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Trump orders National Guard to Los Angeles, protesters throwing Molotov cocktails, rocks

The Pentagon is prepared to mobilize active duty Marines "if violence continues," US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

 A protester fires a firework during a standoff between police and protesters following multiple detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in the Los Angeles County city of Paramount, California, US, June 7, 2025.
 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. April 12, 2025.

Trump ban on entry of international Harvard students blocked by US judge

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks during a Kennedy Center board dinner at the White House this week. At least for the rest of the Trump term, and probably much longer, the US-Israel relationship will not be the same, says the writer.

Trump’s new travel ban will block ‘those in need of real refuge,’ American Jewish Committee says

 French police work near a door with the Jewish Star of David symbol after officers shot dead an armed man earlier who set fire to the city's synagogue in Rouen, France, May 17, 2024.

French Jews fear rising antisemitism: Will they immigrate to Israel?


Take back your tired, your poor - opinion

The United States is again denying asylum to refugees and sending them back to places where they face persecution, economic hardship, discrimination, and even death.

 THE STATUE of Liberty in New York Harbor: The tired, the poor, the ‘huddled masses yearning to breathe free’ are no longer welcome here, except for a handful of preferred white people, the writer argues.

Korean national tries to swim to Israel after being denied entry

Investigations revealed the man, who tried to infiltrate Israel through the Taba crossing, had been denied entry to Israel in April 2025 as a tourist. 

EGYPTIAN AND ISRAELI flags flutter next to each other at the Taba border crossing.

Harvard foreign enrolment freeze revoked by court as university sues US administration

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered the department to terminate Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification.

 Demonstrators rally on Cambridge Common calling on Harvard leadership to resist interference at the university by the federal government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. April 12, 2025.

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Trump admin’s visa crackdown targeting thousands of foreign students raises legal concerns

Students with as little as a dismissed traffic violation have found themselves with revoked student visas.

 Policemen arrest student during students and pro-Palestine activists protest across New York City demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist and recent Columbia graduate in the borough of Manhattan.

US may soon deport migrants to Libya on military flight, sources say

Libya's Government of National Unity has said it rejected the use of Libyan territory as a destination for deporting migrants without its knowledge or consent.

 Venezuelan migrants arrive after being deported from the United States, at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela April 23, 2025.

Sharp rise in Israeli emigration raises fears of brain drain, CBS data shows - opinion

Israeli emigration has doubled in two years, leading experts to urge the government to create stronger ties with citizens abroad.

 AN EL AL flight takes off from Ben-Gurion Airport. Israel is grappling with a profound social crisis, increasingly reflected in a growing wave of emigration. Yet, the global presence of Israelis holds significant value for Israel, the writer maintains.

US officials arrest Milwaukee judge for obstructing immigration operation

In a criminal complaint, the US Justice Department said Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, refused to turn over the man after immigration agents showed up to arrest him i

Hannah Dugan speaks as she was seeking election to Milwaukee County Circuit Court during a forum at the Milwaukee Bar Association in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., March 15, 2016.

Liberal Jews in the diaspora should also take part in shaping Israel's identity - opinion

Every new immigrant strengthens Israel and the values-driven majority that believes in democracy, progressive Zionism, open communities, and a shared society.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (right) speaks with Shin Bet head Ronen Bar at a state ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem last October, marking the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack.

El Salvador’s president, Trump’s new deportation partner, is a pro-Israel Palestinian

El Salvador’s Bukele refused to return US resident and defended Donald Trump's controversial prison plan.

 U.S. President Donald Trump meets with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador in the Oval Office of the White House April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Bukele discussed the detention of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who has been held in a prison in El Salvador since March 15.

Authorities changing visas status of students at southern US universities due to Gaza stance

More than 100 students at southern US universities have had their visas revoked as deportation proceedings continue against Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil, among others.

 Policemen arrest student during students and pro-Palestine activists protest across New York City demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian student activist and recent Columbia graduate in the borough of Manhattan.