The 83rd Venice Film Festival closes Saturday with its top prize still undecided, and a Gaza documentary's record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation has made "NAZA" the film to beat in a competition stacked with Hollywood heavyweights and international auteurs. A jury led by actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal will hand out the Golden Lion for best […] The post Venice Film Festival wraps with Golden Lion race shaped by Gaza documentary's record ovation appeared first on American Almanac .
The 83rd Venice Film Festival closes Saturday with its top prize still undecided, and a Gaza documentary's record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation has made "NAZA" the film to beat in a competition stacked with Hollywood heavyweights and international auteurs. A jury led by actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal will hand out the Golden Lion for best film and prizes for direction and acting after sifting through 21 titles that screened over the past eleven days in Venice, Italy. The competition featured big-budget studio entries, veteran directors returning after long absences, and a pair of documentaries centered on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that drew the festival's most intense audience reactions two years running. "NAZA,"…Open
Jared Kushner, President Trump's envoy and son-in-law, is planning to visit Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza , according to five sources with knowledge of the plan. Why it matters: This would be Kushner's first trip to Israel since January. It comes as the White House and Trump's Board of Peace are trying to push forward with the next phase of the Gaza plan, which focuses on disarming Hamas and a potential Israeli withdrawal. - The Netanyahu government is highly skeptical of the U.S. Gaza plan, and the upcoming election in October is making the issue even more politically sensitive. - "We see eye-to-eye on the strategic goal, but Israel has expressed some doubts about the plan and we want to talk to them in order to…
Jared Kushner, President Trump's envoy and son-in-law, is planning to visit Israel next week for talks on the situation in Gaza , according to five sources with knowledge of the plan. Why it matters: This would be Kushner's first trip to Israel since January. It comes as the White House and Trump's Board of Peace are trying to push forward with the next phase of the Gaza plan, which focuses on disarming Hamas and a potential Israeli withdrawal. - The Netanyahu government is highly skeptical of the U.S. Gaza plan, and the upcoming election in October is making the issue even more politically sensitive. - "We see eye-to-eye on the strategic goal, but Israel has expressed some doubts about the plan and we want to talk to them in order to…Open
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is trying to satisfy the sometimes competing demands of his right-wing base and President Trump months ahead of a tough election.
The author of the Democratic National Committee's 2024 election "autopsy" confirmed an Axios report that he concluded the war in Gaza hurt Kamala Harris politically — and that he'd privately shared that assessment with a pro-Palestinian group. - He said he drafted that finding late last year but never submitted it to party leadership. Why it matters: Democrats have spent months debating whether the Biden administration's support for Israel during its war on Hamas contributed to Harris' defeat. - Moderates disputed its electoral significance, while progressives argued that the toll of Israel's war on Gaza civilians drained support from young people, liberals and Arab Americans. Zoom in: Paul Rivera, who wrote the DNC autopsy, told…
The author of the Democratic National Committee's 2024 election "autopsy" confirmed an Axios report that he concluded the war in Gaza hurt Kamala Harris politically — and that he'd privately shared that assessment with a pro-Palestinian group. - He said he drafted that finding late last year but never submitted it to party leadership. Why it matters: Democrats have spent months debating whether the Biden administration's support for Israel during its war on Hamas contributed to Harris' defeat. - Moderates disputed its electoral significance, while progressives argued that the toll of Israel's war on Gaza civilians drained support from young people, liberals and Arab Americans. Zoom in: Paul Rivera, who wrote the DNC autopsy, told…Open
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband avoided a question asking whether he still views President Donald J. Trump as an "idiot, a racist and a misogynist" in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband was pressed on his past comments about President Donald J. Trump ahead of his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband avoided a question asking whether he still views President Donald J. Trump as an “idiot, a racist and a misogynist” in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. DETAIL: The meeting between Foreign Secretary Miliband and Secretary of State Rubio took place in Washington, D.C., following a previous meeting between the two during a summit in the Philippines. Miliband was asked by reporters whether he still viewed President Trump as an “idiot, a racist and a misogynist.” Miliband…Open
President Donald Trump has announced a historic deal for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. However, both sides remain skeptical. NEWSMAX' Zach Anders reports.
President Trump declared that Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza have agreed to a complete disarmament deal, a phased arrangement that, if carried out, would mark the most consequential shift in Middle East security since the October 7 attacks. Trump posted the announcement on Truth Social on the evening of July 30, calling […] The post Trump announces Hamas disarmament agreement brokered by Board of Peace appeared first on American Almanac .
President Trump declared that Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza have agreed to a complete disarmament deal, a phased arrangement that, if carried out, would mark the most consequential shift in Middle East security since the October 7 attacks. Trump posted the announcement on Truth Social on the evening of July 30, calling it a "HISTORIC agreement" reached by his Board of Peace. The deal, part of what the administration calls the Trump 20-Point Plan, requires Hamas to surrender all weapons within weeks, end all military activity and recruitment, and disclose and destroy its tunnel networks beneath Gaza. In return, Israeli forces would withdraw from Gaza in phases as disarmament milestones are verified on the ground. The…Open
The White House and President Trump's Board of Peace believe Hamas could sign an agreement in the coming days to begin disarming and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip , four sources familiar with the matter tell Axios. Why it matters: A signed agreement would represent a dramatic breakthrough in implementing Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan . But Hamas has yet to approve the deal, and Israeli officials and Western diplomats remain deeply skeptical that the group will follow through on its commitments. State of play: The decommissioning of Hamas' weapons is the key precondition for Gaza's new Palestinian technocratic government to assume power and for the long process of reconstruction to begin. - Large parts of Gaza were destroyed during…
The White House and President Trump's Board of Peace believe Hamas could sign an agreement in the coming days to begin disarming and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip , four sources familiar with the matter tell Axios. Why it matters: A signed agreement would represent a dramatic breakthrough in implementing Trump's 20-point Gaza peace plan . But Hamas has yet to approve the deal, and Israeli officials and Western diplomats remain deeply skeptical that the group will follow through on its commitments. State of play: The decommissioning of Hamas' weapons is the key precondition for Gaza's new Palestinian technocratic government to assume power and for the long process of reconstruction to begin. - Large parts of Gaza were destroyed during…Open
