For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio and to commentary from Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Biden says Netanyahu’s approach to the war is a mistake, deepening a rift between the two allies, by Tia Goldenberg and Wafaa Shurafa | AP  TEL AVIV, Israel — U.S. President Joe Biden called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war in Gaza a mistake and called for his government to flood the beleaguered territory with aid, ramping up pressure on Israel to reach a cease-fire and . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel would let 150,000 Gazans return north in potential truce, officials say, by James Mackenzie | Reuters  JERUSALEM — Israel has agreed in Gaza war ceasefire talks in Egypt to concessions about the return of Palestinians to the north of the enclave, but believes Islamist group Hamas does not want to strike a deal, two Israeli officials said today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 9  Hundreds of aid trucks are entering Gaza as Israel faces pressure to allow them in. Reported by Carrie Kahn | NPR  The number of trucks delivering food and other humanitarian aid to Gaza has surged in the past 24 hours. Distribution remains a difficult challenge. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM NOV. 28, 2012  Origins of Israel’s anti-Arab racism, by Lawrence Davidson | Special to Consortium News 11-plus years ago  By the middle of the 19th Century, the multi-ethnic empire was on its way out as the dominant political paradigm in Europe. Replacing it was the nation-state, a political form which allowed the concentration of ethnic groups within . . . READ MORE . . .