JERUSALEM, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — Israel on Wednesday detonated three minefields in the Jordan Valley as part of its construction work to build a controversial separation barrier, the Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday.
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Israeli courts in limbo after abrupt death of judge leaves submarine corruption verdict pending
The judge was set to deliver the verdict regarding a suspect in the submarine and naval vessels affair, which concerns two deals with a German conglomerate for the acquisition of submarines and missile boats to defend the natural gas fields off…
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Iran executes a man convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad
Iran executed a man whom its courts convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad, state media reported Wednesday.
The execution came as tensions have risen between the two countries, which exchanged renewed threats of violence in recent weeks,…
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Knesset advances bill for national October 7 memorial day
The Knesset plenum passed in its first reading on Wednesday a bill to establish a national day of remembrance to commemorate the October 7 massacre in 2023, proposing to set the day for the Hebrew calendar date of the 24th of Tishrei.
The bill…
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Knesset okays bill ending attorney general’s authority over ministry legal advisers
The Knesset approved on Wednesday in its first reading a bill that would significantly erode Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara’s authority over legal advisers to government ministries, in the government’s latest effort to weaken the…
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West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights
The report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, documents what it describes as a decades-long system of discrimination that has sharply intensified since at least December 2022.
‘Systematic asphyxiation’ of rights
Volker Türk, the UN High…
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Bearing Witness, Fighting Antisemitism: Help Holocaust Survivors March – Sponsored Content
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The billion from Miami changed Israel’s academic landscape
When one of Miami’s Jewish philanthropists donated one billion shekels to Bar-Ilan University, he likely never imagined that his gift would echo across the entire landscape of Israeli higher education.In a significant vote of confidence in the…
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Wed: Elbit continues strong gains
Elbit Systems and Azrieli led a flat market today while Delek lost ground.
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Bondi hero Gefen Bitton returns to Israel for treatment
Geffen Bitton, a 30-year-old Israeli who was wounded attempting to neutralize terrorists in the deadly Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack last month, will return to Israel on Wednesday for further treatment.Bitton, an Israeli who was living in Sydney,…
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