Jessica Buxbaum

Jerusalem

Palestine Correspondent at Mint Press News

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Articles

Egypt’s Sinai Megaproject Is Erasing Bedouin Culture

1 week ago | newlinesmag.com | Jessica Buxbaum

Once a place of near-untouched desert sands nestled in the Sinai Peninsula’s mountains, Wadi al-Raha (“the Valley of Rest”), in the Egyptian town of St. Catherine, has now been transformed into a construction site.
As FIFA Preps for 2025 Club World Cup, Fans Demand Israel Be Shown the Red Card

2 weeks ago | mintpressnews.com | Jessica Buxbaum

As FIFA finalizes preparations for the expanded Club World Cup in the United States, football fans across the globe are demanding that Israel be shown the red card—just as Russia was barred following its invasion of Ukraine. From Glasgow to Cape Town, stadiums are echoing with calls to ban Israel over its war on Gaza—especially now, as Israel’s latest strikes on Iran threaten to ignite a wider regional war.
Hamas open to Gaza talks despite being 'bitten twice' by Israel

3 weeks ago | newarab.com | Jessica Buxbaum

A member of Hamas's political bureau said on Friday that the movement has not rejected the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal put forward by US envoy Steve Witkoff, and remains open to further negotiations. Mohammed Nazzal, speaking to The New Arab's Arabic sister outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, said it was Israel, not Hamas, that makes peace impossible, describing it as unreliable. "The talk of us rejecting the proposal is inaccurate," Nazzal stated.
Revealed: EU Nations Condemning Gaza Genocide Secretly Inking Billion-Dollar Arms Deals with Israel

3 weeks ago | mintpressnews.com | Jessica Buxbaum

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius believe Russia could launch a full-scale attack on Europe by 2030, a fear that has prompted governments across the continent to prepare for war. As European citizens stockpile food and governments ramp up military readiness, one country sees opportunity in that fear: Israel. The European Union is planning to increase its military budget by €800 billion ($900 billion) over the next four years.
African News Agency : Welcome

3 weeks ago | africanewsagency.co.uk | Jessica Buxbaum

Home Gaza/AnnihilationBack [Published: Thursday June 05 2025] Israel advances a Gaza endgame of conquest and ethnic cleansing By Jessica Buxbaum ISRAELI OCCUPIED GAZA, 05 May. - (ANA) - This month, Israeli forces launched a new offensive in the Gaza Strip meant to “conquer” the besieged enclave and displace its population to the south of the territory for their “protection”.
Israel advances a Gaza endgame of conquest and ethnic cleansing

3 weeks ago | newarab.com | Jessica Buxbaum

This month, Israeli forces launched a new offensive in the Gaza Strip meant to “conquer” the besieged enclave and displace its population to the south of the territory for their “protection”. Once considered a fringe movement, Israel’s takeover of Gaza and expulsion of its residents is now becoming a mainstream ideology among Israelis.
Israel's army faces a growing crisis of dissent over the Gaza war

1 month ago | newarab.com | Jessica Buxbaum

On 10 April, 970 current and former Israel Air Force reservists penned a letter demanding the return of 59 hostages and an end to the genocidal Gaza war. 140,000 Israeli civilians, reservists, and veterans have since joined the call in their own ways. Is Israel's army facing a crisis?
Israel's army is facing a crisis of dissent over the Gaza war

2 months ago | newarab.com | Jessica Buxbaum

Lining the streets of Jerusalem are pictures of Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza in the last 18 months, with the words “Until victory” scrawled across the smiling men in uniform. Juxtaposing these signs are posters reading, “Until the last hostage”, next to the faces of those kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October 2023.
Gaza medic killings: How Israel’s system protects itself

2 months ago | newarab.com | Jessica Buxbaum

Autopsy reports obtained by the New York Times reveal some of the Gaza medics killed by Israeli troops last month were shot in the head and chest. The Israeli military refused to comment on the report, instead saying it wouldn’t provide comment until its probe is complete. Israel’s military launched a preliminary investigation into the killings of 15 Palestinian Red Crescent workers on 23 March by soldiers belonging to the Golani Brigade, who then buried the bodies in a shallow grave.
Why Israel is embracing Europe's far-right parties

Mar 6, 2025 | english.alaraby.co.uk | Jessica Buxbaum

In February, Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar quietly told diplomats to begin talks with right-wing extremist parties in France, Spain, and Sweden, which, until now, have been boycotted by Israel. Discussions began with France’s National Rally, the Spanish Vox party and the Sweden Democrats - all who have voiced their support of Israel since Hamas’ 7 October 2023 attack and the ensuing war on Gaza.