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Left wing Israeli leader Yair Golan alongside protesters outside the home of U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, December 8, 2024. (Luke Tress)

Israeli left-wing leader Yair Golan doubles down after suggesting Israel ‘kills babies as a hobby’

Golan’s comments have been met with fierce criticism from Israel’s leaders — and agreement from his allies.

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Some of Israel’s staunch supporters are now using words such as ‘genocide’ to describe the war

Some Jews who have backed the war draw the line at a humanitarian aid blockade and threats to annex territory in Gaza.

Canada, England and France vow ‘concrete actions’ over Israel’s Gaza war expansion and blockade

“This escalation is wholly disproportionate,” said Canada’s Mark Carney, Britain’s Keir Starmer and France’s Emmanuel Macron.

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar speaks at the Jerusalem Post conference on May 19, 2025. (Marc Israel Sellem/The Jerusalem Post)

Israeli culture minister: ‘Israel is going to annex land’ in Gaza if Hamas does not cede power

IndyCar driver Robert Shwartzman poses for a group photo with his team after winning the pole award as the fastest qualifier for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 18, 2025, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

In a first, Israeli rookie Robert Shwartzman wins pole position at Indy 500

Netanyahu says he has ordered ‘basic’ Gaza aid amid widened offensive and starvation concerns

Israel’s Yuval Raphael comes in 2nd at Eurovision, propelled largely by popular vote

Marking Nakba Day is controversial in Israel. These Israelis and Palestinians did it together.

President Donald J. Trump meets with business leaders at the Ritz Carlton Hotel on May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump: ‘A lot of people are starving’ in Gaza

Israeli forces take position on Israel's border with Gaza on May 15, 2025. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)

12 experts on what might end the Gaza war

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