he gave in June. On Sunday, Israel sparked condemnation after the finance minister announced plans to legally recognize five unauthorized Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Persons: CNN —, wasn’t, ”, Bezalel Smotrich, Smotrich, Israel Organizations: CNN, West Bank, Civil Administration, Israel, Israel’s Civil Administration, Peace, Planning, Israel’s, Defense Ministry, Higher Planning Locations: Oslo, Israel, Jordan, West Bank, Jericho, Palestinian

CNN —Israel has sparked condemnation after the finance minister announced plans to legally recognize five unauthorized Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. As CNN has reported, the Israeli government has been looking to “strengthen” Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank after several countries unilaterally recognized a Palestinian state. The Palestinian Authority, which administers some areas of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, told CNN on Sunday that it has not yet received the funds from Israel. He has long advocated for the building of settlements, pointing to them as a means of preventing the West Bank becoming part of such an independent state. Such settlements are considered illegal under international law and by much of the international community.

Persons: CNN — Israel, Bezalel Smotrich, ”, Amir Cohen, Peter Stano, “, Smotrich Organizations: CNN, West Bank, Palestinian Authority, Israel, Israeli, Reuters, Union, Oslo Accords Locations: Palestinian, Israel, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Gaza, East Jerusalem, Oslo

☆ Oslo could become a top travel destination after an unconventional but hilarious tourism ad goes viral
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The video follows a 31-year-old resident named Halfdan, played by Bendik Aunan, who doesn't understand why anyone would want to visit Oslo. "Oslo has in recent years emerged as a truly exciting destination but is probably still a well-kept secret for many," she said. The ad suggested so when Halfdan compares Oslo to Paris, Istanbul, and New York City. Karaburun said that if Oslo continues to attract travelers with unique ads, the city could emerge as a coveted destination. "If they keep on doing these very creative destination marketing ads, I think they're on the right path to being well known like Istanbul, Paris, and New York."

Persons: —, VisitOSLO, Halfdan, Bendik Aunan, Kenyeres, Anne, Signe Fagereng, Richie Karaburun, Karaburun Organizations: Service, Business, NYU's, of Hospitality and Tourism, Oslo Opera House, Getty Locations: Oslo, That's, Norway, Europe, Paris, Istanbul, New York City, New York

☆ Iran Warns Israel Against War in Lebanon Against Hezbollah: Latest Updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Vivian Nereim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Illegal Israeli settlements in the Gush Etzion settlement block in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in 2020. But after the first Arab-Israeli war, Jordan took control of the West Bank, and Jerusalem became divided between Israel and Jordan. In the 1967 war, Israel annexed East Jerusalem and occupied the West Bank, which it says is disputed territory whose fate should be determined in negotiations. That appears to be the goal for Mr. Smotrich, who adamantly opposes Palestinian statehood. In a social media post on Thursday, Mr. Smotrich indicated that the latest settlement legalization was a response to those decisions.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Bezalel Smotrich, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Smotrich, Ammar Awad, Evyatar Borovski, Givat, Assaf Hershkovitz, Sde Ephraim, Jordan, Amit Elkayam, Volker Türk, Tor, “ We’ll, ”, Yehuda Fox, “, ” Aaron Boxerman Organizations: West Bank, Authority, Palestinian, Reuters, West, Peace, United Nations General Assembly, United Nations Security Council, International Court of Justice, Bank, Geneva Convention, Criminal Court, United Nations, International Court of, The New York Times, East Jerusalem —, Mr, Israel’s, Command Locations: Gush Etzion, Bank, Israel, Jerusalem, Jabal Subeih, Nablus, West, Givat Assaf, West Bank, Ras Karkar, Ramallah, Settlers, Hebron, Bethlehem, Jordan, East Jerusalem, Palestinian, Oslo, Evyatar, Beita, Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Armenia

☆ My First Trip to Norway, With A.I. as a Guide
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Ceylan Yeğinsu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The assignment was clear: Test how well artificial intelligence could plan a trip to Norway, a place I’d never been. So I did none of my usual obsessive online research and instead asked three A.I. Vacay, a personalized travel planning tool, presented me with a list of questions, while Mindtrip, a new A.I. travel assistant, invited me to take a quiz. Eventually, I locked down a trip that would combine the assistants’ information and go beyond a predictable list of sites.

Locations: Norway, Oslo

☆ Far-right Israeli minister sets out plan to prevent West Bank from becoming part of a Palestinian state
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Lauren Izso | Tim Lister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has spoken about preventing the occupied West Bank from becoming a part of an independent Palestinian state, according to leaked audio of a speech he gave earlier this month. Smotrich, a leading far right member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet, said the way to prevent a Palestinian state that would endanger the state of Israel was to develop Jewish settlements. Israel’s Supreme Court defines Israeli control over the West Bank as a temporary military occupation rather than the annexation of territory under a civilian administration. But Smotrich, who lives in a settlement himself, has opposed the creation of an independent Palestinian state. The official position of the government is that the status of the West Bank is subject to future negotiations.

Persons: Bezalel Smotrich, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, ”, Smotrich, ” Smotrich, Benjamin Netanyahu, “ Organizations: CNN, Israeli, West Bank, Ministry of Defense, Directorate, Ministry, Defense Ministry, Oslo Accords Locations: Israel, State, Judea, Samaria, Oslo, Gaza

☆ Opinion | Why Israel Is in Existential Danger Today
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Thomas L. Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

On Nov. 4, 2022, just after the current far-right Israeli government coalition won election, I wrote a column with this headline: “The Israel We Knew Is Gone.” It was meant to be a warning flare about just how radical this coalition is. I believe events have proved them wrong — and the situation is now even worse: The Israel we knew is gone, and today’s Israel is in existential danger. Israel is up against a regional superpower, Iran, that has managed to put Israel into a vice grip, using its allies and proxies: Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Shiite militias in Iraq. Right now, Israel has no military or diplomatic answer. But Israel is led by a prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who has to stay in power to avoid potentially being sent to prison on corruption charges.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, — Organizations: West Bank, Palestinian Authority Locations: Israel, Iran, Iraq, Gaza, Lebanon, Oslo, Jordan

☆ Narges Mohammadi: Iranian activist and Nobel Peace prize winner sentenced to further year in prison
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | Jomana Karadsheh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Narges Mohammadi, Iran’s most prominent human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been sentenced to another year in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, her lawyer said Tuesday. According to Nili, the Iranian regime cited statements Mohammadi made concerning Iranian student and journalist Dina Ghalibaf, who was arrested in April after she publicly claimed to have been sexually assaulted by members of Iran’s morality police. The authorities also cited a letter Mohammadi wrote calling on Iranians to boycott parliamentary elections back in February and the activist’s correspondence with Swedish and Norwegian parliaments. In the letter, Mohammadi condemned an Israeli strike on a refugee camp in Rafah that killed over 45 Palestinians. From her cell, Mohammadi has also remained committed to amplifying the cause of Iranian women who have staged numerous protests in a bid to resist the regime’s mandatory hijab rule.

Persons: Narges, Mohammadi, ” Mostafa Nili, Nili, Dina Ghalibaf, Mahsa Amini, “, ”, – Ali Rahmani, Kiana – Organizations: CNN, Iranian, Islamic Locations: Tehran’s, Islamic Republic, Gaza, Rafah, Iran, Oslo, Norway’s

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