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Israeli diplomat stabbed in China and supporters sing ‘Oseh Shalom’ in Tokyo as Israel-Hamas war reverberates across Asia

The Chinese-born mother of a Hamas hostage is petitioning Beijing for help. And a rendition of “Oseh Shalom” stopped traffic at Tokyo’s Shibuya Station.

France bans pro-Palestinian rallies as antisemitic incidents spike

Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin cited “the heightened anxiety among our Jewish community.”

Pope Francis, seen at a Holy Mass in Vatican City in June 2019. (Grzegorz Galazka/Archivio Grzegorz Galazka/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

‘I pray for those families’: Pope Francis calls on Hamas to free Israeli hostages

“Terrorism and extremism do not help reach a solution to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians but fuel hatred, violence, revenge and cause suffering for both sides,” Pope Francis said.