The Knesset voted down the Yesh Atid Party’s bill to nationalize the Jewish National Fund (KKL) on Wednesday, as both the opposition and coalition clashed with the party’s leader, Yair Lapid.Lapid had vowed to bring the bill to a vote after he…
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Knesset rejects KKL nationalization, Yair Lapid calls ‘corrupt’
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Netivei Israel issues tenders worth NIS 8b for new roads
Among the projects in the tenders are the improvement of the stretch of Road 44 between Beit Dagan and Nir Zvi.
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Israeli occupation seizes 694 dunums of land in Qalqilya and Salfit
RAMALLAH, January 7, 2026 (WAFA) – Israeli occupation authorities seized 694 dunums of land belonging to the towns of Kafr Thulth in Qalqilya Governorate, and Deir Istiya and Biddya in Salfit.
The head of the Wall and…
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Bondi Cannot Be Forgotten – Sponsored Content
Three weeks after the Bondi Beach attack, Yaakov speaks with Arsen Ostrovsky – not as an analyst, but as a survivor. This is a conversation we cannot allow to be forgotten.
The post Bondi Cannot Be Forgotten appeared first on The Times of Israel.
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Iran hangs alleged Israeli spy, leans into anti-Western bluster as it tries to quell deadly protests
Iran executed a man by hanging on Wednesday who was convicted of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, the country’s state-run IRNA news agency said. The news came as the Islamic Republic’s leaders grappled for ways to end…
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Paris turns white, skiing by Eiffel Tower, hundreds of flight
A severe cold wave gripping northwestern Europe continued Wednesday to disrupt air travel and transportation networks, stranding millions of passengers, while also drawing crowds of residents and tourists eager to enjoy rare winter scenes in some…
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Court rejects State appeal on Urich Qatargate restrictions
The Lod District Court on Wednesday rejected the state’s appeal seeking to reinstate restrictive conditions on Yonatan Urich, a senior adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ruling that police missed a statutory deadline to extend the…
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Venezuela, Palestine, and the end of international law – Mondoweiss
On January 3, 2026, without provocation, cause, or legal justification, the U.S. bombed Venezuela, invaded its capital, killed dozens of people, and violently abducted the President and First Lady of the country, binding, blindfolding, and…
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In rare move, Knesset panel moves to overturn Smotrich’s $150 VAT exemption order
In a rare step, the Knesset was moving ahead with efforts to override Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s order expanding the value-added tax exemption on personal imports.
Smotrich’s order, which allows citizens to purchase up to $150…
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How the banning of 37 international aid organizations in Gaza is being felt by Palestinians – Mondoweiss
For 35-year-old Abdelkarim Al-Shawwa, aid is not supplementary. It is the line between hunger and survival.
On Thursday, Israel announced it would revoke the licenses of 37 international non-governmental organizations operating in Gaza,…
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