The acting director general of the Prime Minister’s Office, Drorit Steinmetz, was questioned by police on suspicion of fraud and breach of trust in a corruption affair involving Social Equality Minister May Golan and released with no…
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New York man charged with hate crime for punching rabbi on Holocaust Remembrance Day
NEW YORK — A suspect was charged with a hate crime on Wednesday for allegedly attacking a rabbi in New York City the previous day, on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Eric Zafra Grosso, 32, allegedly approached the rabbi, shouted “Fuck…
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Israel’s Chief Justice Sends Chilling Warning: If Elected Officials Ignore Court Rulings, the Public Will Too
The attack that’s been waged on the legal system greatly exceeds the bounds of legitimate criticism, said Supreme Court President Isaac Amit at a ceremony in Jerusalem on Wednesday. At another gathering on Wednesday, former Supreme Court…
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Democrats leader warns Benjamin Netanyahu may ‘sabotage’ elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government may attempt to “sabotage” the upcoming elections, the leader of The Democrats party, Yair Golan, warned at the Movement for Quality Government’s first Liberal Congress at Expo Tel Aviv on…
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Likud: We condemn the storming by Yesh Atid members of MK Bismuth’s office
Likud responded to the storming of Knesset members from the Yesh Atid faction of the office of Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman MK Boaz Bismuth.
“Likud strongly condemns the violent storming and photographing of documents by Yesh…
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In major reversal, France now supports move to put Iran’s IRGC on EU terrorism list
PARIS — France will now support the inclusion of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the European list of terrorist organizations, a move that Paris has always been hesitant to back for fear that it could cut ties with…
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11 nations condemn Israel’s demolition of UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem
A group of 11 countries on Wednesday issued a statement condemning Israel’s recent demolition of the eastern Jerusalem headquarters of the UN’s agency for “Palestinian refugees”, UNRWA, calling on Israel to halt the demolitions.
The…
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Iran threatens to hit ‘heart of Tel Aviv’ in response to any US attack
Iranian officials issued stark warnings Wednesday against any US strike on the country, with a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader threatening that Tehran would attack Israel in any such event with an “unprecedented” retaliation,…
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Most Kibbutz evacuees have returned, but challenges remain
Neri Shotan, CEO of the Kibbutz Movement Rehabilitation Fund, presented new figures on the return of northern kibbutz members at the Israel Hayom conference in the Upper Galilee, describing a situation of “cautious optimism.”
“Let’s…
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Haredi conscription bill advances in Knesset committee
Bismuth’s announcement marks significant progress on the legislation. Critics of the draft bill outline argue that the current version fails to enforce haredi conscription and aims to appease the haredi parties in the Knesset. The IDF has…
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