Nicole Kidman revealed she is training to become a death doula -- a non-medical companion who provides emotional, spiritual, and practical support to terminally ill people and their families.

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First Lady Melania Trump, alongside her husband, welcomed King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands to the White House on Monday, donning a bold black and white cocktail dress. 

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Biden's DHS freed an illegal alien, now accused of killing Sheridan Gorman, into the U.S. knowing he did not have a valid asylum claim.

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Far-right Konrad Berkowicz prompts outrage from fellow lawmakers with display, as he accuses Israel of 'genocide' in Gaza; Israel embassy pans 'antisemitic horror'

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Mossad Director Dadi Barnea declared Tuesday that Israel’s operations against Iran will end "only once the extremist regime in Iran is replaced." 

Barnea made the remark during a Holocaust commemoration event, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

"We meticulously planned so that our operations would continue and manifest themselves even in the period following the strikes in Tehran," Barnea reportedly said. "Our commitment will be fulfilled only once the extremist regime in Iran is replaced." 

"Forty days of intense combat have led to highly significant achievements, foremost among them a blow to the enemy's central objective -- the destruction of the State of Israel," Barnea added, according to Ynetnews. "However, our mission has not yet been completed."

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Israel began its Operation Roaring Lion against Iran on Feb. 28, the same day the U.S. military launched Operation Epic Fury. 

The joint U.S.-Israel effort has decimated Iran’s military and missile infrastructure and resulted in the death of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei. 

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Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is severely disfigured after sustaining leg and face injuries during initial airstrikes on Tehran in February, Reuters reported earlier this week.

Khamenei is recovering after incurring the injuries in the Feb. 28 airstrikes that killed his father. 

Fox News Digital’s Robert McGreevy contributed to this report.  

Die Europäische Bürgerinitiative zur Aussetzung des EU-Israel-Assoziierungsabkommens hat europaweit die Marke von einer Million Unterschriften überschritten und damit eine wichtige Hürde im EU-Verfahren genommen. Wie geht es danach weiter, und kann diese Bürgerinitiative der Außenpolitik der EU in Bezug auf Israel endlich den entscheidenden Schub verpassen? Ein Artikel von Maike Gosch.

Dieser Beitrag ist auch als Audio-Podcast verfügbar.

Am 8. April veröffentlichte der spanische Präsident Pedro Sanchez folgende Erklärung auf X (übersetzt aus dem Englischen):

„Ausgerechnet heute startet Netanjahu seinen schärfsten Angriff auf den Libanon seit Beginn der Offensive.

Seine Missachtung für Leben und das Völkerrecht ist unerträglich.

Es ist an der Zeit, klare Worte zu finden:

• Der Libanon muss in den Waffenstillstand einbezogen werden.
• Die internationale Gemeinschaft muss diesen erneuten Verstoß gegen das Völkerrecht verurteilen.
• Die Europäische Union muss ihr Assoziierungsabkommen mit Israel aussetzen.
• Und diese kriminellen Handlungen dürfen nicht ungestraft bleiben.“

Von dem deutschen Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz kamen erwartbar weniger deutliche Worte. Erst einen Tag nach den jüngsten massiven Angriffen Israels auf die Zivilbevölkerung am 8. April äußerte er sich laut ntv folgendermaßen:

„Die Härte, mit der Israel dort Krieg führt, könnte den Friedensprozess als Ganzes zum Scheitern bringen. Und das darf nicht geschehen.“

Hier wird also mit „Härte“ „Krieg geführt“ und nicht „Kriegsverbrechen begangen“. In der deutschen Berichterstattung ist auch immer noch die Rede davon, dass die Bombardierung Israels „Hisbollah-Zielen“ galt, obwohl nachweisbar zivile Ziele getroffen wurden, wie Wohngebiete und Einkaufszentren im Zentrum von Beirut. Man fragt sich manchmal, was Israel noch tun muss, damit auch die Bundesregierung klare Konsequenzen aus den fortwährenden Kriegsverbrechen zieht. Eigentlich hätte sie dazu alle Mittel. Insbesondere das von Sanchez erwähnte Assoziierungsabkommen der EU mit Israel könnte ein starkes Druckmittel sein, um ein Signal an Israel und die Welt zu senden, dass die internationale Gemeinschaft das Vorgehen Israels nicht mehr akzeptiert.

Für die, die davon noch nicht gehört haben: Das Assoziierungsabkommen zwischen der EU und Israel aus dem Jahr 1995 bildet u.a. die Grundlage für einen jährlichen Handelsumsatz von ca. 45 Milliarden Euro zwischen der EU und Israel. Die EU ist damit der wichtigste Handelspartner Israels. Zusätzlich erhalten israelische Unternehmen, Universitäten und öffentliche Einrichtungen im Rahmen des Horizon Europe (Horizont Europa)-Programms jährlich 1,11 Milliarden Euro (mehr dazu hier).

Artikel 2 des Assoziierungsabkommens mit Israel schreibt vor, dass „die Beziehungen zwischen den Vertragsparteien ebenso wie alle Bestimmungen des Abkommens (…) auf der Achtung der Menschenrechte (… beruhen), von denen die Vertragsparteien sich bei ihrer Innen- und Außenpolitik leiten lassen und die ein wesentliches Element dieses Abkommens sind“. Aber auch bereits das EU-Primärrecht (Art. 21 EUV) selbst verpflichtet die EU zu völkerrechtskonformem Handeln.

Eine von der EU im Juni 2025 auf der Grundlage von Artikel 2 des Abkommens durchgeführte Überprüfung ergab laut Amnesty International, dass Israel aufgrund schwerwiegender Menschenrechtsverletzungen gegenüber Palästinensern und Verstößen gegen das Kriegsrecht sowohl im Gazastreifen als auch im Westjordanland, einschließlich Ostjerusalem, gegen seine Menschenrechtsverpflichtungen verstoßen hat.

Jetzt hat die Ende letzten Jahres von Abgeordneten des Europäischen Parlaments und Aktivisten ins Leben gerufene Europäische Bürgerinitiative zur Aussetzung des Handelsabkommens zwischen der EU und Israel die nötige eine Million Unterschriften erreicht. Wie geht es dann weiter? Natürlich ist eine Europäische Bürgerinitiative (EBI) kein direktes Entscheidungsinstrument, d.h. die Politik der EU ändert sich dadurch nicht automatisch. Aber die Europäische Kommission ist nun verpflichtet, die Initiative zu prüfen, die Organisatoren anzuhören und eine offizielle Mitteilung hierzu zu veröffentlichen. Die Kommission muss also reagieren. Sie kann entweder die Forderung übernehmen und z.B. dem Rat der EU die vollständige Aussetzung des Abkommens vorschlagen oder (das ist sehr viel wahrscheinlicher) nur einzelne Aspekte oder eine abgeschwächte Variante davon übernehmen. Sie kann allerdings auch keine politische Initiative unternehmen, dann muss sie dies aber ausführlich begründen. Eine Europäische Bürgerinitiative kann also Druck erzeugen und eine öffentliche Debatte erzwingen. Das klingt erstmal nach einem sehr schwachen Instrument, aber: Wie ähnliche Bürgerinitiativen und Aktivitäten gegen die Handelsabkommen TTIP und CETA vor etwa zehn Jahren gezeigt haben, können eine solche Bürgerinitiative und begleitende Kampagnen durchaus genug politischen Druck erzeugen, um die Politik stark umzulenken.

Die Rolle Deutschlands bisher

Deutschland hatte bisher in dem Verfahren um die Aussetzung des EU-Israel-Abkommens eine besonders bremsende Rolle gespielt. Auch nachdem die EU-Überprüfung Indizien für schwere Menschenrechtsverbrechen und Kriegsverbrechen durch Israel festgestellt hat, hat es sich im Rat der EU – zusammen mit Ungarn – im Juni 2025 erfolgreich gegen eine Aussetzung eingesetzt und diese so verhindert.

Zudem ist es eine weitere Deutsche in der EU, die Europäische Koordinatorin für die Bekämpfung von Antisemitismus, Katharina von Schnurbein, die sich laut Berichterstattung der israelischen Zeitung Haaretz und geleakten Dokumenten immer wieder hinter den Kulissen gegen Sanktionen gegen Israel einsetzt – über die Grenzen ihres Mandates hinaus, das sich nicht auf die Außenpolitik der EU erstreckt.

Überhaupt verdient die Rolle der Antisemitismusbeauftragten, in der EU und in Deutschland, bei der Abschirmung Israels vor Konsequenzen für seine Verbrechen unter dem Deckmantel der Bekämpfung von Antisemitismus noch eine getrennte, ausführliche Untersuchung.

Die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt

So sehr sich die Bevölkerung inzwischen daran gewöhnt hat, dass Mehrheitsmeinungen von Politikern – sowohl auf nationaler als auch auf EU-Ebene – oft ignoriert werden, so sehr bleibt dennoch zu hoffen, dass die erfolgreiche Bürgerinitiative einen Kipppunkt darstellen kann und dazu beiträgt, dass sich EU und Deutschland endlich auf die ‚richtige Seite der Geschichte‘ bewegen.

Titelbild: Francesco Tarini / Unsplash

An illegal alien, released into the U.S. under the Biden administration, is accused of kidnapping and raping a woman on Easter Sunday.

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With the now thoroughly disgraced former Congressman and California candidate Gov. Eric Swalwell resigning his seat in Congress and suspending his gubernatorial campaign, the left-wing Hollywood celebrities who were so loudly backing him have all of a sudden gone quiet.

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Houston could lose critical police, fire, and homeland security funding after state officials ruled that the city’s newly adopted immigration ordinance violates its public safety grant requirements, Mayor John Whitmire said Monday. The city stands to lose approximately $110 million in state grant funding if it does not reverse the newly enacted policy.

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A new city ordinance in Democrat-controlled Boston, Massachusetts, may cost food delivery companies hundreds of dollars.

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Comedian Tim Dillon is bizarrely claiming that President Donald Trump "staged" the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania -- where one person died -- demanding that he "admit it" in order to "change the subject" from Iran.

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Jorginho Frello, a Brazilian soccer star, has now publicly expressed regret for claiming that singer Chappell Roan's personal security yelled at his daughter.

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The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) is urging Kentucky lawmakers to override Gov. Andy Beshear's (D) veto of a bill protecting gun makers from lawsuits centered on the criminal misuse of legally made and legally sold products.

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Over 1,000 Hollywood insiders, from writers to actors to directors, have signed an open letter opposing Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. 

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As yesterday's deadline for signing or vetoing the "assault weapons" ban bill closed in, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) pivoted and proposed changes to legislation.

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AUSCHWITZ: Some 130 police leaders from across the globe converged on Kraków, Poland this week for a first-of-its-kind initiative amid rampant antisemitism. 

The event is aligned with the March of the Living, which brings thousands of participants to Germany and Poland each year to provide a first-hand look at the Nazi death camps and to teach the lessons of the Holocaust through engagement with survivors.

Paul Goldenberg, a law enforcement veteran of 37-years, deputy director of the Rutgers Miller Center on Policing and Community Resilience, which organized the initiative alongside the University of Virginia’s Center for Public Safety and Justice, spoke of the importance of the trip.

"Being here is a testament to who these officers are and to the oath they have taken to protect all communities, regardless of identity," he told Fox News Digital. "It is a commitment not only to ourselves, but to the people we serve. These are very challenging times, and the police, in all their forms, can play a significant role in sustaining democratic values.

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"This initiative is about learning, professional development and remembrance. It is also about reminding ourselves who we are, why we hold these positions and what we must do to ensure people are kept safe — no matter who they are or where they are," he said.

The three-day program included a walking tour of Kazimierz, the Jewish Quarter in Kraków, a guided tour of Auschwitz on Monday; a press conference and testimonies by a Holocaust survivor and survivors of antisemitic shootings, culminating on Tuesday's participation in the March of the Living and a tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Goldenberg said the Holocaust was unique in that it was a state-directed campaign in which police forces played a role, and that a central lesson is how the Nazis’ dehumanization of Jews and other targeted groups enabled the system to function. He added that the goal of the initiative is for participants to return to their departments with a deeper understanding that will help them better train officers, support victims of hate crimes and appreciate the importance and critical nature of their responsibilities.

He pointed to the urgency of the situation, noting that armed military units are now guarding synagogues in Western countries and that both the United States and Canada have deployed specialized police forces to protect Jewish institutions.

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"What is striking is that these are not foreign entities — they are integral parts of the societies in which they exist. A synagogue in Belgium is Belgian. A synagogue in London belongs to London. A synagogue in New York City is part of the fabric of that city," he told Fox News Digital.

"From a policing perspective, what is deeply concerning is the erosion of safety and security for vulnerable communities. It is a deeply alarming scenario — one that, in some respects, echoes patterns seen in the 1930s," he added.

The theme of this year's March is combating antisemitism, which has surged to unprecedented levels since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel.

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Abbie Talmoud, director for Jewish Community Affairs at the Embassy of Israel to the United States, survived a terror attack outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., in May 2025, in which two Israeli embassy staff members, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, were killed.

Speaking to Fox News Digital in Auschwitz, Talmoud said that amid rising antisemitism, feeling safe in the United States "is really difficult" and would require "systematic change," adding that she has stopped attending some events where she does not feel adequate security precautions are in place.

"There needs to be an understanding that the way we don’t allow racism for other races and ethnicities, we can’t allow antisemitism. It needs to come from the top — the school system, parents, governments," Talmoud said.

Catherine Szkop, director of public affairs at the Embassy of Israel to the United States, who focuses on interfaith relations and engagement, carpooled with Talmoud, Lischinsky and Milgrim to the event that evening and also survived.

"I have a family history tied to the Holocaust. In the Book of Names, I looked up ‘Szkop’ and saw a page taller than me filled with that name, along with dates and locations of those who were murdered. I realized my own name could have appeared there, with ‘murdered in Washington, D.C.’ written next to it," she told Fox News Digital at Auschwitz.

Szkop said she has never been this vigilant or fearful of potential attacks.

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"I wear headphones less; it makes me more aware of my surroundings. It’s a mix of fear and wanting some peace of mind after what happened. I don’t let it stop me from living, but it’s made me a little more afraid," she said.

Jeanne Hengemuhle, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, told Fox News Digital in Kraków that her agency, which includes 3,500 sworn members and 1,500 civilian staff, works closely with community leaders across the state to address hate-related concerns before they escalate into crises, emphasizing that early engagement, information-sharing and collaboration are key to preventing issues before they arise.

"We are law enforcement, but we are also part of the communities we serve, and we must recognize that role as the first line of defense," she said.

Hengemuhle said that, as human beings, there is a responsibility to do everything possible to combat hate, which requires understanding and educating one another, as well as drawing on different policing and professional backgrounds.

"This is my first year, and I am very humbled to have been invited to take part in the march and learn more. To me, it is about coming together and learning from what happened in the past so we do not allow it to happen again in the future," she said.

"The Holocaust did not happen overnight," she continued. "There were small, incremental changes that ultimately led to what took place. I think it is important that, by coming together and having these discussions, we ask whether we are seeing the kinds of early indicators that could lead us down a dangerous path — and how we intervene before it goes too far."

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To this end, senior police officials and associations from Europe and North America signed a landmark memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Berlin earlier this month, formally launching a new transnational initiative titled "Not on Our Watch – The Democratic Policing Initiative."

The agreement brings together the German Police Union (GdP), the European Federation of Police Unions (EU.Pol), the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), the Small & Rural Law Enforcement Executives Association (SRLEEA) and the International Police Delegation, in collaboration with leading academic institutions.

The MOU formalizes a shared commitment among participating organizations to strengthen early threat detection and intelligence-sharing across borders, including establishing coordinated operational responses to emerging extremist threats, among other things.

Jim Skinner, sheriff of Collin County, Texas, and incoming vice president of the National Sheriffs’ Association, told Fox News Digital in Kraków that as a law enforcement leader, his responsibility is to serve everyone equally, noting that while there is significant partisanship and political division in the United States, law enforcement must serve and protect all communities equally.

"We all have an obligation to dig deep and make sure hate doesn’t happen on our watch, and to recognize that we have a fundamental responsibility to think critically about how to keep our communities safe," he said.

Skinner noted that North Texas is home to a large and vibrant Jewish community, which he said he is fortunate to serve. He added that he traveled to Israel shortly after the Oct. 7 attack with two other sheriffs and visited Kibbutz Be’eri, an experience he said he will never forget.

"I came away with important, practical lessons for my organization, but also with a deeper understanding of a world filled with hate. It reinforced for me that the authority entrusted to me by the people who elected me must be used wisely in how I approach my job each day — to ensure that something like that does not happen to the citizens where I live, and that if it ever did, we would have a proper and effective response," he said.

"I think about the march," he continued, "it honors Holocaust victims and serves as a reminder of the consequences of hate and the importance of standing against violence and intolerance. That’s the message I want everyone I have influence over to understand."

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “The Story,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said that Ali Khamenei “did have a fatwa in place that said no development of nuclear weapons.” But now that fatwa has been ended. Host Martha MacCallum

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NEW YORK -- After years of #MeToo infamy, legal peril and prison, Harvey Weinstein is again going on trial on a rape charge in New York City.

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British comic legend John Cleese has blasted Black Lives Matter and the wider liberal elites for their collective silence in the wake of the Easter massacre of Christians in Nigeria who were targeted by Islamic terrorists.

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President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report early Tuesday morning revealing how the Biden administration systematically targeted pro-life activists for FACE Act prosecutions, often at the behest of pro-abortion organizations.

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Monday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” comic Jeff Dye talked about comedy. Dye said, “It’s coming back. And I think that that’s good for everybody. And maybe that’s why I’m having such positive interactions with trans people is because I

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