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Israel’s Insidious Narrative About Palestinian Prisoners

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:44:13 GMT

Palestinians reunite with their relatives as they are released from Israel’s Ofer prison as a part of a prisoner swap, in Al Bireh, West Bank, on Nov. 26, 2023.Photo: Issam Rimawi/Anadolu via Getty ImagesThe Israeli government narrative surrounding the Palestinian prisoners being released during this temporary ceasefire is both insidious and dishonest. Interior Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has banned Palestinians from celebrating their release. “My instructions are clear: there are to be no expressions of joy,” he said. “Expressions of joy are equivalent to backing terrorism, victory celebrations give backing to those human scum, for those Nazis.” He told Israeli police to deploy an “iron fist” to enforce his edict.The Netanyahu government and its supporters have promoted a narrative that these prisoners are all hardened terrorists who committed violent crimes. This assertion relies on a farcical “Alice in Wonderland”-inspired logic of convicting them by fiat in public before any trial...

Hamas releases third group of hostages in Gaza as part of truce deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:44:13 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas militants on Sunday freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis, in a third set of releases under a cease-fire deal.Red Cross representatives transferred the hostages out of Gaza late Sunday. Some were handed over directly to Israel, while others left through Egypt.The army said one of the hostages was airlifted directly to an Israeli hospital.Israel was to free 39 Palestinian prisoners later Sunday as part of the deal.It was the third consecutive day in which Hamas released Israeli hostages it has been holding in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.A fourth exchange is expected to take place on Monday – the last day of the four-day cease-fire between the enemies. A total of 50 hostages and 150 Palestinian prisoners are to be freed.Israel declared war on Hamas after the Islamic militant group carried out a cross-border attack on Oct. 7 that killed some 1,200 people and took 240 people hostage. An Israeli offensive in Gaza has left over 13,300 people d...

Tom Allen won’t return for eighth season as Indiana Hoosiers coach, AP sources say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:44:13 GMT

Tom Allen spent four seasons steadily taking Indiana up the Big Ten ladder.Then everything came crashing down in college football’s rapidly evolving world.Three consecutive losing seasons and a three-year conference record of 3-24 cost Allen his dream job, two people familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the school did not announce the firing.“I understand you have to win. I want to win as bad as anybody,” he said Saturday after a 35-31 loss at rival Purdue. “It’s out of my hands.”Allen had four years left on a contract he received in 2021 and is owed $20.8 million. That number was scheduled to drop to about $8 million next December, raising the question: Would it be too expensive to fire Allen or more costly to keep a potentially lame duck coach?It’s the biggest buyout ever paid by a Big Ten school, surpassed nationally only by Texas A&M’s recent payout of more than $75 million to Jimbo Fishe...

Israeli military says 14 Israelis and 3 foreign nationals released from captivity in the Gaza Strip

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:44:13 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military says 14 Israelis and 3 foreign nationals released from captivity in the Gaza Strip.Source

Guerra entre Israel y Hamás: más rehenes serán liberados en el tercer día de frágil tregua

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:44:13 GMT

Israel recibió de Hamás una lista de los rehenes que serán liberados hoy, según la oficina del Primer Ministro Benjamín Netanyahu.En el día de ayer, 13 israelíes y cuatro ciudadanos tailandeses fueron liberados después de una demora de horas, lo que eleva el total a 26 israelíes, de los 50 que se espera que sean liberados de Gaza.15 ciudadanos tailandeses y filipinos también fueron liberados como parte de un acuerdo separado con Hamás.39 prisioneros palestinos retenidos por Israel fueron liberados ayer de tres cárceles como parte del intercambio de rehenes-prisioneros que se espera alcance un total de 150 al final de la tregua de cuatro días. Tras demora, Israel y Hamas concretan segundo intercambio de rehenes y detenidos Hamas libera a rehenes a cambio de prisioneros palestinos Estados Unidos tiene la esperanza de que los estadounidenses sean liberados en los próximos días, incluida Abigail Mor Idan, una niña estadounidense captu...

Aston Villa beats injury-hit Tottenham 2-1 to move just 2 points off the lead in the Premier League

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:44:13 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Aston Villa came from behind to win 2-1 at injury-hit Tottenham and move two points off the lead in the Premier League on Sunday.Ollie Watkins found space at the heart of a makeshift Spurs defense to roll a shot into the bottom corner in the 61st minute, scoring his seventh league goal of the season and completing the turnaround by Villa at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.It was a third straight league loss for Tottenham, whose campaign is in danger of unraveling when not long ago the team managed by Ange Postecoglou was in first place. Joining a lengthy list of injuries and — in the case of Cristian Romero and Yves Bissouma — suspensions was Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, who was making his first start after eight months out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury and was forced off after a foul by Matty Cash.Villa climbed to fourth place, tied on points with Liverpool in third and two points behind leader Arsenal after 13 games. Tottenham is two points behind Vill...

El último vuelo del Concorde: ¿es esta la mejor fotografía de aviación de la historia?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:44:13 GMT

(CNN) — El 26 de noviembre de 2003, el avión supersónico Concorde realizó su último vuelo cuando regresó al aeródromo cerca de Bristol, en el suroeste de Inglaterra, donde ha permanecido desde entonces.Cuando esta maravilla de la ingeniería moderna se elevó sobre el puente colgante de Clifton, en Bristol, un hito de la ingeniería victoriana basado en un diseño de Isambard Kingdom Brunel, creó un momento conmovedor que fue presenciado por multitudes entusiastas.En lo alto del cielo, colgado de un helicóptero y azotado por vientos gélidos, el fotógrafo Lewis Whyld logró captarlo con su cámara: una imagen que se ha convertido en la toma que define la edad de oro de los viajes más rápidos que la velocidad del sonido.Whyld, quien ahora trabaja como camarógrafo aéreo para CNN, nos desvela cómo tomó una de las fotos de aviones más espectaculares de la historia.Cómo era pilotar el avión supersónico ConcordeLa historia del fotógrafoRecuerdo que alguien gritó: “¡Ahí está, ahí está...

Indiana Hoosiers won’t bring back coach Tom Allen next season, AP sources say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:44:13 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Hoosiers won’t bring back coach Tom Allen next season, AP sources say.Source

Secuestran petrolero vinculado con Israel frente a las costas de Yemen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:44:13 GMT

Al menos otros dos ataques marítimos en los últimos días han estado relacionados con la guerra entre Israel y Hamás.Los atacantes se apoderaron del Central Park, con bandera liberiana y administrado por Zodiac Maritime, en el Golfo de Adén, dijeron la compañía y la firma privada de inteligencia Ambrey. Zodiac calificó la incautación como “un posible incidente de piratería”.“Nuestra prioridad es la seguridad de nuestros 22 tripulantes a bordo”, dijo Zodiac en un comunicado. “El barco capitaneado por Turquía tiene una tripulación multinacional formada por ciudadanos rusos, vietnamitas, búlgaros, indios, georgianos y filipinos. El barco lleva un cargamento completo de ácido fosfórico”. Al menos 13 personas desaparecidas tras hundirse barco de carga en Grecia Tras demora, Israel y Hamas concretan segundo intercambio de rehenes y detenidos Zodiac indicó que el barco es propiedad de Clumvez Shipping Inc., aunque otros registros vinculab...

Bagnaia wins Valencia race to clinch his 2nd straight MotoGP title

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:44:13 GMT

Francesco Bagnaia won the Valencia GP and clinched his second straight MotoGP title on Sunday.Bagnaia finished the race ahead of fellow Italian Fabio Di Giannantonio and Frenchman Johann Zarco.The 26-year-old rider from Ducati finished the season with 467 points, 39 points ahead of Spaniard Jorge Martin.It was the seventh win of the season for Bagnaia, who was ahead in the riders’ championship for most of the season.Martin, who did not finish Sunday’s race, won four races this season.Bagnaia would have won the title regardless of his position because Martin failed to earn any points.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/sportsSource