Artist refuses to open Israeli pavilion at Venice Biennale until Gaza cease-fire, hostage release

[ad_1] “It’s a very courageous decision,” Pedrosa told The Associated Press. “I think it’s a very wise decision as well” because it is “very difficult to present a work in this particular context.” The national pavilions at Venice are independent of the main show, and each nation decides its own show, which may or may…

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U.S. officials expect Israeli response to Iran strikes will be limited

[ad_1] American officials expect a possible Israeli response to Iran’s attack over the weekend to be limited in scope and likely involve strikes against Iranian military forces and Iranian-backed proxies outside Iran, four United States officials told NBC News.      The U.S. assessment is based on conversations between American and Israeli officials that happened before Iran…

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